{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2126827,"song":"The Housefire","artist":"Turnpike Troubadours","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11461501-the-housefire-chords-by-turnpike-troubadours/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2126827?type=chord","rating":4.81462,"votes":395,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI remember smelling smoke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI woke up I was choking[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLorrie grabbed the baby and we made it safe outside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe never missed a note[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTook a breath and cleared her throat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd wrapped him in a Carhartt coat she found out in my ride[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\n     Next thing I remember[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI was barefoot in December[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I hit the door again it really came alive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat was all she wrote in a 30 second note[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI got out with a photograph and my old auto 5[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLord knows that I've been blessed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can stand up to the test[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can live on so much less[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThis much I've been learning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFeel a pounding in my chest[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm fearful I'll confess[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow am I to get my rest?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe house I built is burning[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell Lorrie called the volunteers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSiren music to my ears[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFirst I've been glad to hear the flashing red and blue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCan't repay the time they gave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere was nothing left to save[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShake all of their hands and waved[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey did all they could do[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLord knows that I've been blessed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can stand up to the test[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can live on so much less[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThis much I've been learning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nForgive my cowardice[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm fearful I'll confess[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow am I to get my rest?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe house I built is burning[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe snuck away two nights ago[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRode around the logging roads[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe been stuck in a motor home about to fall apart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe finally made a go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGot dealt a heavy blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe said I'll bet you make it, it's a long way from your heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n     Well I know that I've been blessed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can make more out of less[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI can get my rest in any bed that I lay down in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGot nothing holding me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGot a couple memories[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA picture of the three of us[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd my grandfather's Browning[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  x2","plain_text":"[Intro]\nC  G  D  G  x2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nC  G  D  G\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nC  G  D  G\nC  G  D  Em D\nC  G  D  G  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