Shakin' Stevens, This Ole House (1981)
^{Key: :[Ab] (w: Stuart Hamblen, 1954) (Rosemary Clooney, 1954, Key: C)}

VERSE 1:
This ole [Ab] house once knew my children
This ole [Db] house once knew my wife
This ole [D#] house was home and comfort
As we [Ab] fought the storms of life
This old [Ab] house once rang with laughter
This old [Db] house heard many shouts
Now she [D#] trembles in the darkness
When the [/D#] light-[/Db]-nin
[/C] Walks [/A#] a-[Ab]-bout

CHORUS:
Ain't a-gonna [Db] need this house no longer
Ain't a-gonna [Ab] need this house no more
Ain't got [D#] time to fix the shingles
Ain't got [Ab] time to fix the floor
Ain't got [Db] time to oil the hinges
Nor to [Ab] mend the window-pane
Ain't gonna [D#] need this house no longer
I'm a-gettin' [/D#] ready [/Db] to
[/C] Meet [/A#] the [Ab] saints

BREAK:
[/C /Db /D] [D#] [/D# /Db /C /A#] [Ab]

VERSE 2:
This ole [Ab] house is a-gettin' shaky
This ole [Db] house is a-gettin' old
This ole [D#] house lets in the rain
This ole [Ab] house lets in the cold
Oh, my [Ab] knees are a-gettin' shaky
But I [Db] feel no fear nor pain
Cause I [D#] see an angel peekin'
Through a [/D#] brok-[/Db]-en
[/C] Win-[/A#]-dow-[Ab]-pane

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INSTRUMENTAL: [over CHORUS]

VERSE 3:
This ole [Ab] house is afraid of thunder
This ole [Db] house is afraid of storms
This ole [D#] house just groans and trembles
When the [Ab] night wind flings its arms
This ole [Ab] house is gettin' feeble
This old [Db] house is needin' paint
Just like [D#] me it's tuckered out
But I'm a-gettin' [/D#] ready [/Db] to
[/C] Meet [/A#] the [Ab] saints

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VERSE 4:
My ol' [Ab] hound dog lies a-sleepin'
He don't [Db] know I'm gonna leave
Else he'd [D#] wake up by the fireplace
And he'd [Ab] sit there and howl and grieve
But my [Ab] huntin' days are over
Ain't gonna [Db] hunt the coon no more
Gabriel [D#] done brought in my chariot
When the [/D#] wind [/Db] blew
[/C] Down [/A#] the [Ab] door

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]