House Of Pain chords by The Turtles

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
Wise men say
That a poor mother's child
E 
Lives his life in vain
Am 
C 
If he doesn't visit, Lord
G 
The house of pain
Am 

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Verse 2

At the age of four, my mama done died

My daddy started in drinkin'

And he left me by an orphanage door

Said, "Get the rest of your

life for thinkin' now"

Verse 3
Bm 
At the age of eight
Thoughts filled my mind
F# 
I had to run, had to run away
Bm 
And I   met a bum by the name of Joe
D 
A 
Bm 
And he told me I  could stay now

Verse 4
Bm 
Now, Joe said, "Earn your keep, boy
F# 
Man's gotta work for every meal"
Bm 
And Joe, he taught me how to rob, Lord
D 
A 
He taught me how to steal
Bm 

Verse 5
Cm 
Age 13, I was a restless lad
And Joe said,
G 
"Little drink do you no harm"
Cm 
But by 15 years a- drinkin'
meant nothin'
Eb 
Bb 
Compared to these holes in my arm
Cm 

Verse 6
Am 
Now, I'm not a violent man
I can't stand killin'
E 
Without a reason to be done
Am 
But when my friend Joe started
stealin' my brandy
C 
G 
Am 
Shot him with a second- hand gun

Verse 7
Bm 
People don't know
What pain it is runnin'
F# 
So even a man of 30 cries with tears
B 
Bm 
But I've been livin'
D 
on crumbs and sterno
A 
Nigh under 15 years
Bm 

Verse 8
Fm 
My strength is gone, my eyes are closin'
C 
It's gettin' dark and oh, so cold
Fm 
But it's nice and warm
In the place I'll be goin' to
Am 
Eb 
Will probably have me shovelin'
Fm 
coal now
Am 

Verse 9
So let it now be said
That a man ain't been livin'
E 
That he spends life in vain
Am 
'Cause I   spend 30 cold,
windy, thirsty years
C 
G 
Am 
Inside the house of pain now