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 G5 F5 Bb5 I was in the house when the house burned down Interlude : Bb5 F5 Bb5 -1-----1-1- -4-4-3-1-3- -3-3-3-2-3- -3-3-3-3-3- -1-------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 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