Old Lady's House chords by
Dorothy Norwood

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Key: Db major

Verse 1
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There was an old lady
F F 
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that took in washing and iron,
and did day's work to
C C 
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pay for the home that she lived in.
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But one day, after her home was paid for,
and she had began to live comfortably,
C C 
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there came a knock at the door.
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The city officials stood there,
and as they walked in,
they began to look up at the ceiling
C C 
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and the plaster was falling down,
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and  as they looked down at the floors,
the wood had began to rot on
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the floor.
One of the men spoke and said, Sister Johnson,
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we're going to have to tear this house down.
We're going to give you 30 days
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to find you another place to go.
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This old lady said, that's all right.
Oh yeah, that's all right.
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And as they began to leave,
one of the men turned around
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and looked at her.
He said, I'm wondering why
you're saying that's all right.
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You don't have any place to go.
You don't have another house to live in,
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yet and still you say that's all right.
She said, I'll show you why I'm saying this,
C C 
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she got a Bible
and she opened up the Bible
to the fifth chapter of Corinthians,
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she began to read these words,
and this is what it said,
for we know that this earthly house
or tabernacle shall dissolve,
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I got another building, I
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I got another building

Verse 2
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Homey, Charlie, help me
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That's why I wanna let
you know before I go
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G G 
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That I'm not un easy
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Verse 3

I'm not uneasy,

my Lord, my Lord, oh Lord

Verse 4
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She said, I'm not worried if you tear my
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house down.
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C C 
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D D 
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I'm not uneasy,
I'm not uneasy,
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D D 
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G G 
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my Lord,    my Lord.
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And this is what she said,
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I'd like to tell you why I'm not uneasy.
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C C 
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This old house,
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C C 
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this house was built by me,
but I've got another,
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F F 
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I've got another building
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Oh, way over here, baby,
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that's why I'm
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C C 
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not un  easy,
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G G 
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I'm not uneasy,
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G G 
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G G 
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C C 
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my love.
you

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