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A House Is A Home

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Capo on 3rd Fret
[Verse 1]
Ca house is a home Feven when it's Cdark
Ameven when the grass is overGgrown in the Cyard
Ceven when the dog is too Fold to Cbark
and when you're Amsitting at the table Gtrying not to Fstarve
[Chorus]
a Ghouse is a Chome
even Fwhen we've up and Cgone
even Fwhen you're there Calone
a GhousFe, a GhousFe, is a Chome
[Verse 2]
Ca house is a home Feven when there's Cghosts
even Amwhen you gotta run from the Gones who love you Cmost
screen door's broken paint's Fpeeling from the Cwood
Amlocals whisper when they gonna Gleave the Fneighborhood
[Chorus]
a Ghouse is a Chome
even Fwhen we've up and Cgone
even Fwhen you're there Calone
a GhousFe, a GhousFe, is a Chome
[Instrumental]
C F C Am G C
[Verse 3]
Ca house is a home where the Fchores are never Cdone
Amwhere you spend your whole life Grunning to and Cfrom
and if the life that you live is Fnot the life you Cchoose
Ammake your child a home and sGtart aFnew
[Chorus]
a Ghouse is a Chome
even Fwhen we've up and Cgone
even Fwhen you're there Calone
a GhousFe, a GhousFe, a GhousFe, is a Chome

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A House Is A Home

by Ben Harper

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 3rd Fret

[Verse 1]

C F C

a house is a home even when it's dark

Am G C

even when the grass is overgrown in the yard

C F C

even when the dog is too old to bark

Am G F

and when you're sitting at the table trying not to starve

[Chorus]

G C

a house is a home

F C

even when we've up and gone

F C

even when you're there alone

G F G F C

a house, a house, is a home

[Verse 2]

C F C

a house is a home even when there's ghosts

Am G C

even when you gotta run from the ones who love you most

F C

screen door's broken paint's peeling from the wood

Am G F

locals whisper when they gonna leave the neighborhood

[Chorus]

G C

a house is a home

F C

even when we've up and gone

F C

even when you're there alone

G F G F C

a house, a house, is a home

[Instrumental]

C F C Am G C

[Verse 3]

C F C

a house is a home where the chores are never done

Am G C

where you spend your whole life running to and from

F C

and if the life that you live is not the life you choose

Am G F

make your child a home and start anew

[Chorus]

G C

a house is a home

F C

even when we've up and gone

F C

even when you're there alone

G F G F G F C

a house, a house, a house, is a home

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