Shakin' Stevens – This Ole House (Ukulele)
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1.0x
Chords
#1 in UK in 1981.
(Rosemary Clooney's version, in 1954, hit #1
in the UK and USA. Her version was in key of C.)
#1.
A This ole house once knew his children, D this ole house once knew his wife. E This ole house was home and comfort, A as they fought the storms of life. A This old house once rang with laughter, D this old house heard many shouts. E Now he trembles in the darkness, A when the lightnin' walks about.
CHORUS:
A D Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, A ain't a-gonna need this house no more. E Ain't got time to fix the shingles, A ain't got time to fix the floor. D Ain't got time to oil the hinges, A Nor to mend the windowpanes. E Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, A He's a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.
#2.
A This ole house is a-gettin' shaky, D this ole house is a-gettin' old. E This ole house lets in the rain, A This ole house lets in the cold. A Oh, his knees are gettin' chilly, D but he feels no fear nor pain. E Cause he sees an Angel peekin' A through a broken windowpane.
CHORUS:
A D Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, A ain't a-gonna need this house no more. E Ain't got time to fix the shingles, A ain't got time to fix the floor. D Ain't got time to oil the hinges, A Nor to mend the windowpanes. E Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, A He's a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.
#3.
A This ole house is afraid of thunder, D this ole house is afraid of storms. E This ole house just groans and trembles, A when the night wind flings its arms. A This ole house is gettin' feeble, D this old house is needin' paint. E Just like him it's tuckered out, A but he's a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.
CHORUS:
A D Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, A ain't a-gonna need this house no more. E Ain't got time to fix the shingles, A ain't got time to fix the floor. D Ain't got time to oil the hinges, A Nor to mend the windowpanes. E Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, A He's a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.
#4.
A# My ole hound dog lies a-sleepin', D# he don't know I'm gonna leave. F Else he'd wake up by the fireplace, A# and he'd sit there and howl and grieve. A# But my huntin' days are over, D# ain't gonna hunt the 'coon no more. F Gabriel done brought in my chariot, A# when the wind blew down the door.
CHORUS:
A# D# Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, A# ain't a-gonna need this house no more. F Ain't got time to fix the shingles, A# ain't got time to fix the floor. D# Ain't got time to oil the hinges, A# Nor to mend the windowpanes. F Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, A# I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.