This Old House---(Original Version) by Stuart Hamblen (1954) C This ole house once knew his children F This ole house once knew his wife G7 This ole house was home and comfort F As they fought the storms of life This old house once rang with laughter F This old house heard many shouts C Now she trembles in the darkness G7 C When the lightnin' walks about F Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer C Ain't a-gonna need this house no more G7 Ain't got time to fix the shingles C Ain't got time to fix the floor F Ain't got time to oil the hinges C Nor to mend the windowpane G7 Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer C I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints This ole house is a-gettin' shaky F This ole house is a-gettin' old G7 This ole house lets in the rain C This ole house lets in the cold On his knees I'm gettin' chilly F But he feel no fear nor pain C 'Cause I see an angel peekin' G7 C Through a broken windowpane This ole house is afraid of thunder F This ole house is afraid of storms G7 This ole house just groans and trembles C When the night wind flings its arms This ole house is gettin' feeble F This old house is needin' paint C Just like me it's tuckered out G7 C But I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints Now my ole house dog lies a-sleepin' F He don't know I'm gonna leave G7 Else he'd wake up by the fireplace C And he'd sit there and howl and grieve But my huntin' days are over F Ain't gonna hunt the coon no more C Gabriel done brought in my chariot G7 C When the wind blew down the door This Old House---(Original Version) by Stuart Hamblen (1954) C This ole house once knew his children F This ole house once knew his wife G7 This ole house was home and comfort F
As they fought the storms of life This old house once rang with laughter F This old house heard many shouts C Now she trembles in the darkness G7 C When the lightnin' walks about F Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer C Ain't a-gonna need this house no more G7 Ain't got time to fix the shingles C Ain't got time to fix the floor F Ain't got time to oil the hinges C Nor to mend the windowpane G7 Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer C I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints This ole house is a-gettin' shaky F This ole house is a-gettin' old G7 This ole house lets in the rain C This ole house lets in the cold On his knees I'm gettin' chilly F But he feel no fear nor pain C 'Cause I see an angel peekin' G7 C Through a broken windowpane This ole house is afraid of thunder F This ole house is afraid of storms G7 This ole house just groans and trembles C When the night wind flings its arms This ole house is gettin' feeble F This old house is needin' paint C Just like me it's tuckered out G7 C But I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints Now my ole house dog lies a-sleepin' F He don't know I'm gonna leave G7 Else he'd wake up by the fireplace C And he'd sit there and howl and grieve But my huntin' days are over F Ain't gonna hunt the coon no more C Gabriel done brought in my chariot G7 C When the wind blew down the door