Tear Down The House
The Avett BrothersVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
Tear down the house
That I grew up in
I'll never be the same again
Take everything that Ive collected
And throw it in a pile
Bulldoze the woods
That I ran through
Carry the pictures of me and you
I have no memory of who I once was
And I don't remember your name
Park the old car
That I love the best
(The) inspections due and it wont pass the test
Its funny how I have to put it to rest
And how one day
I will join it
I remember crying over you
And I don't mean like a couple of tears
And I'm blue
Im talkin about collapsing
And screaming at the moon
But I'm a better man
For having gone through it
Yes, I'm a better man
For having gone through
Ever since I learned how to curse
Ive been using those sorry old words
But, Im talkin to these children
And Im keeping it clean
I dont need those words
To say what I mean
No, I dont need those words
To say what I mean
Tear down the house
That I grew up in
I'll never be the same again
Take everything that I used to own
And burn it in a pile
And, bulldoze the woods
That I ran through
Carry the pictures of me and you
I have no memory of who I once was
And I don't remember your name
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Readable chord sheet for Tear Down The House by The Avett Brothers
[G] [G/f#]
Tear down the house
That [C]I grew up [G]in
I[G]'ll never [D]be the s[C]ame ag[G]ain
[G] [G/f#] [C] [G]
Take everything that Ive collected
And th[G]row it [D]in a p[G]ile
[G] [G/f#]
Bulldoze the woods
That [C]I ran thr[G]ough
Ca[G]rry the pict[D]ures of m[C]e and y[G]ou
[G] [G/f#] [C] [G]
I have no memory of who I once was
And [G]I don't rem[D]ember your n[G]ame
[G] [G/f#]
Park the old car
That [C]I love the b[G]est
(T[G]he) inspections d[D]ue and it wo[C]nt pass the t[G]est
[G] [G/f#] [C] [G]
Its funny how I have to put it to rest
And h[G]ow one d[D]ay [G]
I will join it
[G] [G/f#] [C] [G]
I remember crying over you
And I d[G]on't mean like a co[D]uple of te[C]ars
And I'm b[G]lue
[G] [G/f#]
Im talkin about collapsing
And scr[C]eaming at the mo[G]on
But I'[G]m a better m[D]an
For h[C]aving gone th[G]rough it
Yes, I[G]'m a better [C]man
For ha[D]ving gone th[C]rough
[G] [G/f#] [C] [G]
Ever since I learned how to curse
I[G]ve been us[D]ing those so[C]rry old w[G]ords
[G] [G/f#]
But, Im talkin to these children
And Im ke[C]eping it cl[G]ean
I d[G]ont need those wo[D]rds
To s[C]ay what I m[G]ean
No, I d[G]ont need those w[C]ords
To s[D]ay what I me[G]an
[G] [G/f#]
Tear down the house
That [C]I grew up i[G]n
I[G]'ll never [D]be the s[C]ame a[G]gain
[G] [G/f#] [C] [G]
Take everything that I used to own
And bu[G]rn it [D]in a p[G]ile
[G] [G/f#]
And, bulldoze the woods
That [C]I ran th[G]rough
Ca[G]rry the pic[D]tures of [C]me and y[G]ou
[G] [G/f#] [C] [G]
I have no memory of who I once was
And [G]I don't remem[D]ber your na[G]me