Chords/Tabulature for
This Old House

Submitted by:

• Brent Hinson (hinsonb8689@uni.edu)
• Malc Brookes (malc@malbro.demon.co.uk)

Notes about this song:

• Chords for Guitar 1 come first,
  with chords for Guitar 2 in parentheses.
  For example: G(D)
• Chord names used refer to the shape rather than the actual pitch.
• Guitar 1 Tuning: CGCFAD.
• Guitar 2 Tuning: Standard (EADGBE) with capo on 3rd fret.

Chords:
           Guitar 1  Guitar 2
  G(D)      550003     x00232
  D(A)      000232     x02220
  D7(A7)    05453x     x02020
  Am7(Em7)  x02010     020000
  C(G)      x32010     320003

Intro:
G(D) / / / G(D) / / /

Verse:
G(D)                           D7(A7)
Midnight, that old clock keeps ticking,
    Am7(Em7)            D(A)                G(D)
The kids are all asleep and I'm walking the floor.
G(D)                          D7(A7)
Darlin' I can see that you're dreaming,
                  Am7(Em7)    D(A)             G(D)
And I don't wanna wake you up when I close the door.

Chorus:
G(D)                               C(G)
This old house of ours is built on dreams
      D(A)                             G(D)
And a businessman don't know what that means.
        G(D)                                C(G)
There's a garden outside she works in every day
    D(A) 
And tomorrow morning a man from the bank's 
                           G(D)
Gonna come and take it all away.

G(D) / / /

Verse:
Lately, I've been thinking 'bout daddy,
And how he always made things work when the chips were down,
And I know I've got something inside me
There's always a light there to guide me
To what can't be found.

Chorus:
This old house of ours is built on dreams
And a businessman don't know what that means.
There's a swing outside the kids play on every day
And tomorrow morning a man from the bank's
Gonna come and take it all away.

   Am7(Em7)         D(A)
d|------0-0-------------2-2-----2-2--|
A|------1-1-------------3-3-----3-3--|
F|------0-0-------------2-2-----2-2--|
C|------2-2-------0---------0--------|
G|--0---------2-3--------------------|
C|------------------0----------------|
      Take it all away (take it all away)
Am7(Em7)       D(A)
  Take it all away (take it all away)
Am7(Em7)       D(A)              G(D)
  Take it all away (take it all away)

Instrumental (as per verse):
G(D)   /   /  / D(A) / / /
Am(Em) / D(A) / G(D) / / /
G(D)   /   /  / D(A) / / /
Am(Em) / D(A) / G(D) / / /

Verse:
Remember how we first came here together?
Standing on an empty lot, holding hands.
Later, we came back in the moonlight
And made love right where the kitchen is,
Then we made our plans.

Chorus:
This old house of ours is built on dreams
And a businessman don't know what that means.
There's a garden outside she works in every day
And tomorrow morning a man from the bank's
Gonna come and take it all away.

Am7(Em7)       D(A)
  Take it all away (take it all away)
Am7(Em7)       D(A)
  Take it all away (take it all away)
Am7(Em7)       D(A)
  Take it all away (take it all away)
G(D)