INTRO: D  G
 
           A           D                G
Estate sale today from one o'clock 'til four
          A           D                 G
You go and get ready, I'll go start the car
             A                 D               G
Better to be early, then we'll be the first in line
                   A                D               G
And you know how I love this, it's amazing what you find
 
 
CHORUS:
N.C.          C    A        D
Going through dead people's houses
          G           A       D
Wonderful things they have collected
         G            A           D
Open the drawers, the trunks, the closets
              G      A   D           G
Don't leave a corner uninspected
 
 
            A             D                G
You head for the kitchen, I'll check out upstairs
             A             D           G
Old postcards and pens and blue fiesta ware
                 A                  D             G
Shaving mugs and winged eyeglasses, giant plastic pins
                A                 D              G
Linen suits and flowered dresses, so glad we got in
 
 
CHORUS:
N.C.          C    A        D
Going through dead people's houses
          G           A       D
Wonderful things they have collected
         G            A           D
Open the drawers, the trunks, the closets
              G      A   D   
Don't leave a corner uninspected
 
 
BRIDGE:
                                              A
They just don't make 'em like this, it's an incredible price
         D                              A
We could hang it in the kitchen, he was just your size
       D                    A
It's a beautiful frame, the picture's alright
         D                                C      A
Salt and pepper airplanes, ooh, that deco light, eew!
 
 
CHORUS:
N.C.          C    A        D
Going through dead people's houses
          G           A       D
Wonderful things they have collected
         G            A           D
Open the drawers, the trunks, the closets
              G      A   D             G
Don't leave a corner uninspected
 
 
             A            D                  G
Tonight we'll go home and sort through our array
              A              D                G
We'll find the best spots to put things on display
                   A              D                  G
You can't get this great stuff anymore, I don't know why
                  A                    D             G
But I bet we make some young strangers happy when we die
 
 
CHORUS:
N.C.          C    A        D
Going through dead people's houses
          G           A       D
Wonderful things they have collected
         G            A          D
Open the drawers, the trunks and closets
              G      A   D      
Don't leave a corner uninspected
 
 
CHORUS:
              C    A        D
Going through dead people's houses
          G           A       D
Wonderful things they have collected
         G            A           D
Open the drawers, the trunks, the closets
              G      A   D      
Don't leave a corner uninspected
 
 
OUTRO:    (## fade to end ##)
              C    A        D
Going through dead people's houses (Dead people's houses) 
G    A        D
Dead people's houses (Dead people's houses) 
G    A        D
Dead people's houses (Dead people's houses) 
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I've got a brand new pair of roller-skates
              C    A        D
Going through dead people's houses
          G           A       D
Wonderful things they have collected
         G            A          D
Open the drawers, the trunks and closets
              G      A   D      
Don't leave a corner uninspected