The Housefire Chords & Lyrics - Turnpike Troubadours
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[C] [G] [D] [C] x2
[VERSE 1]
[C]I remember smelling [G]smoke
[D]I woke up I was [Em]choking
[C]Lorrie grabbed the [G]baby and we [D]made it safe outside
[C]She never missed a [G]note
[D]Took a breath and [Em]cleared her throat
[C]And wrapped him in a [G]Carhartt coat she [D]found out in my [G]ride
[VERSE 2]
[Em] [D] [C]Next thing I [G]remember
[D]I was barefoot in [Em]December
[C]When I hit the [G]door again it [D]really came alive
[C]That was all she [G]wrote [D]in a 30 [Em]second note
[C]I got out with a [G]photograph and[D] my old auto [G]5
[CHORUS]
[C]Lord knows that [G]I've been blessed
[D]I can stand up [G]to the test
[C]I can live on [G]so much less
[D]This much I've been [Em]lear[D]ning
[C]Feel a pounding in [G]my chest
[D]I'm fearful I[G]'ll confess
[C]How am I to [G]get my rest?
[D]The house I built is [G]burning
[VERSE 3]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[C]Well Lorrie called [G]the volunteers
[D]Siren music [Em]to my ears
[C]First I've been [G]glad to hear the [D]flashing red and blue
[C]Can't repay the [G]time they gave
[D]There was nothing [Em]left to save
[C]Shake all of their [G]hands and waved
[D]They did all they can [G]do
[CHORUS]
[C]Lord knows that [G]I've been blessed
[D]I can stand up [G]to the test
[C]I can live on [G]so much less
[D]This much I've been [Em]lear[D]ning
[C]Forgive my [G]cowardice
[D]I am fearful [G]I'll confess
[C]How am I to [G]get my rest?
[D]The house I built is [G]burning
[VERSE 4]
[F]We snuck away [C]two nights ago
[Am]Rode around the [G]logging roads
[F]We been stuck in a [C]motor home [G]about to fall apart
[F]We finally [C]made a go
[Am]Got dealt a [G]heavy blow
[F]She said I'll bet you [C]make it, it's a [G]long way from your [C]heart
[CHORUS]
[Em] [D] [C]Well I know that [G]I've been blessed
[D]I can make more [G]out of less
[C]I can get my [G]rest in any [D]bed that I lay [Em]down [D]in
[C]Got nothing [G]holding me
[D]Got a couple [G]memories
[C]A picture of the [G]three of us
[D]And my grandfather's [G]Browning
[C] [G] [D] [G] x2 [Em] [D] [C] [G] [D] [G] x2
[VERSE 1]
[C]I remember smelling [G]smoke
[D]I woke up I was [Em]choking
[C]Lorrie grabbed the [G]baby and we [D]made it safe outside
[C]She never missed a [G]note
[D]Took a breath and [Em]cleared her throat
[C]And wrapped him in a [G]Carhartt coat she [D]found out in my [G]ride
[VERSE 2]
[Em] [D] [C]Next thing I [G]remember
[D]I was barefoot in [Em]December
[C]When I hit the [G]door again it [D]really came alive
[C]That was all she [G]wrote [D]in a 30 [Em]second note
[C]I got out with a [G]photograph and[D] my old auto [G]5
[CHORUS]
[C]Lord knows that [G]I've been blessed
[D]I can stand up [G]to the test
[C]I can live on [G]so much less
[D]This much I've been [Em]lear[D]ning
[C]Feel a pounding in [G]my chest
[D]I'm fearful I[G]'ll confess
[C]How am I to [G]get my rest?
[D]The house I built is [G]burning
[VERSE 3]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[C]Well Lorrie called [G]the volunteers
[D]Siren music [Em]to my ears
[C]First I've been [G]glad to hear the [D]flashing red and blue
[C]Can't repay the [G]time they gave
[D]There was nothing [Em]left to save
[C]Shake all of their [G]hands and waved
[D]They did all they can [G]do
[CHORUS]
[C]Lord knows that [G]I've been blessed
[D]I can stand up [G]to the test
[C]I can live on [G]so much less
[D]This much I've been [Em]lear[D]ning
[C]Forgive my [G]cowardice
[D]I am fearful [G]I'll confess
[C]How am I to [G]get my rest?
[D]The house I built is [G]burning
[VERSE 4]
[F]We snuck away [C]two nights ago
[Am]Rode around the [G]logging roads
[F]We been stuck in a [C]motor home [G]about to fall apart
[F]We finally [C]made a go
[Am]Got dealt a [G]heavy blow
[F]She said I'll bet you [C]make it, it's a [G]long way from your [C]heart
[CHORUS]
[Em] [D] [C]Well I know that [G]I've been blessed
[D]I can make more [G]out of less
[C]I can get my [G]rest in any [D]bed that I lay [Em]down [D]in
[C]Got nothing [G]holding me
[D]Got a couple [G]memories
[C]A picture of the [G]three of us
[D]And my grandfather's [G]Browning
[C] [G] [D] [G] x2 [Em] [D] [C] [G] [D] [G] x2
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