The Housefire
The Housefire

The Housefire chords by Turnpike Troubadours

2017•Country
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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  • C

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  • D

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    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    I 
    re
    member 
    smelling 
    smoke 

    I 
    woke 
    up 
    I 
    was 
    choking 

    Lorrie 
    grabbed 
    the 
    baby 

    and 
    we 
    made 
    it 
    safe 
    outside 

    She 
    never 
    missed 
    a 
    note 

    Took 
    a 
    breath 
    and 
    cleared 
    her 
    throat 

    And 
    wrapped 
    him 
    in 
    a 
    Carhartt 
    coat 

    she 
    found 
    out 
    in 
    my 
    ride 

    Verse 2
    Next 
    thing 
    I 
    re
    member 

    I 
    was 
    barefoot 
    in 
    De
    cember 

    When 
    I 
    hit 
    the 
    door 
    again 

    it 
    really 
    came 
    alive 

    That 
    was 
    all 
    she 
    wrote 

    in 
    a 
    30 
    second 
    note 

    I 
    got 
    out 
    with 
    a 
    photograph 

    and 
    my 
    old 
    Auto-5 

    Chorus 1
    Lord 
    knows 
    that 
    I've 
    been 
    blessed 

    I 
    can 
    stand 
    up 
    to 
    the 
    test 

    I 
    can 
    live 
    on 
    so 
    much 
    less 

    This 
    much 
    I've 
    been 
    learn- 
    ing 

    Feel 
    a 
    pounding 
    in 
    my 
    chest 

    I'm 
    fearful 
    I'll 
    confess 

    How 
    am 
    I 
    to 
    get 
    my 
    rest? 

    The 
    house 
    I 
    built 
    is 
    burning 


    Verse 3
    Well 
    Lorrie 
    called 
    the 
    volunteers 

    Siren 
    music 
    to 
    my 
    ears 

    First 
    I've 
    been 
    glad 
    to 
    hear 

    the 
    flashing 
    red 
    and 
    blue 

    Can't 
    repay 
    the 
    time 
    they 
    gave 

    There 
    was 
    nothing 
    left 
    to 
    save 

    Shake 
    all 
    of 
    their 
    hands 
    and 
    wave 

    They 
    did 
    all 
    they 
    can do 

    Chorus 2
    Lord 
    knows 
    that 
    I've 
    been 
    blessed 

    I 
    can 
    stand 
    up 
    to 
    the 
    test 

    I 
    can 
    live 
    on 
    so 
    much 
    less 

    This 
    much 
    I've 
    been 
    learn- 
    ing 

    Forgive 
    my 
    cowardice 

    I'm 
    fearful 
    I'll 
    confess 

    How 
    am 
    I 
    to 
    get 
    my 
    rest? 

    The 
    house 
    I 
    built 
    is 
    burning 

    Bridge 1
    We 
    snuck 
    away 
    two 
    nights 
    ago 

    Rode 
    around 
    the 
    logging 
    roads 

    We 
    been 
    stuck 
    in 
    a 
    motor 
    home 

    a
    bout 
    to 
    fall 
    apart 

    We 
    finally 
    made 
    a 
    go 

    Got 
    dealt 
    a 
    heavy 
    blow 

    She 
    said 
    I'll 
    bet 
    you 
    make 
    it, 

    it's 
    a 
    long 
    way 
    from 
    your 
    heart 

    Chorus 3
    Well 
    I 
    know 
    that 
    I've 
    been 
    blessed 

    I 
    can 
    make 
    more 
    out 
    of 
    less 

    I 
    can 
    get 
    my 
    rest 
    in 
    any 

    bed 
    that 
    I 
    lay 
    down 
    in 

    Got 
    nothing 
    holding 
    me 

    Got 
    a 
    couple 
    memories 

    A 
    picture 
    of 
    the 
    three 
    of 
    us 

    And 
    my 
    grandfather's 
    Browning 

    Outro 1




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