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
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Mavis Staples - A House Is Not A Home chords
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[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.
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
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Fm
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Bbm
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Bb
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Ab
134211114
Eb
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Fm
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To jam and learn Mavis Staples - A House Is Not A Home chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Gm, Ab, Eb, Ab, Fm, Eb, Bb, Fm, Eb and Gm. For best results, commence at 60 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 121. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Eb Major.

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[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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Facts about this song

This song was penned by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

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