This Ole House:Shakin' Stevens.
#1 in UK in 1981.
(Rosemary Clooney's version, in 1954, hit #1
 in the UK and USA. Her version was in key of C.)

#1.
AThis (x02220@1)ole house once knew his children,
         Dthis (xx0232@1)ole house once knew his wife.
         EThis (022100@1)ole house was home and comfort,
        Aas (x02220@1)they fought the storms of life.
AThis (x02220@1)old house once rang with laughter,
         Dthis (xx0232@1)old house heard many shouts.
       ENow (022100@1)he trembles in the darkness,
         Awhen (x02220@1)the lightnin' walks about.

CHORUS:
A (x02220@1)           DAin't (xx0232@1)a-gonna need this house no longer,
              Aain't (x02220@1)a-gonna need this house no more.
          EAin't (022100@1)got time to fix the shingles,
          Aain't (x02220@1)got time to fix the floor.
          DAin't (xx0232@1)got time to oil the hinges,
       ANor (x02220@1)to mend the windowpanes.
              EAin't (022100@1)a-gonna need this house no longer,
                                 AHe's (x02220@1)a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.

#2.
AThis (x02220@1)ole house is a-gettin' shaky,
         Dthis (xx0232@1)ole house is a-gettin' old.
         EThis (022100@1)ole house lets in the rain,
         AThis (x02220@1)ole house lets in the cold.
AOh, (x02220@1)his knees are gettin' chilly,
       Dbut (xx0232@1)he feels no fear nor pain.
         ECause (022100@1)he sees an Angel peekin'
                       Athrough (x02220@1)a broken windowpane.

CHORUS:
A (x02220@1)           DAin't (xx0232@1)a-gonna need this house no longer,
              Aain't (x02220@1)a-gonna need this house no more.
          EAin't (022100@1)got time to fix the shingles,
          Aain't (x02220@1)got time to fix the floor.
          DAin't (xx0232@1)got time to oil the hinges,
       ANor (x02220@1)to mend the windowpanes.
              EAin't (022100@1)a-gonna need this house no longer,
                                 AHe's (x02220@1)a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.

#3.
AThis (x02220@1)ole house is afraid of thunder,
         Dthis (xx0232@1)ole house is afraid of storms.
         EThis (022100@1)ole house just groans and trembles,
         Awhen (x02220@1)the night wind flings its arms.
AThis (x02220@1)ole house is gettin' feeble,
         Dthis (xx0232@1)old house is needin' paint.
          EJust (022100@1)like him it's tuckered out,
                                     Abut (x02220@1)he's a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.

CHORUS:
A (x02220@1)           DAin't (xx0232@1)a-gonna need this house no longer,
              Aain't (x02220@1)a-gonna need this house no more.
          EAin't (022100@1)got time to fix the shingles,
          Aain't (x02220@1)got time to fix the floor.
          DAin't (xx0232@1)got time to oil the hinges,
       ANor (x02220@1)to mend the windowpanes.
              EAin't (022100@1)a-gonna need this house no longer,
                                 AHe's (x02220@1)a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.

#4.
A#My (x1333x@1)ole hound dog lies a-sleepin',
         D#he (x43121@3)don't know I'm gonna leave.
          FElse (133211@1)he'd wake up by the fireplace,
         A#and (x1333x@1)he'd sit there and howl and grieve.
A#But (x1333x@1)my huntin' days are over,
            D#ain't (x43121@3)gonna hunt the 'coon no more.
        FGabriel (133211@1)done brought in my chariot,
                            A#when (x1333x@1)the wind blew down the door.

CHORUS:
A# (x1333x@1)          D#Ain't (x43121@3)a-gonna need this house no longer,
              A#ain't (x1333x@1)a-gonna need this house no more.
          FAin't (133211@1)got time to fix the shingles,
          A#ain't (x1333x@1)got time to fix the floor.
          D#Ain't (x43121@3)got time to oil the hinges,
       A#Nor (x1333x@1)to mend the windowpanes.
              FAin't (133211@1)a-gonna need this house no longer,
                                A#I'm (x1333x@1)a-gettin' ready to meet the Saints.


An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.