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[Verse]
Athe house next door is F#mworn and old,
AI don't know how it can F#mhold so
but the Dpeople living there are so Eclose together
Dthat old house can stand any kind of Eweather
and Amy house, it's like a mF#mansion
Astanding so great and tF#mall
but for aDll the love that's iEn it
it might as well faAllD  A  
Athe car they drive it's not F#mmuch to see
Ait's kinda beat up and F#mraggedy
but it tDakes them anyplace they Ewanna go
it taDkes them to a park or a Emovie show
Aand listen my car, its a nF#mew car
oh it's the Abest of any they've F#mmade
but for aDll the joy it brEings me
I might as well tradeA  D  A  
'cause I gotta find lovAe
I gotta find lF#move
the kind of lovAe I'm looking fC#mor
can be Bmfound in the hEouse next Adoor
they got hBbalf a dozen kids that they can Gmhardly feed
well theBby're always short of evGmerything they need
well eEbven though they hFaven't got a lot
they sEbeem so content with Fwhat they've got
and BbI've got all the Gmmoney
a mBban could ever hGmope to save
but for aEbll the love it brFings me
I'd give it awBbayEb  Bb  
'cause I gotta find lBbove
I gotta find lGmove
the kind of lBbove I'm looking Dmfor
can be foCmund in the hFouse next dBboor

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The House Next Door

by O.C. Smith

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F#m

C#m

[Verse]

A F#m

the house next door is worn and old,

A F#m

I don't know how it can hold so

D E

but the people living there are so close together

D E

that old house can stand any kind of weather

A F#m

and my house, it's like a mansion

A F#m

standing so great and tall

D E

but for all the love that's in it

A D A

it might as well fall

A F#m

the car they drive it's not much to see

A F#m

it's kinda beat up and raggedy

D E

but it takes them anyplace they wanna go

D E

it takes them to a park or a movie show

A F#m

and listen my car, its a new car

A F#m

oh it's the best of any they've made

D E

but for all the joy it brings me

A D A

I might as well trade

'cause I gotta find love

F#m

I gotta find love

A C#m

the kind of love I'm looking for

Bm E A

can be found in the house next door

Bb Gm

they got half a dozen kids that they can hardly feed

Bb Gm

well they're always short of everything they need

Eb F

well even though they haven't got a lot

Eb F

they seem so content with what they've got

Bb Gm

and I've got all the money

Bb Gm

a man could ever hope to save

Eb F

but for all the love it brings me

Bb Eb Bb

I'd give it away

'cause I gotta find love

I gotta find love

Bb Dm

the kind of love I'm looking for

Cm F Bb

can be found in the house next door

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