House by the Creek Milow Capo: 2 chords by niclas
Intro: C G F C C G F C
C GFC
Mama rise on the couch in her old wedding gown
C GFC
She turned pale long before the carnival had left town
C GFC
She stares at the front porch on the outlook for dad
Am GF C
''Don't worry, I'll be back in a week'' is the last thing he said
C GFC
We all knew he gambled in the city and lost
C GFC
Money we didn't have must've be the line that he crossed
C G FC
It's been over a year instead of a week
AmGFGCC G F C C G F C
Here in our house, our house by the creek.
C GF C
Me and my family live in the Netherlands
C GFC
In the house that he build with his bare hands
C GF C
My younger brother Jimmy is playing outside
C G F C
With his cap gun he tries to shoot planes from the sky
C G FC
In his chair by the window sits uncle Fred
C G FC
Since he's back from the war there ain't a word he has said
C G F C
And Fred calls my sister as she passed away sir
C G F C
Sometimes in my dreams I catch up with dad and with her
C G F C
What we end up with is not what we seek
Am G F G C C G F C C G F C 2x
Here in our house, our house by the creek.
CGFC
My name is Louis, it's Louis all right
CGFC
I play dad's old accordion all day and all night
CG FC
I just turned eleven, so I'm still a kid
CGF C
But when I grow up I wanna find out what daddy did
CGFC
Mister believe me, I was thought not to cry
CGFC
And that family should stay together till the day that you die
CG F C
Yeah mister believe me, I was thought boys don't cry
AmGFC
And that the town where you're born is the town where you'll die
AmGFC
That the town where you're born is where you'll probably die.
C G F C C G F C 4x
CGFC
What did God wanna show he created man weak
AmGFGC
We don't understand in our house by the creek.
