Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
[acapella:]
This is the house that Jack built, y'all
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Remember this house
Verse 1
This was the land that he worked by hand
It was the dream of an upright man
There was the room that was filled with love
It was a love that I was proud of
This is the life, the life that he planned
On the love, the same old love
In the house that Jack built (the house that Jack built)
Remember this house
Verse 2
There was a fence that held our love (yes, it was)
There was the gate that he walked out of
This is the heart, it has turned to stone (yes, it is)
This is a house, it ain't no home
This was a love that I destroyed
On the day that I toyed with love
In the house that Jack built
I'm gonna remember this house
Bridge
Oh, what is the use of crying
You know I brought it on myself, there's no denying
But it seems awful funny
That I didn't understand
Until I lost my upright man
Verse 3
Up on the hill everything stands still
In the house that Jack built (the house that Jack built)
I'm gonna remember this house (the house that Jack built)
Listen - I got the house, I got the car
I got the rugs and I got the rent
But I ain't got Jack
And I want my Jack back
Horn break:
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Coda
I turned my back on Jack, he said he wasn't comin' back
I turned my back on Jack, he said he wasn't comin' back
[continue]
Oh, Jack, you oughta come on back
Oh, Jack you oughta come on back (come on back, Jack)
To the one that you built - it's the same one you built
You oughta come on back, Jack oh, now Jack
I didn't understand 'til I lost my upright man
Come on back, Jack you oughta come on home now [fade]