Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: C G C G C G C G Verse 1: C G I wish I had a house C G I'd fill it with a girl Am (D) G G She'd dance across the kitchen floor C G And I wouldn't mind C G If she stood to speak her mind Am (D) G G 'Cause she'd already be on mine Am G I'd fill that house with clocks that don't keep time Am G G That way I'd never run out of it even if I tried C D D I wish I had a house N.C. C G C G I'd fill it up with my life
Verse 2: C G I wish I had house C G I'd fill it with a child Am (D) G G She'd throw up on the kitchen tile C G And I wouldn't care C G If she did not brush her hair Am (D) G G So long as she stayed away from my chair Am G And I'd fill that child with words and breaths of air Am G G Teach her how to steal and how to share C D D I wish I had a house N.C. C G C G I'd keep my life in there Verse 3: C G But houses, they don't come cheap C G And you'd get sick of me after just a few weeks C G The children, they grow old and then they leave C D D I wish I had a house N.C. C G C G C G Maybe I'd keep it just for me
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