Chords with lyrics
House of Stone - Mandolin Orange (Capo 7)
Chords:
G+G 320003 C majorC x32010
G/F# 2x0003 C/BC/B x2x010
E minorEm 022000 Am7Am7 x02010
C majorC x32010 F#* 2x0200
Cmaj7Cmaj7 x32000 FdimFdim 1x0200
my clumsy notation for the intro and instrumentals:
| separate the measures, * is a whole note, and - is a half note
[Intro] G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B Am7Am7 F#* G+G FdimFdim
|***- - | **** | * * * * | ***- - | * - - * * | **** | ****
G+G G+G - G/F# -
It's a churchyard auction, a sight to see,
E minorEm
where the eyes are big, and the odds are lean.
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
The pockets all are empty, the chances all are gone,
G+G G+G - G/F# - E minorEm
but there's a free bet yet on a house of stone,
C majorC ?" C/BC/B ?" Am7Am7 F#* G+G
mmm- mmm- mmm a house of stone.
G+G G+G - G/F# -
Now some may sing sounds of hallelujah
E minorEm
and dream about a mansion of gold
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
but to each be true, and to each be known
G+G G+G - G/F# - E minorEm
My dreams all are resting on a house of stone,
C majorC ?" C/BC/B ?" Am7Am7 F#* G+G
mmm- mmm- mmm a house of stone.
[Instr] G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B Am7Am7 F#* G+G FdimFdim
|***- - | **** | * * * * | ***- - | * - - * * | **** | ****
G+G G+G - G/F# -
Say that devil's a sly one with many kind friends.
E minorEm
His riches are boundless, they know no end.
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
Down in the valley, the shadow's grown,
G+G G+G - G/F# - E minorEm
but in the light of Calvary, sits a house of stone,
C majorC ?" C/BC/B ?" Am7Am7 F#* G+G
mmm- mmm- mmm a house of stone.
[Finale]
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC C/BC/B Am7Am7 F#* G+G
- - | * - - * * | * (hold)