Intro : Bb5

  Bb5
I had the shit till it all got smoked 
  C5
I kept the promise till the vow got broke 
  C5
I had to drink from the lovin' cup 
  Bb5
I stood on the banks till the river rose up 
  Eb5
I saw the bride in her wedding gown 
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I was in the house when the house burned down 

Interlude :  Bb5 F5 Bb5

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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 

  Eb5
I was in the house when the house burned down 
  G5
I met the man with the thorny crown 
  F5
I helped Him carry his cross through town 
  G5                        F5        Bb5
I was in the house when the house burned down 

I was in the house when the house burned down 
I met the man with the thorny crown 
I helped Him carry his cross through town 
I was in the house when the house burned down 

I had the shit till it all got smoked 
I kept the promise till the vow got broke 
I had to drink from the lovin' cup 
I stood on the banks till the river rose up 
I saw the bride in her wedding gown 
I was in the house when the house burned down