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Lets Play House

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Tempo:   4|4
Style:   Cajun Rhythm & Blues
Tuning:  Open D
Capo 1
Chords:
         DADF#Ad  
D#:      0000000
G#:      5555555  ! = allegro strum & stop
A#:      7777777
D#7:     0000030
D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#  * = continuous slide
slide  strum  strum
INTRO: 
[Picked] 
d  ——0————————————0——————
A  ————0—0——0—0—0———0—0—— 
F# ————0—0————0—0———0—0——
  D——————————————————————
  A——————————————————————
D  —————-—0——————0—————0—
[Strummed]
                   Fast Semi-Muted Slide
|(D#)              |D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*     |
VERSE 1:
(N.C.)                D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#* 
You may go to college,
(N.C.)            D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#* 
’May go to school.
(N.C.)              
You may get a religion, baby,
(N.C.)    G#!         
Don't you be nobody's fool.
CHORUS 1:
(N.C.)    G#
Now baby, come baby, come.  
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.A#  
I wanna play house with D#7you.
VERSE 2:
(N.C.)                              D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*
Now listen and let me tell you baby,
(N.C.)                 D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*
What I'm talking about.
(N.C.) 
Come on back to me, little girl,
(N.C.)    G#!
So we can play some house.
CHORUS 2:
(N.C.)    G#
Now baby, come baby, come.  
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.A#  
I wanna play house with D#7you.
INSTRUMENTAL 1:
|   D#7|   D#7|  G#  A#|  G#  D#7|
|   D#7|   D#7|  G#  A#|  G#  D#7|
|   D#7|   D#7|  G#  A#|  G#  D#7|
VERSE3:
                            D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*
Now this is one thing, baby,
                        D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*
That I want you to know.
(N.C.)
Come on back and let's play a little house,
(N.C.)                            G#!
And we can act like we did before.
CHORUS 3:
(N.C.)     G#
Well baby, come baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.A#  
I wanna play house with D#7you.
INSTRUMENTAL 2:
|   D#7|   D#7|  G#  A#|  G#  D#7|
|   D#7|   D#7|  G#  A#|  G#  D#7|
|   D#7|   D#7|  G#  A#|  G#  D#7|
VERSE 4:
                       D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*
Now listen to me, baby,
                     D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*
Don’t you understand.
(N.C.)
I'd rather see you dead, little girl,
(N.C.)
Than to be with another man.
CHORUS 4 & CODA:(Honky-tonk Piano over)
(N.C.)    G#
Now baby, come baby, come.  
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.A#  
                        D#7   (Fade)
I wanna play house with you.  
End

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Lets Play House

by Arthur Gunter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D#7

Tempo: 4|4

Style: Cajun Rhythm & Blues

Tuning: Open D

Capo 1

Chords:

DADF#Ad

D#: 0000000

G#: 5555555 ! = allegro strum & stop

A#: 7777777

D#7: 0000030

D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A# * = continuous slide

slide strum strum

INTRO:

[Picked]

d ——0————————————0——————

A ————0—0——0—0—0———0—0——

F# ————0—0————0—0———0—0——

——————————————————————

D —————-—0——————0—————0—

[Strummed]

Fast Semi-Muted Slide

|(D#) |D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#* |

VERSE 1:

(N.C.) D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*

You may go to college,

(N.C.) D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*

’May go to school.

(N.C.)

You may get a religion, baby,

(N.C.) G#!

Don't you be nobody's fool.

CHORUS 1:

(N.C.) G#

Now baby, come baby, come.

Come back, baby, come.

D#7

I wanna play house with you.

VERSE 2:

(N.C.) D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*

Now listen and let me tell you baby,

(N.C.) D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*

What I'm talking about.

(N.C.)

Come on back to me, little girl,

(N.C.) G#!

So we can play some house.

CHORUS 2:

(N.C.) G#

Now baby, come baby, come.

Come back, baby, come.

D#7

I wanna play house with you.

INSTRUMENTAL 1:

D#7 D#7 G# A# G# D#7

| | | | |

D#7 D#7 G# A# G# D#7

| | | | |

D#7 D#7 G# A# G# D#7

| | | | |

VERSE3:

D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*

Now this is one thing, baby,

D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*

That I want you to know.

(N.C.)

Come on back and let's play a little house,

(N.C.) G#!

And we can act like we did before.

CHORUS 3:

(N.C.) G#

Well baby, come baby, come.

Come back, baby, come.

D#7

I wanna play house with you.

INSTRUMENTAL 2:

D#7 D#7 G# A# G# D#7

| | | | |

D#7 D#7 G# A# G# D#7

| | | | |

D#7 D#7 G# A# G# D#7

| | | | |

VERSE 4:

D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*

Now listen to me, baby,

D#/A#-—G#-G#-—A#*

Don’t you understand.

(N.C.)

I'd rather see you dead, little girl,

(N.C.)

Than to be with another man.

CHORUS 4 & CODA:(Honky-tonk Piano over)

(N.C.) G#

Now baby, come baby, come.

Come back, baby, come.

D#7 (Fade)

I wanna play house with you.

End

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