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House For Sale by Lucifer
House For Sale
Intro:
G |Dm |E E7 |Am |Am E7
e
b 0 1 0
g 2 2
d 2 2 0
a 3 3 2
e
Verse 1:
|Am |E7 |Am |
THE SIGN WENT UP ONE RAINY MORNING, JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS OFF THE DAWN.
C |G E7 |Am
MRS HEDLEY PEAKED OUT THROUGH HER CURTAINS, WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON.
|E
THE NEIGHBOURS SAT OVER COFFEE CUPS.
|E7 |E7 (2-count)
THAT NICE YOUNG COUPLE IS BREAKING UP.
Verse 2:
|Am |E7 |Am
IN THE LIVINGROOM THE LINEN AND THE CRYSTALS, SIT ALL PACKED AND SET TO GO.
|C |G E7 |Am
I TELL MYSELF ONCE MORE I WONT BE HERE IN SPRING, TO SEE MY ROSES GROW.
|E
AND ALL THE THINGS YOU TRIED TO FIX,
|E7 |E7 (2-count)
THE ROOF STILL LEAKS THE DOOR STILL STICKS.
Chorus + Interlude:
|Am C |F E7 |Am C
HOUSE FOR SALE, YOU CAN READ IT ON THE SIGN. HOUSE FOR SALE,
|F E7 |Am C
IT WAS YOURS AND IT WAS MINE. AND TO-MORROW SOME STRANGERS,
|D Dm |E |
WILL BE CLIMBING UP THE STAIRS. TO THE BEDROOM FILLED WITH MEMORIES,
E7 |Am |Am E7
THE ONE WE USED TO SHARE.
e
b 0 1 0
g 2 2
d 2 2 0
a 3 3 2
e
Verse 3:
|Am |E7
I KNOW YOU'VE ALWAYS LOVED THAT PAINTING,
|Am
FROM THAT FUNNY LITTLE SHOP IN SPAIN.
|C |G E7 |Am
RE-MEMBER HOW WE FOUND IT WHEN WE DUCKED IN, FROM THAT SUDDEN SUMMER RAIN.
|E
BUT I THINK I'LL KEEP THE SILVER TRAY,
|E7 |E7 (2-count)
MY MOTHER GAVE US ON OUR WEDDING DAY.
Chorus 4x (4th in Fade Out):
|Am C |F E7 |Am C
HOUSE FOR SALE, YOU CAN READ IT ON THE SIGN. HOUSE FOR SALE,
|F E7 |Am C
IT WAS YOURS AND IT WAS MINE. AND TO-MORROW SOME STRANGERS,
|D Dm |E |
WILL BE CLIMBING UP THE STAIRS. TO THE BEDROOM FILLED WITH MEMORIES,
E7 |Am (2-count)
THE ONE WE USED TO SHARE.
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
G Dm E E7 Am Am E7 E Am
e|---------0-1-0-----------------------|
B|-------1--------1--------------------|
G|-----2------------2------------------|
D|---2----------------2-0--------------|
A|-0----------------------3-3--2p0--0--|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Am E7 Am
The sign went up one rainy morning, just a couple of hours off the dawn.
C G E7 Am
Mrs. Hadley peeked out through her curtains, wondering what was going on.
E
The neighbors sat over coffee cups;
E7 E E7
That nice young couple is breaking up.
[Verse 2]
Am E7 Am
In the living room, the linen and the crystals, sit all packed and set to go.
C G E7 Am
I tell myself once more, I won't be here in spring to see my roses grow.
E
And all the things you tried to fix;
E7 E E7
The roof still leaks, the door still sticks...
[Chorus 1]
E7 E Am C FM7 E7
House For Sale, you can read it on the sign.
E7 E Am C FM7 E7
House For Sale, it was yours and it was mine.
E Am C D Dm
And tomorrow some strangers will be climbing up the stairs,
E
to the bedroom filled with memories,
E7 E Am
the one... we used to share.
[Interlude]
Am Am E7 E Am
e|---------0-1-0-----------------------|
B|-------1--------1--------------------|
G|-----2------------2------------------|
D|---2----------------2-0--------------|
A|-0----------------------3-3--2p0--0--|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
Am E7 Am
I know you've always loved that painting, from that funny little shop in Spain.
C G E7 Am
Remember how we found it when we ducked in, from that sudden summer rain.
E
But I think I'll keep the silver tray;
E7 E E7
My mother gave us on our wedding day.
[Final Choruses] 4x
E7 E Am C F E7
House For Sale, you can read it on the sign.
E7 E Am C F E7
House For Sale, it was yours and it was mine.
E Am C D Dm
And tomorrow some strangers, will be climbing up the stairs,
E
to the bedroom filled with memories,
E7 E Am
the one... we used to share.
[Coda]
Am Am E7 E Am
e|---------0-1-0--------------------0--|
B|-------1--------1-----------------1--|
G|-----2------------2---------------2--|
D|---2----------------2-0-----------2--|
A|-0----------------------3-3--2p0--0--|
E|-------------------------------------|
/buend.
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