George Jones & Melba Montgomery / House of Gold Chords
Tempo:
117.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Bm] [A]
[G] [D]
People steal, [G] they [D] cheat and lie, For wealth and power it will buy.
But don't [G] they know, on the [D] Judgment Day, That gold [A] and silver will [G] melt [D]
away.
I'd rather be [G] in a deep [D] dark grave, And know that my poor soul is safe,
Than to live in [G] this world in a [D] house of gold,
And deny [A] my God [G] and him [D] my soul.
[A]
[G] [D]
What good is gold [G] and silver [D] to me, If your heart's not pure and true.
[G] Sender hear me when [D] I say, Fall [A] down on [G] your [D] knees and pray.
I'd rather be [G] in a deep [D] dark grave, And know that my poor soul is safe,
Than to live in [G] this world in a [D] house of gold,
And deny [A] my God [G] and him [D] my soul.
[N]
[G] [D]
People steal, [G] they [D] cheat and lie, For wealth and power it will buy.
But don't [G] they know, on the [D] Judgment Day, That gold [A] and silver will [G] melt [D]
away.
I'd rather be [G] in a deep [D] dark grave, And know that my poor soul is safe,
Than to live in [G] this world in a [D] house of gold,
And deny [A] my God [G] and him [D] my soul.
[A]
[G] [D]
What good is gold [G] and silver [D] to me, If your heart's not pure and true.
[G] Sender hear me when [D] I say, Fall [A] down on [G] your [D] knees and pray.
I'd rather be [G] in a deep [D] dark grave, And know that my poor soul is safe,
Than to live in [G] this world in a [D] house of gold,
And deny [A] my God [G] and him [D] my soul.
[N]
Key:
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[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ People _ steal, _ _ [G] they [D] cheat and _ lie, _ For wealth and power _ _ _ it will buy.
_ _ But don't [G] they know, _ _ on the [D] Judgment Day, _ _ That gold [A] and _ silver _ will [G] melt [D]
away.
_ _ I'd rather _ be _ _ [G] in a deep [D] dark grave, _ _ And know that my _ _ poor soul is _ safe,
_ Than to live in [G] this _ world _ in a [D] house of _ gold,
_ And deny [A] my _ God _ [G] and him [D] my soul.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ What good is gold _ _ [G] and silver [D] to me, _ _ _ If your _ heart's _ not pure and true.
_ _ _ _ [G] Sender hear _ _ _ me when [D] I _ _ say, _ Fall [A] down _ on _ [G] your [D] knees and pray.
_ _ I'd rather be _ _ [G] in a deep [D] dark _ grave, _ And know that my _ _ _ poor soul is _ safe,
_ Than to live in [G] this _ _ world in a [D] house of _ gold,
_ And deny [A] my _ _ God [G] and him [D] my soul.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ People _ steal, _ _ [G] they [D] cheat and _ lie, _ For wealth and power _ _ _ it will buy.
_ _ But don't [G] they know, _ _ on the [D] Judgment Day, _ _ That gold [A] and _ silver _ will [G] melt [D]
away.
_ _ I'd rather _ be _ _ [G] in a deep [D] dark grave, _ _ And know that my _ _ poor soul is _ safe,
_ Than to live in [G] this _ world _ in a [D] house of _ gold,
_ And deny [A] my _ God _ [G] and him [D] my soul.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ What good is gold _ _ [G] and silver [D] to me, _ _ _ If your _ heart's _ not pure and true.
_ _ _ _ [G] Sender hear _ _ _ me when [D] I _ _ say, _ Fall [A] down _ on _ [G] your [D] knees and pray.
_ _ I'd rather be _ _ [G] in a deep [D] dark _ grave, _ And know that my _ _ _ poor soul is _ safe,
_ Than to live in [G] this _ _ world in a [D] house of _ gold,
_ And deny [A] my _ _ God [G] and him [D] my soul.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _