Come On Up To The House

artist : tom waits
album : mule variations
song : come on up to the house
tabbed by : mike n .

tuned 1/2 step down

intro

E C# A E E B E

E C#
well the moon is broken
A E
and the sky is cracked
E C#
come on up to the house
E C#
the only things that you can see
A E
is all that you lack
E B E
come on up to the house

E C#
all your cryin
A E
don’t do no good
E C#
come on up to the house
E C#
come down off the cross
A E
we can use the wood
E B E
you gotta come on up to the house

chorus
E
come on up to the house
C#
come on up to the house
E C#
the world is not my home
A E
i’m just a passin’ thru
E B E
come on up to the house
E

E C#
there’s no light in the tunnel
A E
no irons in the fire
E C#
come on up to the house
E C#
and your singin lead soprano
A E
in a junkman’s choir
E B E
you gotta come on up to the house

E C#
does life seem nasty ,
A E
brutish and short
E C#
come on up to the house
E C#
the seas are stormy
A E
and you can’t find no port
E B E
got to come on up to the house

chorus
E
you gotta come on up to the house
C#
come on up to the house
E C#
the world is not my home
A E
i’m just a passin’ thru
E B E
come on up to the house

E C# A E E E C# C# E C# A E E B E

chorus
E
you gotta come on up to the house
C#
come on up to the house
E C#
the world is not my home
A E
i’m just a passin’ thru
E B E
you got to come on up to the house

E E
there’s nothin in the world
A E
that you can do
E C#
you gotta come on up to the house
E C#
and you been whipped by the forces
A E
that are inside you
E B E
gotta come on up to the house
E C#
well you’re high on top
A E
of your mountain of woe
E C#
gotta come on up to the house
E C#
well you know you should surrender
A E
but you can’t let it go
E B E
you gotta come on up to the house

chorus
E
gotta come on up to the house
C#
gotta come on up to the house
E C#
the world is not my home
A E
i’m just a passin’ thru
E B E
you gotta come on up to the house
E B E
you gotta come on up to the house
E B A
you gotta come on up to the house
E
ah yeah