Dear Old House
Amanda PalmerVersion1
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dear old house that I grew up in
I know that Ill leave you any day
dear old house that I grew up in
can't you find a way to make em stay?
and all the girls I went to school with
walked downtown with all the cool kids
I was staked out in your cellar
making friends with dead umbrella
and every creak of every floorboard
tells the story of the girl I stuck inside
and if they move away
Ill have no place to
hide
dear old house that I grew up in
Ive never really been in love
you took my heart when I was a child
noises wrapped around my little body like a winter glove
you're just a random set of objects
in a town that's filled with sadness
in the armpit of the world
you're chopped down trees and rotting soil
and if I wanted to Id keep you
Id fill you up and heat you
with the market how it is, Amanda
well you know, the price of ... oil
-maj
Goodbye stairs, and goodbye stars on painted walls at home
-maj
attic door, and banister, Ill miss you most of all
-maj
you were supposed to keep me safe, this wasn't supposed to end
-maj
does it sound ridiculous, to call you my best friend?
dear old house that I grew up in
I know I haven't visited that much
but, every lifeless hotel and apartment I walk into
just reminds me of the doorknobs that I want to touch
I won't miss you, when they sell you
to some evil yuppie couple
with the child who'll put Miley Cyrus posters in my bedroom
I am a native of the north
I am a rockstar on the road
I am now permanently located in each place I am known
but it doesn't feel like anywhere
when you can't go back... home
dear old house that I grew up in
I know it isn't your fault this panned out,
please don't take it personally, PS,
Tell the evil yuppie couple
When I'm rich, I'll buy you back.
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Readable chord sheet for Dear Old House by Amanda Palmer
[C]dear old house that I gr[Fsus2]ew up in [C]I know that Ill leave you [Fsus2]any day [C]dear old house that I grew[Fsus2] up in [G]can't you find a way to make e[Fsus2]m stay? [Fsus2]and all the girls I went to school with walked downtown with all the cool kids I was[C] staked out in your cellar making friends with dead umbrella and every[Fsus2] creak of every floorboard tells the story of the girl I stuck [G]inside and if they move away Ill have no place to [Fsus2] [Fsus4] hide [C]dear old house that I grew[Fsus2] up in [G]Ive never really been i[Fsus2]n love [C]you took my heart when I was[Fsus2] a child noises wrapped [G]around my little body like a [Fsus2]winter glove you're just a random set of objects in a town that's filled with sadness in the [C]armpit of the world you're chopped down trees and rotting soil and if I [Fsus2]wanted to Id keep you Id fill you up and heat you with the [G]market how it is, Amanda well you know, the price of ... [Fsus2]oil [Fsus4] [B]-maj [Em] [C] [G] Goodbye stairs, and goodbye stars on painted walls at home [B]-maj [Em] [C] [G] attic door, and banister, Ill miss you most of all [B]-maj [Em] [C] [G] you were supposed to keep me safe, this wasn't supposed to end [B]-maj [Em] [C] [G] [Fsus2] does it sound ridiculous, to call you my best friend? [C]dear old house that I grew[Fsus2] up in [G]I know I haven't visited tha[Fsus2]t much [C]but, every lifeless hotel and apartment I [Fsus2]walk into just [G]reminds me of the doorknobs that I want to[Fsus2] touch I won't miss you, when they sell you to some evil yuppie couple with the [C]child who'll put Miley Cyrus posters in my bedroom [Fsus2]I am a native of the north I am a rockstar on the road I am now permanently located in each place I am known but it [G]doesn't feel like anywhere when you can't go back... [Fsus2]home [Fsus4] [C]dear old house that I grew[Fsus2] up in [G]I know it isn't your fault this [Fsus2]panned out, [C]please don't take it personally, [Fsus2]PS, Tell the [G]evil yuppie couple [Fsus2]When I'm rich, I'll buy you [C]back.