This Ole House
Johnny CashVersion1
90
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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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Readable chord sheet for This Ole House by Johnny Cash
[C]This ole house once knew my children, this ole h[F]ouse once knew my wife; This ole h[G]ouse was home and comfort as we [C]fought the storms of life. This old h[C]ouse once rang with laughter, this old [F]house heard many shouts; Now she t[G]rembles in the darkness when the li[C]ghtnin' walks about. Ain't a-gonna ne[F]ed this house no longer, Ain't a-gonna ne[C]ed this house no more; Ain't got t[G]ime to fix the shingles, a[C]in't got [C/B]time to [Am7]fix the floor, [Am7/G] [F] [F]° (III) [F]° [C] [C/B] [Am7] Ain't got time to oil the hinges nor to mend the win-dow-pane; [G]° [G] [G7] Ain't gonna need this house no longer-- I'm a-gettin' r[G]eady to [G/A]meet [G/B]the sa[C]ints. 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. Repeat Refrain: 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. Repeat Refrain: 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. Repeat Refrain: