Johnny Cash - This Ole House

C F
this ole house once knew my children , this ole house once knew my wife;
G C
this ole house was home and comfort as we fought the storms of life .
C F
this old house once rang with laughter , this old house heard many shouts;
G C
now she trembles in the darkness when the lightnin’ walks about .
F
ain’t A – gonna need this house no longer ,
C
ain’t A – gonna need this house no more;
G C C/B Am7
ain’t got time to fix the shingles , ain’t got time to fix the floor ,
Am7/G F F ( iii ) F C C/B Am7
ain’t got time to oil the hinges nor to mend the win – dow – pane;
G G G7
ain’t gonna need this house no longer – –
G G/A G/B C
i’m A – gettin’ ready to meet the saints .
this ole house is A – gettin’ shaky , this ole house is A – gettin’ old;
this ole house lets in the rain , this ole house lets in the cold .
oh , my knees are A – gettin’ shaky , but i feel no fear nor pain ,
’cause i see an angel peekin’ through a broken windowpane .

repeat refrain :

this ole house is afraid of thunder , this ole house is afraid of storms;
this ole house just groans and trembles when the night wind flings its arms .
this ole house is gettin’ feeble , this old house is needin’ paint;
just like me it’s tuckered out , but i’m A – gettin’ ready to meet the saints .

repeat refrain :

my ol’ hound dog lies A – sleepin’ – – he don’t know i’m gonna leave ,
else he’d wake up by the fireplace and he’d sit there and howl and grieve .
but my huntin’ days are over; ain’t gonna hunt the coon no more;
gabriel done brought in my chariot when the wind blew down the door .

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