Chord/Tab song: House for Sale

From the 2011 release At My Age
A typically beautiful song,
with that unhurried cadence and
clever storyline that Nick Lowe
keeps on delivering...

Intro




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Verse 1


[F] House for [Gm]sale
[Bb] I'm moving [C]out
[F] I'm moving [Am]on
[Bb] This bird [C]has flown
[F] House for [Dm]sale
I'll [Bb]tell you where to [C]redirect my [F]mai[Gm]l[Bb][C]

[F] House for [Gm]sale
[Bb] Take a look in-[C]side
[F] This is where [Am]love
[Bb] Once did re-[C]side
[F] But now it's [Dm]gone
And [Bb]that's the reason [C]I'll be travelling [F]on[Bb][F]

Bridge 1


Well the [Bb]roof has given in to the weather
And the [F]windows [Bb]rattle and [F]moan
[Bb] Paint is peeling cracks in the ceiling
Whatever's happened to my happy [C]home

Verse 2

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nick_lowe/house_for_sale_crd.html )
[F] House for [Gm]sale
[Bb] I've had en[C]ough
[F] I'll send a [Am]van
[Bb] To get my [C]stuff
[F] House for [Dm]sale
I'm [Bb]leaving like I'm [C]getting out of [F]jai[Gm]l[Bb][C]

[F] [Am] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
[F] [F7]

Bridge 2


The [Gm]stairs are alarmingly shaky
And the [F]carpet [Bb]threadbare and [F]worn
[Bb]Fence needs mending garden needs tending
How soon it's become over-[C]grown

Verse 3


Oh [F]house for [Gm]sale
[Bb] I've had en[C]ough
[F] I'll send a [Am]van
[Bb] To get my [C]stuff
[F] House for [Dm]sale
I'm [Bb]leaving like I'm [C]getting out of [Am]jail
I'm [Bb]leaving like I'm [C]getting out of [F]jai[Gm]l[Bb][C]

Verse 6


Hou-[F]se for [Gm]sal[Bb]e[C]
I'm tal[F]king to [Gm]you[Bb][C]
Because with[F] time[Gm] ca[Bb]re [C]cash
[F] Peace [Gm] [Bb]love and under-[C]standing
It can [F]be as good as [Gm]new[Bb][C]
House[F] for [Gm]sal[Bb]e[C]
House for [Bb]sale[F]



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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
November 2011

watfordkev@gmail.com