C                           F
This ole house once knew my children, this ole house once knew my wife 
      G                  C
This ole house was home and comfort as we fought the storms of life
      C                        F
This old house once rang with laughter, this old house heard many shouts
    G                       C
Now she trembles in the darkness when the lightnin' walks about
Refrain  
          F                                         C
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, ain't a-gonna need this house no more
        G                  C      C/B      Am7
Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ain't got time to fix the floor
Am7/G        F   Fdim                    C   C/B    Am7
Ain't got time to  oil  the hinges nor to mend the window pane
Gdim      G             G7                          G    G/A  G/B   C
Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
C                               F
This ole house is a-gettin' shaky, this ole house is a gettin' old
      G                      C
This ole house lets in the rain, this ole house lets in the cold
     C                         F
Oh, my knees are a-gettin' shaky, but I feel no fear nor pain
     G                      C
'Cause I see an angel peekin' through a broken windowpane
          F                                         C
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, ain't a gonna need this house no more
        G                  C      C/B      Am7
Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ain't got time to fix the floor
Am7/G        F   Fdim                    C   C/B    Am7
Ain't got time to  oil  the hinges nor to mend the window pane
Gdim      G             G7                          G    G/A  G/B   C
Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
C                               F
This ole house is afraid of thunder, this ole house is afraid of storms
      G                    C
This ole house just groans and trembles when the night wind flings its arms
      C                           F
This ole house is gettin' feeble, this old house is needin' paint
       G                       C
Just like me it's tuckered out, but I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
          F                                         C
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, ain't a-gonna need this house no more
        G                  C      C/B      Am7
Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ain't got time to fix the floor
Am7/G        F   Fdim                    C   C/B    Am7
Ain't got time to  oil  the hinges nor to mend the window pane
Gdim      G             G7                          G    G/A  G/B   C
Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
C                              F
My ol' hound dog lies a-sleepin'--he don't know I'm gonna leave
    G                      C
Else he'd wake up by the fireplace and he'd sit there and howl and grieve
     C                          F
But my huntin' days are over; ain't gonna hunt the coon no more
     G                      C
Gabriel done brought in my chariot when the wind blew down the door
          F                                         C
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, ain't a-gonna need this house no more
        G                  C      C/B      Am7
Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ain't got time to fix the floor
Am7/G        F   Fdim                    C   C/B    Am7
Ain't got time to  oil  the hinges nor to mend the window pane
Gdim      G             G7                          G    G/A  G/B   C
Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints