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The Old House chords by John McDermott

  • Em

  • D

  • E

  • C

  • C#m

    4
  • Bbm

  • Bm

    2
  • B

    2
  • Fm

  • D#m

    6
  • C#

    4
Verse 1
Em
D
Lonely I wander through scenes
E
C
Em
of my childhood
They bring back to memory the
E
C#m
Bbm
E
happy days of yore
Em
Bm
D
Bbm
Gone are the old folk,
Em
E
Em
the house stands deserted
B
E
Bbm
No light in the window,
E
Fm
E
no welcome at the door
D
Here's where the children
Verse 2
E
played games on the heather
B
E
Here's where they sailed their
Fm
Bbm
D
E
wee boats on the burn
D#m
E
C#m
Bm
Where are they now? Some are dead,
E
some have wandered
Bbm
E
Bbm
No more to their home will the
Fm
Bbm
E
children return

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Verse 3
Bbm
D#m
Lonely the house now,
C#m
E
D
an d lonely the moorland
E
C#m
The children have scattered,
D
C#
D
E
the old folk are gone
D
Bm
Why stand I here, like a
Bbm
C#
Bbm
ghost or a shadow?
Tis time I was movin',
D
Bm
D
E
D
tis time I passed on.
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