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I Was In The House When The House Burned Down From Life'll Kill Ya Capo on the third fret to match recording Note: This is the way I play it for ease of playing. To more exactly match recording, the progressions at the end of each verse should be a quick G/C/G switch, followed by the Em D G. Same progression in between verses. Intro: | G | X2
GI had the shit till it all got smoked DI kept the promise till the vow got broke DI had to drink from the lovin' cup I Gstood on the banks till the river rose up CI saw the bride in her wedding gown G D G Em D (or G/C/G Em D) I was in the house when the house burned down
G Em D X3 G I may be old and I may be bent But I had the money till it all got spent I had the money till they made me pay Then I had the sense to be on my way I had to stay in the underground I was in the house when the house burned down G Em D X3 Chorus:
CI was in the house when the house burned down GI met the man with the thorny crown I heDlped Him carry his cross through town GI was in the house when the hDouse burnedG downEm D
Harmonica Break: G Em D (2x) G D D G C G Chorus Repeat verse 1, End on G