• Song:

    I Was In The House When The House Burned Down

  • Artist:

    Warren Zevon

  • Album:

    Genius: The Best of War...

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I Was In The House When The House Burned Down
  From Life'll Kill Ya

Capo on the third fret to match recording

Note:  This is the way I play it for ease of playing.  To more exactly match recording, 
the progressions at the end of each verse should be a quick G/C/G switch, followed by 
the Em  D  G.  Same progression in between verses.

Intro: | G  | X2

G (320003@1) I had the shit till it all got smoked
  D (xx0232@1) I kept the promise till the vow got broke
  D (xx0232@1) I had to drink from the lovin' cup
    G (320003@1) I stood on the banks till the river rose up
  C (x32010@1) I saw the bride in her wedding gown
  G (320003@1)                         D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em D (xx0232@1) (or G/C/G  Em (022000@1)D)
  I was in the house when the house burned down

G (320003@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em D (xx0232@1)X3    G (320003@1)I may be old and I may be bent
  But I had the money till it all got spent
  I had the money till they made me pay
  Then I had the sense to be on my way
  I had to stay in the underground
  I was in the house when the house burned down

G Em D  X3

Chorus:

C (x32010@1)      I was in the house when the house burned down
       G (320003@1)      I met the man with the thorny crown
           D (xx0232@1)      I helped Him carry his cross through town
       G (320003@1)                          D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)  Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
       I was in the house when the house burned down

Harmonica Break:   G (320003@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em D (xx0232@1)(2x)    G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)Chorus

Repeat verse 1, End on G
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