Chords for Austin City Limits Hall of Fame -Lyle Lovett "Step Inside This House"

[N] _ _ _ [Eb] This is a song [C] of guys that he was nice enough to let me record
[Ab] _ _ It is the first song that he ever wrote
_ [B]
which is just
_ incredible _ _
That this could be anyone's [G] first song
Just _ [Bb] didn't fare
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ That picture hanging on the wall
_ [Ab] Was painted by a [Eb] friend
_ _ _ _ He gave it to me all [Gm] down
Now _ _ _ [Ab]
when he owed me [Bb] ten _ _ _
[Eb] It doesn't look like much I guess but it's all that's [Ab] left of him
[Eb] _
_ _ It sure is nice from right [G] over here [Ab] when the lights a little dim
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ Step inside this house girl.
I'll sing for [Eb] you a song
_ _ _ I'll tell you about just where [Gm] I've been
_ [Ab]
It wouldn't [Eb] take too [Bb] long _ _
_ [Ab] I'll show you all the things that are on my treasures.
[Eb] You might say
_ _ _ It couldn't be more than ten [Gm] dollars
_ _ [Ab] They brighten [Eb] up my day _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now this book of poems was given me by a girl I used to know
I _ _ guess I read it front to [Gm] back
_ _ [Eb] 50 _ _ times or so
_ _ It's all about the good life and staying at ease with the world _ _ _
It's funny how I [Gm] love that book and I [Ab] never [Eb] loved that [Bb] girl
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Step inside this house
_ I'll sing for [Eb] you a song _ _ _
_ I'll tell you about just where [Gm] I've been
_ [Ab] It wouldn't [Eb] take too long
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] I'll show you all the things that are on my treasures.
[Eb] You might say _ _
It couldn't be more than ten [Gm] dollars _
_ They [Ab] brighten [Eb] up my day
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now
You [Eb] hold this piece of glass up to the light that [Ab] _ shining through the [Eb] door
_ _ It's a prison glass [Gm] I found it on the road.
Can't you [Ab] see that tiny rainbow?
[Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] Well, it's not really a prison I guess just kind of [Ab] broke a [Eb] funny way I
_ Was on my way through [Gm] Houston _ and I [Ab] was headed [Eb] for [Bb] LA _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ Step inside this house
_ _ I'll sing for [Eb] you a song
_ _ _ _ I'll tell you about just where [Gm] I've been
_ [Ab] You [Eb] wouldn't take too long
[Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] I'll show you all the things that are on my treasures.
[Eb] You might say
_ _ It couldn't be more than ten [Gm] dollars
_ _ They [Ab] _
brighten up my [Eb] day _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] Now this guitar was given me _ _ by [Ab] old [Eb] man Thomas Gray _ _
_ _ It's not too much to look at [Gm] _ but I [Eb] play it every [Bb] day
_ _ _ [Eb] _ It's been across this country _ now [Ab] for _ [Eb] five times I guess
_ _ Between me and [Gm] old man Tom.
They [Ab] never [Eb] got much [Bb] rest
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ I _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Tell _ you about just where I've [Gm] been
_ _ [Ab] It wouldn't [Eb] take too [Bb] long
_ _ _ _ [Ab] I'll show you all the things that are on my treasures.
[Eb] You might say _ _ _
It couldn't be more than ten [Gm] dollars
_ _ _ [Ab] They [Eb] brighten up my _ [Bb] day _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ That's just about all that I own and [Ab] all I care [Eb] to I guess _ _
_ _ Except this pair of [Gm] boots maybe _ in that [Ab] _ [Eb] funny yellow _ vest
_ _ And that leather jacket and that leather bag and that [Ab] hat [Eb] hanging on the wall _ _
So it's not too much to [Gm] carry they [Ab] could I see you [Eb] again next [Bb] fall
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Step inside this house
_ _ I'll sing for [Eb] you a song _ _
_ I'll tell you about just where I [Gm] have been
_ [Ab] It wouldn't [Eb] take too [Bb] long
_ _ _ [Ab] I'll show you all the things that are on my treasures.
[Eb] You might say _ _
It couldn't be more than ten [Gm] dollars
_ They [Ab] _ brighten up my [Bb] day _ _ _ _ _
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