This Ole House Chords & Lyrics - Jimmy Dean

[C]This ole house once knew my children
This ole [F]house once knew my wife
This ole [G7]house was home and comfort
As we [C]fought the storms of life

This ole house once rang with laughter
This ole [F]house heard many a shouts
Now she t[C]rembles in the darkness
When the l[G7]ightnin' walks a[C]bout

I ain't a gonna n[F]eed this house no longer
Ain't a gonna [C]need this house no more
Ain't got [G7]time to fix his shingles
Ain't got [C]time to fix the door

Ain't got [F]time to oil the hinges
Nor to [C]mind the window panes
I ain't gonna [G7]need this house no longer
I'm gettin' ready to meet the [C]saints

This ole house is a gettin' shaky
This ole [F]house is a gettin' old
This ole [G7]house stands in the rain
This ole h[C]ouse stands in the cold

Oh my knees are gettin' chilly
But I [F]feel no fear or pain
Cause I [C]see an angel a peekin'
Through a br[G7]oken window [C]pane

This ole house is afraid of thunder
This ole h[F]ouse is afraid of storms
This ole [G7]house just groans and trembles
When the [C]night wind flings his arms

This ole house is a gettin' feeble
This ole [F]house is a needin' paint
Just like m[C]e it's tuckered out
But I'm gonna get [G7]ready to meet the [C]saints

Now my hound dog lies a-sleepin'
He don't [F]know I'm gonna leave
Else he'd [G7]wake up by the fireplace
And he'd s[C]it there and howl and greive

But my huntin' days are over
Ain't gonna h[F]unt the coon no more
Gabriel d[C]one grought in my chariot
When the w[G7]ind blew down the d[C]oor