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Intro:    Amaj7    F#m    Amaj7    B  E  
EWe movAed into a house in Tennessee
From the ECaliforniBa desert where we did not wanna be
Where the Egrass was high and Athe rivers green the sky was always blue
It was C#m1982 the Bworld was still brand new
Oh the Efront dooAr to that house was very strong
As Elong as we werBe living there I knew nothing could go wrong
So we Ehad our kids we mAade our lives work out the best we could
Behind C#mthat ol' piece of wood in a Bworld we understood
That ol' Amaj7door was always open, that ol' door was never closed
That ol' Bdoor was our protection when the need arose
         Amj7
That ol' door was ever faithful, that ol' door was ever strong
That oBl' door was there to open up and welcome me back home 
Welcome mEe back home
We never knew how good we get it there
So we went right on living like we didn't have a care
And when the only thing that mattered didn't matter after all
And the writin' on the wall said we're headed for a fall
That ol' door was always open that ol' door was standing guard
That ol' door was there to witness when the times were hard
That ol' door was ever faithul that ol' door was in our bones
That ol' door was there to open up and welcome me back home
Intro
Sometimes when the leaves blow down the track
Something deep inside of me bring all those mem'ries back
And that door comes round to haunt me with those chiseled marks that show
Just how much a kid can grow in a world still moving slow
That ol' door was always open... + Verse 1

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That Ol Door

by Rodney Crowell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

F#m

C#m

Amaj7 F#m Amaj7 B E

Intro:

E A

We moved into a house in Tennessee

E B

From the California desert where we did not wanna be

E A

Where the grass was high and the rivers green the sky was always blue

C#m B

It was 1982 the world was still brand new

E A

Oh the front door to that house was very strong

E B

As long as we were living there I knew nothing could go wrong

E A

So we had our kids we made our lives work out the best we could

C#m B

Behind that ol' piece of wood in a world we understood

Amaj7

That ol' door was always open, that ol' door was never closed

That ol' door was our protection when the need arose

Amj7

That ol' door was ever faithful, that ol' door was ever strong

That ol' door was there to open up and welcome me back home

Welcome me back home

We never knew how good we get it there

So we went right on living like we didn't have a care

And when the only thing that mattered didn't matter after all

And the writin' on the wall said we're headed for a fall

That ol' door was always open that ol' door was standing guard

That ol' door was there to witness when the times were hard

That ol' door was ever faithul that ol' door was in our bones

That ol' door was there to open up and welcome me back home

Intro

Sometimes when the leaves blow down the track

Something deep inside of me bring all those mem'ries back

And that door comes round to haunt me with those chiseled marks that show

Just how much a kid can grow in a world still moving slow

That ol' door was always open... + Verse 1

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