E          | E          | E          | E          ||

[Verse 1]
           E     B7              E          E
That woman lives   in a house of stone,
               E     E                B7        B7
you better not cuss,   you better not roam.
               A   A                  E          E
She'll put you out   on your ass all alone,
     E     B7                    E          E
that woman   lives in a house of stone.

[Verse 2]
     E    B7                  E          E
Fair lady   give a drunkard a chance,
                E     E                   B7        B7
got a brand new suit,   I got two pair of pants.
            A    A               E          E
Easy on the eyes   and I love to dance,
                    E   B7                   E          E
I could dance right now   if you give me the chance.

[Interlude] (Mandoline and Guitar)
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E          | E          | B7         | B7         |
A          | A          | E          | E          |
E          | B7         | E          | E          ||

[Verse 3]
                  E   B7              E          E
I'm waiting for a man   but he hasn't shown,
                  E        E            B7        B7
I'm on the corner freezing   through my bones.
                 A     A                     E          E
Give me one more week,   I'll make good that loan
        E     B7                    E          E
to that woman   up in that house of stone.

[Verse 4]
                   E      B7                 E          E
The deacons in her church   say to leave me alone,
            E     E                    B7        B7
they say my brain   is in the twilight zone.
            A   A                  E          E
And maybe I sin   but I ain't high tone,
               E    B7                 E          E
I'm after that girl   in that house of stone,
               E    B7                 E     A     E B7    E
I'm after that girl   in that house of stone.