This Ole House — The Statler Brothers
Chords and lyrics for This Ole House by The Statler Brothers (key of C).
Verse 1
This Old House
[F]Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
Ain't a-gonna [C]need this house no more
Ain't got [G7]time to fix the shingles
Ain't got [C]time to fix the floor
Ain't got [F]time to oil the hinges
Nor to [C]mend the window pane
Ain't a-gonna [G7]need this house no longer
I'm a-getting ready to meet the [C]saints
[C]This ole house once knew my children
[C7]This ole [F]house once knew my wife
This ole [G7]house was home and comfort
As we [C]fought the [F]storms of [C]life
This ole house once rang with laughter
[C7]This ole [F]house heard many shouts
Now she [G7]trembles in the darkness
When the lightning walks [C]about
Ain't a-gonna [F]need this house no longer
Ain't a-gonna [C]need this house no more
Ain't got [G7]time to fix the shingles
Ain't got [C]time to fix the floor
Ain't got [F]time to oil the hinges
Nor to [C]mend the window pane
Ain't a-gonna [G7]need this house no longer
I'm a-getting ready to meet the [C]saints
This ole hound dog lies a-sleeping
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 hunting days are over
Ain't gonna hunt the coon no more
Gabriel done brought in my chariot
When the wind blew down the door
[F]Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
Ain't a-gonna [C]need this house no more
Ain't got [G7]time to fix the shingles
Ain't got [C]time to fix the floor
Ain't got [F]time to oil the hinges
Nor to [C]mend the window pane
Ain't a-gonna [G7]need this house no longer
I'm a-getting ready to meet the [C]saints
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