That Old House
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Intro
C G C
C G C
[Verso 1]
C G C
I stood quiet in what used to be our room,
C G C
Room was cold like it knew I'd be leaving soon,
F G C
There's a hook still hanging lonely on the wall,
C G C
Holding fast steady through it all.
[Verso 2]
C G C
Wood creaks as I walk across floor,
C G C
It's a sound I've heard so many times before,
F G C
I put your ring on the empty shelf by the bedroom door,
C G C
Diamond promise I won't be keeping anymore.
[Refrão]
F G Am
I left my heart in that house on county road,
F C G
You said I'm leaving I said tell me it ain't so,
F G Am F
As I closed that big oak door and cried,
C G/B C G/B C
I swear I heard that old house sigh.
[Verso 3]
C G C
The day we met I'd just turned seventeen,
C G C
You were the bad boy star from all my teenage dreams,
F G C
And when you kissed me hard out by the pine,
C G C
I kissed you back and knew that you were mine.
[Verso 4]
C G C
Folks said we got married much too soon,
C G C
So young so sure what we were doing,
F G C
Out back we carved our names in the stone,
C G C
The day those four walls became our home.
[Refrão]
F G Am
I left my heart in that house on county road,
F C G
You said I'm leaving I said tell me it ain't so,
F G Am F
And as I closed that big oak door and cried,
C G/B C C G/B C
I swear I heard that old house sigh.
{Instrumental}
C G/B C
F G C
C G/B C
[Verso 5]
C G C
Fifteen years and all we got was old,
C G C
Life became a story that we told,
F G C
Our home became four walls of love grown cold,
C G C
My heart still broke the day that it was sold.
[Verso 6]
C G C
I saw you down on Third the other day,
C G C
You saw me back you turned and walked away,
F G C
Honestly seemed easier that way,
C G C
Nothing sadder than nothing left to say.
Outro
F G Am
I left my heart in that house on county road,
F C G
You said I'm leaving I said tell me it ain't so,
F G Am F
And as I closed that big oak door and cried,
C G/B C
I swear I heard that old house sigh.
F G Am F F
And as I closed that big oak door and cried,
C G/B C G/B C
I swear I heard that old house sigh.
C G/B C
How to play That Old House
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.