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10 Sep 06 - 12:52 AM (#1830988) Subject: Lyr Add: THE OLD OLD HOUSE (George Jones) From: Gene i had heard this some years ago by other artists... but only learned recently that GJ co-wrote it... and i will say IMHO he does the ABSOLUTELY BEST JOB OF IT.. The Old, Old House George Jones Written by George Jones & Hal Bynum There's an (D) old, old (D7) house that (G) once was a (D) Mansion On a hill overlooking the (A) town But (D) time has left a (D7) wreckage where (G) once there was (D) beauty And soon the old (A) house will tumble (D) down But when the (A) leaves start to (G) fall in (D) aut-tu-um-n And the (A) rain starts to (G) drip from the (D) tr-e-e-s (A) There's an (D) old, old (D7) man who (G) walks thru the (D) garden And his head is (A) bowed in memo-ri-(D)-ies Steel turn around: [D] They say he built a (D7) mansion for the (G) love of a (D) woman They planned to be married in the (A) fall-al-al But her (D) love for him (D7) withered in the (G) last days [or rays?] of (D) summer And the house stood (A) empty after (D) all But when the (A) leaves start to (G) fall in (D) aut-tu-um-n And the (A) rain starts to (G) drip from the (D) tr-e-e-s (A) There's an (D) old, old (D7) man who (G) walks thru the (D) garden And his head is (A) bowed in memo-ri-(D)-ies TAG: There's an (D) old, old (D7) man who (G) walks thru the (D) garden And his head is (A) bowed in memo-ri-(D)-ies |