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[Verse 1]
Bm7We  E7went to a Bm7cheap hoE7tel
Bm7A no E7soap no Bm7sleep hoE7tel
CIt did for Fus and for Cpublic Fscorn.
Bm7In the E7dying town where Bm7we were E7born
AHow I Bm7hoped she wouldn’t E7change her mind.
AUp unBm7til it was E7time to find
AShe was D7even craziCer than I
[Chorus 1]
GIn the big Dsleeping house
CPainted white
GFacing south
GWith the ghost to Dgrin at you
CAfternoon
Now Fplease Cget Dout
Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7
[Verse 2]
Bm7This E7is the Bm7night beE7fore
Bm7We’ve had a E7little and we Bm7want some E7more
CIt shakes the Fworld and it Cmakes us Fsweat
Bm7We make no E7promises we Bm7make no E7threats.
AAnd I Bm7gave her what she E7did demand
AIt was Bm7weak and it was E7built on sand
AAnd she D7clawed through it with Cboth her hands.
[Chorus 1]
GIn the big Dsleeping house
CPainted white
GFacing south
GWith the ghost to Dgrin at you
CAfternoon
Now Fplease Cget Dout
Ghosts
[Instrumental]
 G   Em7   Am7   C/D(x3)
G Em7 F C
[Verse 3]
AI heard she Bm7went off to AE7merica
AShe has poBm7sition and possE7essions now
AAnd I will D7bet she can’t reCmember how
[Chorus 2]
GIn the big Dsleeping house
CPainted white
GFacing south
She Gheld my hands up Dto her face
And said Cdamn this place
This FhaunCted Dplace
[Chorus 1]
GIn the big Dsleeping house
CPainted white
GFacing south
GWith the ghost to Dgrin at you
CAfternoon
Now Fplease Cget DoutF  C  D  

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Big Sleeping House

by Microdisney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Em7

Am7

C/D

[Verse 1]

Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7

We went to a cheap hotel

Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7

A no soap no sleep hotel

C F C F

It did for us and for public scorn.

Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7

In the dying town where we were born

A Bm7 E7

How I hoped she wouldn’t change her mind.

A Bm7 E7

Up until it was time to find

A D7 C

She was even crazier than I

[Chorus 1]

G D

In the big sleeping house

Painted white

Facing south

G D

With the ghost to grin at you

Afternoon

F C D

Now please get out

Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7

[Verse 2]

Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7

This is the night before

Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7

We’ve had a little and we want some more

C F C F

It shakes the world and it makes us sweat

Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7

We make no promises we make no threats.

A Bm7 E7

And I gave her what she did demand

A Bm7 E7

It was weak and it was built on sand

A D7 C

And she clawed through it with both her hands.

[Chorus 1]

G D

In the big sleeping house

Painted white

Facing south

G D

With the ghost to grin at you

Afternoon

F C D

Now please get out

Ghosts

[Instrumental]

G Em7 Am7 C/D

(x3)

G Em7 F C

[Verse 3]

A Bm7 E7

I heard she went off to America

A Bm7 E7

She has position and possessions now

A D7 C

And I will bet she can’t remember how

[Chorus 2]

G D

In the big sleeping house

Painted white

Facing south

G D

She held my hands up to her face

And said damn this place

F C D

This haunted place

[Chorus 1]

G D

In the big sleeping house

Painted white

Facing south

G D

With the ghost to grin at you

Afternoon

F C D F C D

Now please get out

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