I Was in the House When the House Burned Down chords by Warren Zevon

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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(Warren Zevon)
I had the shit till it all got smoked
D 
I  kept the promise till the vow got broke
I had to drink from the lovin' cup
G 
I stood on the banks till the river rose up
C 
I  saw the bride in her wedding gown
G 
D 
I  was in the house when the house burned
G 
down

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Interlude 1

Gsus4

Verse 2
G 
I  may be old and I may be bent
D 
But I  had the money till it all got spent
I had the money till they made me pay
G 
Then I  had the sense to be on my way
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I  had to stay in the underground
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D 
G 
I  was in the house when the house burned
Em 
D 
down

Interlude 2

Gsus4

Verse 3
C 
I  was in the house when
the house burned down
G 
I  met the man with the thorny crown
D 
I helped Him carry his cross through town
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D 
G 
Em 
D 
I  was in the house when the house burned down
G 
Gsus4 
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Interlude 3

Gsus4

Verse 4
C 
I  was in the house when
the house burned down
G 
I  met the man with the thorny crown
D 
I helped Him carry his cross through town
G 
I  was in the house when
D 
G 
Em 
D 
the house burned down

Verse 5
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Gsus4 
G 
Em 
D 
G 
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G 
I
Em 
D 
G 
had the shit till it all got smoked
D 
I  kept the promise till the vow got broke
I had to drink from the lovin' cup
G 
I stood on the banks till the river rose up
C 
I  saw the bride in her wedding gown
G 
D 
G 
I  was in the house when the house burned