The Roof Is Leaking
Phil CollinsVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
INTRO , , x3
The roof is leaking and the wind is howling
Kids are crying 'cos the sheets are so cold
I woke this morning found my hands were frozen
I've tried to fix the fire, but you know the damn thing's too old
It's been months now since we heard from our Mary,
I wonder if she ever made the coast
She and her young man, they both moved out there
But I sure hope they write, just to let us know
And me, I'm getting stronger by the minute
My wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait
'Cos this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one
But spring'll soon be here, oh oh
God I hope it's not late
Ma and Pa lived here, and theirs before them
Tried their hardest to make it a home
Seems so long now since they passed over
Hope my children'll try to make it their own
The roof is leaking and the wind is howling
Kids are crying 'cos the sheets are so cold
I woke this morning found my hands were frozen
I've tried to fix the fire, but you know the damn thing's too old
And me, I'm getting stronger by the minute
My wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait
'Cos this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one
But spring'll soon be here, oh oh
God I hope it's not late
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Readable chord sheet for The Roof Is Leaking by Phil Collins
INTRO [Dm] [F5], [C] [Dm], x3 [Bb] [C] [Dm] [Dm]The roof is leaking and the [C/D]wind is how[Dm]ling [Dm]Kids are crying 'cos the [Bb]sheets are so [C]cold [Dm]I woke this morning found my [C/D]hands were fro[Dm]zen [Dm]I've tried to fix the fire, but you [Bb]know the [C]damn thing's too [Dm]old [Dm]It's been months now since we [C/D]heard from our Ma[Dm]ry, [Dm]I wonder if she ever [Bb]made the [C]coast [Dm]She and her young man, they [C/D]both moved out [Dm]there [Dm]But I sure hope they write,[Bb] just to [C]let us [Dm]know And [Bb]me, I'[Gm]m getting [F]stronger [Dm]by the min[C]ute [Bb]My wife's ex[Gm]pecting, but I [F]hope she [Dm]can wait[C] [Bb] 'Cos this [Gm]winter looks like it's [F]gonna be an[Dm]other bad[C] one [Bb] But [Gm]spring'll soon be her[F]e, [Dm]oh oh [Cadd2] God I hope it's not lat[Dm]e [Dm]Ma and Pa lived here, and [C/D]theirs before [Dm]them [Dm]Tried their hardest to [Bb]make it a [C]home [Dm]Seems so long now since [C/D]they passed o[Dm]ver [Dm]Hope my children'll try [Bb] to [C]make it their [Dm]own [Dm]The roof is leaking and the [C/D]wind is how[Dm]ling [Dm]Kids are crying 'cos the [Bb]sheets are so [C]cold [Dm]I woke this morning found my [C/D]hands were fro[Dm]zen [Dm]I've tried to fix the fire, but you [Bb]know the [C]damn thing's too [Dm]old And [Bb]me, I'[Gm]m getting [F]stronger [Dm]by the min[C]ute [Bb]My wife's ex[Gm]pecting, but I [F]hope she [Dm]can wait[C] [Bb] 'Cos this [Gm]winter looks like it's [F]gonna be an[Dm]other ba[C]d one [Bb] But [Gm]spring'll soon be [F]here,[Dm] oh oh[Cadd2] God I hope it's not lat[Dm]e