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The House At The Top Of The Tree

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 There's a hoFuse at the Bbtop of a trFeeC  
 There's a hoFuse at the tBbop of a tAree
 In the hoDmuse there's a roCom
 In the roFom there's a chBbair
 And sitFting in the chBbair is
 FY - o - Dmo - o - o Bb- o - o - o C- o -Fu
 There's a nCose at the eCnd of a sFnout
 Of a dCog with his hCead out the winFdow
 Of a Bbcar that's driCving aBbway from a trCee
 And at the tFop of the tBbree
 There's a houFse, and in the hoBbuse
 There's a rFoom, and in the rBboom
 There's a cFhair, and in the cBbhair is
 FY - o - Dmo - o - o Bb- o - o - Co - o -Fu
 There's a pFlan to Bbeat the hoFuseC  
 In the miFnd of a moBbuse in the woAods
 And the mBbouse in the woCods has a sBbmell that's detCected
 By the Bbnose at the eCnd of a sBbnout of a dCog
 And the dFog has his hBbead out the winFdow of a Bbcar
 And the Fcar is driBbving aFway from a tBbree
 And at the tFop of the Bbtree
 There's a hoFuse, and in the hBbouse
 There's a rFoom, and in the rBboom
 There's a chFair, and in the chBbair is
 FY - o - Dmo - o - o Bb- o - o - Co - o -Fu
 There are Cno more poCtato chips leFft
 In the emCpty bCag in your hFand
 And the crumBbpling soCund of the eBbmpty bCag
 Makes the mBbice get mCad and when the mBbice get mCad
 It lBbeads to a plCan to Bbeat the hoCuse
 And the plBbans in the mCind of a mBbouse in the woCods
 And the moBbuse in the woCods has a sBbmell that's deteCcted
 By the nBbose at the eCnd of a sBbnout of a dCog
 And the dFog has his hBbead out the wiFndow of a Bbcar
 And the cFar is drivBbing away fFrom a tBbree
 And at the tFop of the tBbree
 There's a hoFuse, and in the hoBbuse
 There's a roFom, and in the rBboom
 There's a chFair, and in the cBbhair is
 FY - o - Dmo - o - o Bb- o - o - Co - o -Fu
 And the reCason there are Cno more chFips
 In the emCpty bCag in your hFand
 Is that the cruBbmpling sCound of the eBbmpty bCag
 Makes the mBbice get mCad, which lBbeads to a pClan
 To Bbeat the hCouse, but jBbust in tiCme
 The Bbdog arriCves to gBbive to the moCuse
 The potFato cBbhips that you toFok from the Bbbag
 And gFave to the Bbdog to delFiver to the Bbmouse
 So the moFuse would not Bbeat
 FY - o - Dmo - o - o Bb- o - o - Co - o -Fu

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The House At The Top Of The Tree

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F Bb F C

There's a house at the top of a tree

F Bb A

There's a house at the top of a tree

Dm C

In the house there's a room

F Bb

In the room there's a chair

F Bb

And sitting in the chair is

F Dm Bb C F

Y - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o -u

C C F

There's a nose at the end of a snout

C C F

Of a dog with his head out the window

Bb C Bb C

Of a car that's driving away from a tree

F Bb

And at the top of the tree

F Bb

There's a house, and in the house

F Bb

There's a room, and in the room

F Bb

There's a chair, and in the chair is

F Dm Bb C F

Y - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o -u

F Bb F C

There's a plan to eat the house

F Bb A

In the mind of a mouse in the woods

Bb C Bb C

And the mouse in the woods has a smell that's detected

Bb C Bb C

By the nose at the end of a snout of a dog

F Bb F Bb

And the dog has his head out the window of a car

F Bb F Bb

And the car is driving away from a tree

F Bb

And at the top of the tree

F Bb

There's a house, and in the house

F Bb

There's a room, and in the room

F Bb

There's a chair, and in the chair is

F Dm Bb C F

Y - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o -u

C C F

There are no more potato chips left

C C F

In the empty bag in your hand

Bb C Bb C

And the crumpling sound of the empty bag

Bb C Bb C

Makes the mice get mad and when the mice get mad

Bb C Bb C

It leads to a plan to eat the house

Bb C Bb C

And the plans in the mind of a mouse in the woods

Bb C Bb C

And the mouse in the woods has a smell that's detected

Bb C Bb C

By the nose at the end of a snout of a dog

F Bb F Bb

And the dog has his head out the window of a car

F Bb F Bb

And the car is driving away from a tree

F Bb

And at the top of the tree

F Bb

There's a house, and in the house

F Bb

There's a room, and in the room

F Bb

There's a chair, and in the chair is

F Dm Bb C F

Y - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o -u

C C F

And the reason there are no more chips

C C F

In the empty bag in your hand

Bb C Bb C

Is that the crumpling sound of the empty bag

Bb C Bb C

Makes the mice get mad, which leads to a plan

Bb C Bb C

To eat the house, but just in time

Bb C Bb C

The dog arrives to give to the mouse

F Bb F Bb

The potato chips that you took from the bag

F Bb F Bb

And gave to the dog to deliver to the mouse

F Bb

So the mouse would not eat

F Dm Bb C F

Y - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o -u

About The House At The Top Of The Tree Chords by They Might Be Giants

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