Intro : Bb
Bb
I had the shit till it all got smoked
Cm
I kept the promise till the vow got broke
Cm
I had to drink from the lovin' cup
Bb
I stood on the banks till the river rose up
Eb
I saw the bride in her wedding gown
Gm F Bb
I was in the house when the house burned down
Interlude : Bbsus4/Bb F Bb
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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
Eb
I was in the house when the house burned down
Gm
I met the man with the thorny crown
F
I helped Him carry his cross through town
Gm F Bb
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
