House Of Pain chords by
The Turtles

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Key: G major

Intro 1

Verse 1
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Wise men say
That a poor mother's child
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Lives his life in vain
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C C 
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If he doesn't visit, Lord
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The house of pain
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Verse 2
At the age of four, my mama done died
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My daddy started in drinkin'
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And he left me by an orphanage door
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Said, "Get the rest of your
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Am Am 
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life for thinkin' now"

Verse 3
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At the age of eight
Thoughts filled my mind
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I had to run, had to run away
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And I   met a bum by the name of Joe
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A A 
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Bm Bm 2
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And he told me I  could stay now

Verse 4
Bm Bm 2
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Now, Joe said, "Earn your keep, boy
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Man's gotta work for every meal"
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And Joe, he taught me how to rob, Lord
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He taught me how to steal
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Verse 5
Cm Cm 3
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Age 13, I was a restless lad
And Joe said,
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"Little drink do you no harm"
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But by  15 years a- drinkin'
meant nothin'
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Compared to these holes in my arm
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Verse 6
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Now, I'm not a violent man
I can't stand killin'
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Without a reason to be done
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But when my friend Joe started
stealin' my brandy
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Am Am 
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Shot him with a second- hand gun

Verse 7
Bm Bm 2
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People don't know
What pain it is runnin'
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So even a man of 30 cries with tears
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Bm Bm 2
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But I've been livin'
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on crumbs and sterno
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Nigh under 15 years
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Verse 8
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My strength is gone, my eyes are closin'
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It's gettin' dark and oh, so cold
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But it's nice and warm
In the place I'll be goin' to
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Eb Eb 6
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Will probably have me shovelin'
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coal now
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Verse 9
So let it now be said
That a man ain't been livin'
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That he spends life in vain
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'Cause I   spend 30 cold,
windy, thirsty years
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Am Am 
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Inside the house of pain now

Verse 10

Inside the house of pain

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