This Ole House:Shakin' Stevens.
#1 in UK in 1981.
(Rosemary Clooney's version, in 1954, hit #1
in the UK and USA. Her version was in key of C.)
#1.
A
This ole house once knew his children,
D
this ole house once knew his wife.
E
This ole house was home and comfort,
A
as they fought the storms of life.
A
This old house once rang with laughter,
D
this old house heard many shouts.
E
Now he trembles in the darkness,
A
when the lightnin' walks about.
CHORUS:
A D
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,
A
ain't a-gonna need this house no more.
E
Ain't got time to fix the shingles,
A
ain't got time to fix the floor.
D
Ain't got time to oil the hinges,
A
Nor to mend the windowpanes.
E
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,
A
He's a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.
#2.
A
This ole house is a-gettin' shaky,
D
this ole house is a-gettin' old.
E
This ole house lets in the rain,
A
This ole house lets in the cold.
A
Oh, his knees are gettin' chilly,
D
but he feels no fear nor pain.
E
Cause he sees an Angel peekin'
A
through a broken windowpane.
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CHORUS:
A D
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,
A
ain't a-gonna need this house no more.
E
Ain't got time to fix the shingles,
A
ain't got time to fix the floor.
D
Ain't got time to oil the hinges,
A
Nor to mend the windowpanes.
E
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,
A
He's a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.
#3.
A
This ole house is afraid of thunder,
D
this ole house is afraid of storms.
E
This ole house just groans and trembles,
A
when the night wind flings its arms.
A
This ole house is gettin' feeble,
D
this old house is needin' paint.
E
Just like him it's tuckered out,
A
but he's a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.
CHORUS:
A D
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,
A
ain't a-gonna need this house no more.
E
Ain't got time to fix the shingles,
A
ain't got time to fix the floor.
D
Ain't got time to oil the hinges,
A
Nor to mend the windowpanes.
E
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,
A
He's a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.
#4.
A#
My ole hound dog lies a-sleepin',
D#
he don't know I'm gonna leave.
F
Else he'd wake up by the fireplace,
A#
and he'd sit there and howl and grieve.
A#
But my huntin' days are over,
D#
ain't gonna hunt the 'coon no more.
F
Gabriel done brought in my chariot,
A#
when the wind blew down the door.
CHORUS:
A# D#
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,
A#
ain't a-gonna need this house no more.
F
Ain't got time to fix the shingles,
A#
ain't got time to fix the floor.
D#
Ain't got time to oil the hinges,
A#
Nor to mend the windowpanes.
F
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,
A#
I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.
