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β« Intro:
C Am G F
β« Verse 1:
C G
I poured the concrete, cut the 2x4's
Am F
Planted that oak tree and stained that front door
C G
I hung your porch swing, painted that picket fence
G/G# Am G F
Yeah
I built the whole thing nail by nail and brick by brick
Dm
Aw but, girl, what you did
β« Chorus:
C F G C
Was put the singin' in the kitchen, the dancin' down the hallway
C F G C
The livin' in the living room and the savin' me on Sunday
Am G F Em
You put the tangle in the sheets and the perfume on my pillow
Dm Em F
Without you, it's just a pile of sticks and stones
C G C
I built a house, you made a home
β« Verse 2:
C G
You picked every color and bought all the antiques
G/G# Am G F
Hung the pictures up of all our favorite memories
C G
You watered those roses out in the front yard
Am G F
Left the "I love you" on the mirror in a lipstick heart
Dm
Girl
I love everything you are
β« Chorus:
C F G C
Coz your're still the singin' in the kitchen, the dancin' down the hallway
C F G C
The livin' in the living room and the savin' me on Sunday
Am G F Em
You put the tangle in the sheets and the perfume on my pillow
Dm Em F
Without you, it's just a pile of sticks and stones
C G C
I built a house, you made a home
β« Interlude:
C F G C Am G F G
β« Outro:
Am G F Em
You put the tangle in the sheets and the perfume on my pillow
Dm Em F
Without you, it's just a pile of sticks and stones
C G C
I built a house, you made a home
C Am G F
Song History
Published: October 13, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025