Words and music: Stuart Hamblen
Various performers: Shakin' Stevens, Rosemary Clooney, etc

THIS OLE HOUSE

This ole (C) house once knew my children,
This ole (F) house once knew my wife.
This ole (G7) house was joy and comfort,
As we (C) fought the storms of life.
This ole house once rang with laughter, 
This ole (F) house heard many shouts.
Now she (G7) trembles in the darkness,
When the lightning walks (C) about.  


Chorus:

I Ain't gonna (F) need this house no longer,
Ain't gonna (C) need this house no more.
Ain't got (G7) time to fix the shingles,
Ain't got (C) time to fix the floor.
Ain't got (F) time to oil the hinges,
Nor to (C) mend the window panes,
Ain't gonna (G7) need this house no longer.
Gettin' ready to meet the (C) saints.


This ole house is a gettin' shaky,
This ole house is a gettin' old.
This ole house lets in the rain.
This ole house lets in the cold.
On my knees I'm gettin' chilly,
But I feel no fear nor pain,
'Cause I see an angel peekin',
Through a broken window pane.


Chorus


This ole house is afraid of thunder,
This ole house is afraid of storms.
This ole house just groans and trembles,
When the night wind flings its arms.
This ole house is gettin' feeble,
This ole house is needin' paint.
Just like me it's tuckered out,
But I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints.


Chorus


My ole hound dog lies a sleepin',
He don't know I'm gonna leave.
Else he'd wake up by the fireplace,
And he'd sit there and howl and grieve. 
But my huntin' days are over,
Ain't gonna hunt the coon no more.
Gabriel done brought in my chariot,
When the wind blew down blew down the door. 


Chorus

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Another arrangement


 C                                               F
This ole house once knew my children, this ole house once knew my wife;

          G                               C
This ole house was home and comfort as we fought the storms of life.

          C                                      F
This old house once rang with laughter, this old house heard many shouts;

         G                                  C
Now she trembles in the darkness when the lightnin' walks about.


Chorus:   
                F
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,

                C
Ain't a-gonna need this house no more;

           G                         C        C/B     Am7  
Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ain't got time to fix the floor,

Am7/G       F    Fdim(III)        Fdim      C       C/B    Am7
Ain't got time to  oil  the hinges nor to mend the win-dow-pane;

Gdim        G                    G7
Ain't gonna need this house no longer--

               G       G/A  G/B   C
I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints.