Standard (EADGBE)

This ole house once knew my children, this ole house once knew my wife;

This ole house was home and comfort as we fought the storms of life.

This old house once rang with laughter, this old house heard many shouts;

Now she trembles in the darkness when the lightnin' walks about.

Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,

Ain't a-gonna need this house no more;

Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ain't got time to fix the floor,

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Ain't got time to oil the hinges nor to mend the win-dow-pane;

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Ain't gonna need this house no longer--

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.

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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.

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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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