Chords for THIS OLD HOUSE by STUART HAMBLEN

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_ _ _ _ _ _ This old house once knew my children, this old [Ab] house once knew my wife.
[Bb] This old house was home and comfort as [Eb] we fought the storm of life.
This old house once ranked with laughter, this [Ab] old house heard many shouts.
Now [Bb] she trembles in the darkness when the lightning walks [Eb] about.
Ain't [Ab] gonna need this house no longer, ain't [Eb] gonna need this house no more.
Ain't [Bb] got time to fix the shingles, [Eb] ain't got time to fix the floor.
Ain't [Ab] got time to oil the hinges, [Eb] not amend the window pane.
[Bb] Ain't gonna need this house no longer, I'm getting ready to [Eb] meet the saints.
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This old house is getting shaky, [Ab] this old house is getting old.
[Bb] This old house lets in the rain, [Eb] this old house lets in the cold.
Home I need, I'm getting chilly, [Ab] but I feel no fear or pain.
[Bb] Cause I see an angel peeking [Ab] through a broken [Eb] window pane.
[Ab] Ain't gonna need this house no longer, [Eb] ain't gonna need this house no [Cm] more.
[Bb] Ain't got time to fix the shingles, [Eb] ain't got time to fix the floor.
[Ab] Ain't gonna find all the hinges, [Cm] not amend the window pane.
[Bb] Ain't gonna need this house no longer, I'm getting ready [Eb] to meet the saints.
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Now this old house is afraid of thunder, [Ab] this old house is afraid of storm.
[Bb] This old house just groans and trembles [Eb] when the night wind flings its arm.
This old house is getting feeble, [Ab] this old house is needing pain.
[Gm] Just like me it's tuckered out, but [D] I'm getting ready to [Eb] meet the saints.
[Ab] Ain't gonna need this house no longer, [Eb] ain't gonna need this house no more.
[Bb] Ain't got time to fix the shingles, [Eb] ain't got time to fix the floor.
[Ab] Ain't got time to all the hinges, [Eb] not amend the window pane.
[Bb] Ain't gonna need this house no longer, I'm getting ready to [Eb] meet the [Bb] saints.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Now my old hound dog lies asleep and [Ab] he don't know I'm gonna leave.
[Bb] Else he'd wake up by the fireplace [Eb] and he'd sit there and howl and grieve.
But my hunting days are over, [Ab] ain't gonna hunt the crew no more.
[Bb] Gabriel Dunn brought in my chariot when the wind blew [Eb] down the door.
[Ab] Ain't gonna need this house no longer, [Cm] ain't gonna need this house no more.
[Bb] Ain't got time to fix the shingles, [Eb] ain't got time to fix the floor.
[Ab] Ain't got time to all the hinges, not [Eb] amend the window pane.
[D] Ain't gonna need this house no longer, I'm getting ready to meet [Eb] the saints.
Ready to meet the saints. _ _ _ _
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