A House Is Not A Home Chords by Mavis Staples
Tempo:
120.6 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Fm
Bbm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] A chair is still a chair, [Ab] even when [F]
there's no [Bb] one sitting there.
[G] [Bbm] [A]
[Ab] A chair [D] [G]
[Cm] in the [B] house [Bbm] is not a [Bb] home [Ab] when there is no one there [Gm]
to [Fm] hold you tight.
And no one [C] you can kiss [Ab]
[Eb] goodnight.
A room [Ab] is still a room, [Eb] even when there's [Gm] nothing there but room.
[Ab] [Eb] [Bbm] A [Ab] [C] [Fm]
[Cm] [Abm] house is [F] not a home [Bbm]
[Cm] when the two of us [Eb]
are [Ab] far apart
[Fm] and one of us [Bb] has grown [Fm]
[Eb] in heart.
[Ab] Again I call your [Fm]
name [Eb] and [D] suddenly your [Db] face [G]
[Db] appears
[C] [F] but it's just a [C]
dream [F] within it [Fm] is [E] intended.
[Eb] Darling, [Ab]
have a heart, [Fm] don't let one mistake [Eb] keep us [Bb] apart.
[Eb] [Bbm]
I [Ab] meant [D] to live [F] alone, [Gm] turn this [Abm] house [F] into a home.
[Bbm] When [Ab] I climb the stairs [Gm] and [Fm] turn my key, oh please be there, [Bb] still in love with [Eb] you.
I [G] [Ab] meant to live alone, [G] turn [Cm] this house [B] [Bbm] into a home.
[G] When [Ab] I climb the stairs [Eb] and [Ab] turn my key, [Cm] darling please be there, [Bb] still in love [Bbm] with [B] me.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] A chair is still a chair, [Ab] even when [F]
there's no [Bb] one sitting there.
[G] [Bbm] [A]
[Ab] A chair [D] [G]
[Cm] in the [B] house [Bbm] is not a [Bb] home [Ab] when there is no one there [Gm]
to [Fm] hold you tight.
And no one [C] you can kiss [Ab]
[Eb] goodnight.
A room [Ab] is still a room, [Eb] even when there's [Gm] nothing there but room.
[Ab] [Eb] [Bbm] A [Ab] [C] [Fm]
[Cm] [Abm] house is [F] not a home [Bbm]
[Cm] when the two of us [Eb]
are [Ab] far apart
[Fm] and one of us [Bb] has grown [Fm]
[Eb] in heart.
[Ab] Again I call your [Fm]
name [Eb] and [D] suddenly your [Db] face [G]
[Db] appears
[C] [F] but it's just a [C]
dream [F] within it [Fm] is [E] intended.
[Eb] Darling, [Ab]
have a heart, [Fm] don't let one mistake [Eb] keep us [Bb] apart.
[Eb] [Bbm]
I [Ab] meant [D] to live [F] alone, [Gm] turn this [Abm] house [F] into a home.
[Bbm] When [Ab] I climb the stairs [Gm] and [Fm] turn my key, oh please be there, [Bb] still in love with [Eb] you.
I [G] [Ab] meant to live alone, [G] turn [Cm] this house [B] [Bbm] into a home.
[G] When [Ab] I climb the stairs [Eb] and [Ab] turn my key, [Cm] darling please be there, [Bb] still in love [Bbm] with [B] me.
Key:
Ab
Eb
Fm
Bbm
Bb
Ab
Eb
Fm
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] A chair is still a chair, [Ab] _ _ _ _ even when [F]
there's no [Bb] one sitting _ there. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [A] _
_ [Ab] A chair [D] _ _ [G] _
[Cm] in the [B] house [Bbm] is not a [Bb] home [Ab] when there is no one there _ [Gm]
to [Fm] hold you tight.
And no one [C] you can _ kiss [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ goodnight. _ _
A room _ [Ab] is still a room, _ _ _ _ [Eb] even when there's [Gm] nothing there but _ room. _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ A _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] _ [Abm] house is [F] not a home [Bbm] _
_ [Cm] when the two of us _ [Eb]
are [Ab] far apart
[Fm] and one of us [Bb] has _ grown _ [Fm] _
[Eb] in heart. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ Again I call your _ _ _ [Fm]
name [Eb] and [D] suddenly your [Db] face [G] _
_ [Db] appears
[C] [F] but it's just a _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
dream [F] within _ it _ _ [Fm] is _ _ [E] intended. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Darling, _ _ [Ab]
have a heart, _ _ [Fm] _ _ don't let one mistake [Eb] keep us [Bb] apart.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
I _ [Ab] _ meant [D] to live [F] alone, [Gm] turn this [Abm] house [F] into a home.
[Bbm] When [Ab] I climb the stairs _ [Gm] and [Fm] turn my key, oh please be there, [Bb] still in love _ _ with _ [Eb] you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ meant to live alone, [G] turn [Cm] this house [B] _ [Bbm] into a home.
[G] When [Ab] I climb the stairs _ [Eb] and [Ab] turn my key, [Cm] _ darling please be there, [Bb] still in _ love _ [Bbm] with [B] me. _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] A chair is still a chair, [Ab] _ _ _ _ even when [F]
there's no [Bb] one sitting _ there. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [A] _
_ [Ab] A chair [D] _ _ [G] _
[Cm] in the [B] house [Bbm] is not a [Bb] home [Ab] when there is no one there _ [Gm]
to [Fm] hold you tight.
And no one [C] you can _ kiss [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ goodnight. _ _
A room _ [Ab] is still a room, _ _ _ _ [Eb] even when there's [Gm] nothing there but _ room. _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ A _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] _ [Abm] house is [F] not a home [Bbm] _
_ [Cm] when the two of us _ [Eb]
are [Ab] far apart
[Fm] and one of us [Bb] has _ grown _ [Fm] _
[Eb] in heart. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ Again I call your _ _ _ [Fm]
name [Eb] and [D] suddenly your [Db] face [G] _
_ [Db] appears
[C] [F] but it's just a _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
dream [F] within _ it _ _ [Fm] is _ _ [E] intended. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Darling, _ _ [Ab]
have a heart, _ _ [Fm] _ _ don't let one mistake [Eb] keep us [Bb] apart.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
I _ [Ab] _ meant [D] to live [F] alone, [Gm] turn this [Abm] house [F] into a home.
[Bbm] When [Ab] I climb the stairs _ [Gm] and [Fm] turn my key, oh please be there, [Bb] still in love _ _ with _ [Eb] you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ meant to live alone, [G] turn [Cm] this house [B] _ [Bbm] into a home.
[G] When [Ab] I climb the stairs _ [Eb] and [Ab] turn my key, [Cm] _ darling please be there, [Bb] still in _ love _ [Bbm] with [B] me. _ _
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