The Housefire

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