Warren Zevon – I Was In The House When The House Burned Down (Guitar)

Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) • Capo 3
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"I Was In The House When The House Burned Down"(Zevon) From "Life'll Kill Ya"(2000) G5: 505035 D5: 000230
C : x02012
Em: 242000
-------------------------------------- [Intro] G5 X2 [Verse]
G5  
I had the shit 'til it all got smoked,

D5
I kept the promise 'til the vow got broke,

D5
I had to drink from the lovin' cup,

    G5
I stood on the banks 'til the river rose up. 

C
I saw the bride in her wedding gown,

G5                           D5           C Em D5 G5
I was in the house when the house burned down.
C Em D5 G5 X3 G5 [Verse]
G5
I may be old and I may be bent,

    D5
but I had the money till it all got spent,

D5
I had the money till they made me pay,

     G5
then I had the sense to be on my way. 

C
I had to stay in the underground,

G5                           D5           C Em D5 G5 
I was in the house when the house burned down.
C Em D5 G5 X3 [Chorus]
C
I was in the house when the house burned down,

G5
I met the man with the thorny crown,

   D5
I helped Him carry his cross through town,

G5                           D5           C Em D5 G5 
I was in the house when the house burned down.
C Em D5 G5 X3 G5 D5 G5 C G5 [Chorus]
C
I was in the house when the house burned down,

G5
I met the man with the thorny crown,

   D5
I helped Him carry his cross through town,

G5                           D5           C Em D5 G5 
I was in the house when the house burned down.
[Verse]
G5  
I had the shit 'til it all got smoked,

D5
I kept the promise 'til the vow got broke,

D5
I had to drink from the lovin' cup,

    G5
I stood on the banks till the river rose up. 

C
I saw the bride in her wedding gown,

G5                           D5           C Em D5 G5
I was in the house when the house burned down.
C Em D5 G5 X3 G5