House by the CreekMilow Capo: 2 chords by niclas
Intro: C G F C C G F C
Mama ris[C]e on the couch i[G]n her old weddin[F]g gown [C]
She turn[C]ed pale long b[G]efore the [F]carnival had lef[C]t town
She star[C]es at the fron[G]t porch on[F] the outlook for[C] dad
''Don't [Am]worry, I'll be back in a week'' i[G]s the last thin[F]g he said[C]
We all k[C]new he gambled[G] in the ci[F]ty and lost[C]
Money we[C] didn't have m[G]ust've be [F]the line that he[C] crossed
It's bee[C]n over a [G]year instea[F]d of a week[C]
[Am] Here in [G]our hous[F]e, our h[G]ouse by [C]the creek. [C][G][F][C][C][G][F][C]
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/milow/house_by_the_creek_crd.html )
[C]Me and my fami[G]ly live in[F] the Netherlands[C]
In the h[C]ouse that he b[G]uild with [F]his bare hands[C]
My young[C]er brother Jimmy is play[G]ing outside[F][C]
Wit[C]h his cap gu[G]n he tries to shoot pl[F]anes from the sky[C]
In his chair [C]by the window sits [G]uncle Fred[F][C]
Since he's back [C]from the war there ain't a wor[G]d he has said[F][C]
And Fred calls [C]my sister as she pas[G]sed away sir[F][C]
Sometime[C]s in my dreams I cat[G]ch up with dad and wit[F]h her[C]
What we en[C]d up with is not [G]what we seek[F][C]
Am G F G C C G F C C G F C 2x
Here in our house, our house by the creek.
My name [C]is Louis, it's L[G]ouis all right[F][C]
I play d[C]ad's old accordi[G]on all day and a[F]ll night[C]
I just t[C]urned eleven, so[G] I'm still a ki[F]d[C]
But when[C] I grow up I wanna find [G]out what daddy d[F]id[C]
Mister b[C]elieve me, I was[G] thought not to [F]cry[C]
And that[C] family should stay toge[G]ther till the da[F]y that you die[C]
Yeah mis[C]ter believe me, [G]I was thought boys don't c[F]ry[C]
And that the town where [Am]you're born is the town [G]where you'll die[F][C]
That the town wh[Am]ere you're born [G]is where you'll probably[F] die.[C]
C G F C C G F C 4x
What did[C] God wanna show he creat[G]ed man weak[F][C]
We don't[Am] understand in o[G]ur house by the [F]creek.[G][C]
Intro: C G F C C G F C
Mama ris[C]e on the couch i[G]n her old weddin[F]g gown [C]
She turn[C]ed pale long b[G]efore the [F]carnival had lef[C]t town
She star[C]es at the fron[G]t porch on[F] the outlook for[C] dad
''Don't [Am]worry, I'll be back in a week'' i[G]s the last thin[F]g he said[C]
We all k[C]new he gambled[G] in the ci[F]ty and lost[C]
Money we[C] didn't have m[G]ust've be [F]the line that he[C] crossed
It's bee[C]n over a [G]year instea[F]d of a week[C]
[Am] Here in [G]our hous[F]e, our h[G]ouse by [C]the creek. [C][G][F][C][C][G][F][C]
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/milow/house_by_the_creek_crd.html )
[C]Me and my fami[G]ly live in[F] the Netherlands[C]
In the h[C]ouse that he b[G]uild with [F]his bare hands[C]
My young[C]er brother Jimmy is play[G]ing outside[F][C]
Wit[C]h his cap gu[G]n he tries to shoot pl[F]anes from the sky[C]
In his chair [C]by the window sits [G]uncle Fred[F][C]
Since he's back [C]from the war there ain't a wor[G]d he has said[F][C]
And Fred calls [C]my sister as she pas[G]sed away sir[F][C]
Sometime[C]s in my dreams I cat[G]ch up with dad and wit[F]h her[C]
What we en[C]d up with is not [G]what we seek[F][C]
Am G F G C C G F C C G F C 2x
Here in our house, our house by the creek.
My name [C]is Louis, it's L[G]ouis all right[F][C]
I play d[C]ad's old accordi[G]on all day and a[F]ll night[C]
I just t[C]urned eleven, so[G] I'm still a ki[F]d[C]
But when[C] I grow up I wanna find [G]out what daddy d[F]id[C]
Mister b[C]elieve me, I was[G] thought not to [F]cry[C]
And that[C] family should stay toge[G]ther till the da[F]y that you die[C]
Yeah mis[C]ter believe me, [G]I was thought boys don't c[F]ry[C]
And that the town where [Am]you're born is the town [G]where you'll die[F][C]
That the town wh[Am]ere you're born [G]is where you'll probably[F] die.[C]
C G F C C G F C 4x
What did[C] God wanna show he creat[G]ed man weak[F][C]
We don't[Am] understand in o[G]ur house by the [F]creek.[G][C]
