Great Big Old House - Robert Cray

Great Big Old House

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
BPM: 78
Released: 2 Aug 2012
Album: Nothin But Love
 
Note: * after chord means strike chord once and let it ring.
 
Capo: No
 
[Intro]
A F#m E
A F#m E
A F#m E
A F#m E*
 
[Verse 1]
A F#m C#m
Great Big Old House,
D
Full of empty rooms,
A F#m
Nice family used to live there,
C#m D
But they had to move,
A Asus4 A
Just the carpets on the floor,
A Asus4 A
And the load box on the front door,
F#m
Is all of that remains,
C
There used to be love,
D A F#m E
Used to be love, used to be love.
 
[Interlude]
A F#m E*
 
[Chorus]
A F#m
Great big old house,
C#m D
Once was a home,
A F#m
Where is a laughter,
C#m D
Someone tells what have been done,
A Asus4 A
No more children after school,
A Asus4 A
Get together by the pool,
F#m
Ain't it a shame,
C
There used to be love,
D A
Used to be love, used to be love.
C
Used to be love,
D G E
Used to be love.
 
[Bridge]
E E7 C D A
Used to be a car and toys in the backway,
A C D A
Someone mowing the lawn, yeah,
E E7
But the moving man came and the car was towed away,
D C#m Bm
And they cut the gas and phone,
D C#m E
And now the place is all alone, (yeah).
 
[Interlude]
A F#m E
A F#m E*
 
[Instrumental]
A F#m C#m D
A F#m C#m D
A C C A G A
F#m C D A
C D*
 
[Outro]
A F#m C#m
Great big old house,
D
Is nothing but a pain,
A F#m C#m
Great big old dream,
D
Nothing but a game,
A Asus4 A
Just a carpet on the floor,
A Asus4 A
And a load box on the front door,
F#m
Is all of that remains,
C
But there used to be love,
D A
Used to be love, used to be love.
C
There used to be love,
D A
Used to be love, used to be love.
C
Used to be love,
D A
Used to be love, in this big old house,
C
Oh there used to be love,
D A
In this big, big, big, big old house
C
Used to be love,
D A
Used to be love, used to be love.
C D A
Used to be love, love, love,
C D
In this great big old house, yes it was,
A
Used to be love,
C
Used to be love,
D A
Used to be love, used to be love.
C
Used to be love,
D A
Used to be love, used to be love.
C
Used to be love,
D A
He (used to be love),
C D A
C D A
C D A

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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

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