The House Is Falling Down Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

[VERSE]
[G]Man had need of shelter from the [C]evil from the n[G]ight
[G]The devil wind was blowin' and from h[A7]eaven came a l[D]ight
[C]The Son of God, a carpenter, and he [G]came with a pl[C]an
[G]To build a house where heaven could be[D] offered unto [G]man

[CHORUS]
[C]When he came here he laid down a m[G]ighty firm foundation
[C]And the columns and the beams were churches[G] scattered through the nation
[C]Then rooms were added to it on that[G] same old solid rock
[A]Then roofs were raised by willing hands from the [D]bottom to the top
[C]Then people came and filled the house with [G]singin' prayer and praise
[C]Some turned and rejected, his house [G]fell on leaner days
[G]Son of God, o carpenter, will[C] you come back around
[G]The blocks and beams are crumbling and the [D]house is falling d[G]own.

[VERSE]
[G]Now the wind is raging and the [C]devil's angry r[G]oar
[G]Is screamin' at the windows and [A]howlin' at the d[D]oor
[C]And thought the faithful few inside are [G]standing true and str[C]ong
[G]The house has been neglected and [D]it won't be standing l[G]ong

[CHORUS]
[C]When he came here he laid down a m[G]ighty firm foundation
[C]And the columns and the beams were churches[G] scattered through the nation
[C]Then rooms were added to it on that[G] same old solid rock
[A]Then roofs were raised by willing hands from the [D]bottom to the top
[C]Then people came and filled the house with [G]singin' prayer and praise
[C]Some turned and rejected, his house [G]fell on leaner days
[G]Son of God, o carpenter, will[C] you come back around
[G]The blocks and beams are crumbling and the [D]house is falling d[G]own.

[OUTRO]
[G]Son of God, o carpenter, will[C] you come back around
[G]Our Blocks and beams are crumbling and the [D]house is falling d[G]own