{"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":2131935,"song":"The House Is Falling Down","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2131935-the-house-is-falling-down-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2131935?type=chord","rating":0.19419,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMan had need of shelter from the evil from the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe devil wind was blowin' and from heaven came a light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe Son of God, a carpenter, and he came with a plan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo build a house where heaven could be offered unto man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen he came here he laid down a mighty firm foundation[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the columns and the beams were churches scattered through the nation[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen rooms were added to it on that same old solid rock[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen roofs were raised by willing hands from the bottom to the top[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen people came and filled the house with singin' prayer and praise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome turned and rejected, his house fell on leaner days[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon of God, o carpenter, will you come back around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                          [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe blocks and beams are crumbling and the house is falling down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow the wind is raging and the devil's angry roar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIs screamin' at the windows and howlin' at the door[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd thought the faithful few inside are standing true and strong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe house has been neglected and it won't be standing long[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen he came here he laid down a mighty firm foundation[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the columns and the beams were churches scattered through the nation[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen rooms were added to it on that same old solid rock[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen roofs were raised by willing hands from the bottom to the top[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen people came and filled the house with singin' prayer and praise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome turned and rejected, his house fell on leaner days[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon of God, o carpenter, will you come back around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                          [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe blocks and beams are crumbling and the house is falling down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon of God, o carpenter, will you come back around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                          [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOur Blocks and beams are crumbling and the house is falling down[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["G","C","A7","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}