Turnpike Troubadours - The housefire

^CI remember smelling ^Gsmoke ^DI woke up I was ^Emchoking ^CLorrie grabbed the ^Gbaby and we ^Dmade it safe outside ^CShe never missed a ^Gnote ^DTook a breath and ^Emcleared her throat ^CAnd wrapped him in a ^GCarhartt coat she ^Dfound out in my ^Gride

^{Em D C}Next thing I ^Gremember ^DI was barefoot in ^EmDecember ^CWhen I hit the ^Gdoor again it ^Dreally came alive ^CThat was all she ^Gwrote ^Din a 30 ^Emsecond note ^CI got out with a ^Gphotograph and^D my old auto ^G5

^CLord knows that ^GI've been blessed ^DI can stand up ^Gto the test ^CI can live on ^Gso much less ^DThis much I've been ^Emlear^Dning ^CFeel a pounding in ^Gmy chest ^DI'm fearful I^G'll confess ^CHow am I to ^Gget my rest? ^DThe house I built is ^Gburning

^CWell Lorrie called ^Gthe volunteers ^DSiren music ^Emto my ears ^CFirst I've been ^Gglad to hear the ^Dflashing red and blue ^CCan't repay the ^Gtime they gave ^DThere was nothing ^Emleft to save ^CShake all of their ^Ghands and waved ^DThey did all they can ^Gdo

^CLord knows that ^GI've been blessed ^DI can stand up ^Gto the test ^CI can live on ^Gso much less ^DThis much I've been ^Emlear^Dning ^CForgive my ^Gcowardice ^DI am fearful ^GI'll confess ^CHow am I to ^Gget my rest? ^DThe house I built is ^Gburning

^FWe snuck away ^Ctwo nights ago ^AmRode around the ^Glogging roads ^FWe been stuck in a ^Cmotor home ^Gabout to fall apart ^FWe finally ^Cmade a go ^AmGot dealt a ^Gheavy blow ^FShe said I'll bet you ^Cmake it, it's a ^Glong way from your ^Cheart

^{Em D C}Well I know that ^GI've been blessed ^DI can make more ^Gout of less ^CI can get my ^Grest in any ^Dbed that I lay ^Emdown ^Din ^CGot nothing ^Gholding me ^DGot a couple ^Gmemories ^CA picture of the ^Gthree of us ^DAnd my grandfather's ^GBrowning