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

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Key: Bb major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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(Warren Zevon)
I had the shit till it all got smoked
D
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I kept the promise till the vow got broke
I had to drink from the lovin' cup
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I stood on the banks till the river rose up
C
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I saw the bride in her wedding gown
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D
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I was in the house when the house burned
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Interlude 1
Em
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Gsus4
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D

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Verse 2
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I may be old and I may be bent
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But I had the money till it all got spent
I had the money till they made me pay
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G

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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
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I was in the house when the house burned
Em
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Interlude 2
C
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Gsus4
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Em
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Verse 3
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I was in the house when
the house burned down
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I met the man with the thorny crown
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I helped Him carry his cross through town
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D
D

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Em
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D
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I was in the house when the house burned down
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G

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Gsus4
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Interlude 3
D
D

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Gsus4
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D
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C
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Verse 4
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I was in the house when
the house burned down
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I met the man with the thorny crown
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I helped Him carry his cross through town
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I was in the house when
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Em
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the house burned down
Verse 5
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Gsus4
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Em
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Gsus4
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I
Em
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had the shit till it all got smoked
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I kept the promise till the vow got broke
I had to drink from the lovin' cup
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G

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I stood on the banks till the river rose up
C
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I saw the bride in her wedding gown
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D
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I was in the house when the house burned
Outro 1
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Em
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G
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Gsus4
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Em
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D
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D
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