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                      "The House That Jack Built"
                       (Bob Lance - Fran Robbins)
Intro:
	(acapella)
	This is the house that Jack built, y'all
	Ab/ / / /  / / / /
	    Remember this house
Verse 1:
	TAbhis was the land that he worked by hand
	DbIt was the dream of an upright man
	TAbhere was the room that was filled with love
	DbIt was a love that I was proud of
	TEb7his is the life, the life that he planned
	On the Db7love, the same old love
	In the house that AbJack built (the house that Jack built)
	Remember this house
Verse 2:
	There was a fence that held our love (yes, it was)
	There was the gate that he walked out of
	This is the heart, it has turned to stone (yes, it is)
	This is a house, it ain't no home
	This was a love that I destroyed
	On the day that I toyed with love
	In the house that Jack built
	I'm gonna remember this house
Bridge:
	Oh, wGbhat is the use of cAbrying
	You know I brGbought it on myself, there's no dAbenying
	But it sGbeems awful fAbunny
	That I dBb7idn't understand
	Until I Eb7lost my upright man
Verse 3:
	   AbUp on the hill everything stands sDbtill
	In the house that JAback built (the house that Jack built)
	I'm gonna remember this hDbouse (the house that Jack built)
	Listen - I got the hAbouse, I got the car
	DbI got the rugs and I got the rent
	But I aAbin't got Jack
	And I want my Jack back
Horn break:
	Gb/ / / /  Ab/ / / /  Bb7/ / / /  Eb7/ / / /
Coda:
	I tuAbrned my back on Jack, he said he wasn't comin' bDback
	I turned my back on Jack, he said he wasn't comin' bAback
	                    Ab             Db(continue)
	Oh, Jack, you oughta come on back
	Oh, Jack   you oughta come on back (come on back, Jack)
	To the one that you built - it's the same one you built
	You oughta come on back, Jack    oh, now Jack
	I didn't understand   'til I lost my upright man
	Come on back, Jack    you oughta come on home now (fade)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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The House That Jack Built

by Aretha Franklin

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Eb7

Db7

Bb7

"The House That Jack Built"

(Bob Lance - Fran Robbins)

Intro:

(acapella)

This is the house that Jack built, y'all

/ / / / / / / /

Remember this house

Verse 1:

This was the land that he worked by hand

It was the dream of an upright man

There was the room that was filled with love

It was a love that I was proud of

Eb7

This is the life, the life that he planned

Db7

On the love, the same old love

In the house that Jack built (the house that Jack built)

Remember this house

Verse 2:

There was a fence that held our love (yes, it was)

There was the gate that he walked out of

This is the heart, it has turned to stone (yes, it is)

This is a house, it ain't no home

This was a love that I destroyed

On the day that I toyed with love

In the house that Jack built

I'm gonna remember this house

Bridge:

Gb Ab

Oh, what is the use of crying

Gb Ab

You know I brought it on myself, there's no denying

Gb Ab

But it seems awful funny

Bb7

That I didn't understand

Eb7

Until I lost my upright man

Verse 3:

Ab Db

Up on the hill everything stands still

In the house that Jack built (the house that Jack built)

I'm gonna remember this house (the house that Jack built)

Listen - I got the house, I got the car

I got the rugs and I got the rent

But I ain't got Jack

And I want my Jack back

Horn break:

Gb Ab Bb7 Eb7

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Coda:

Ab Db

I turned my back on Jack, he said he wasn't comin' back

Ab Db

(continue)

Oh, Jack, you oughta come on back

Oh, Jack you oughta come on back (come on back, Jack)

To the one that you built - it's the same one you built

You oughta come on back, Jack oh, now Jack

I didn't understand 'til I lost my upright man

Come on back, Jack you oughta come on home now (fade)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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