Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G+G C majorC G+G
G MajorG D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
G MajorG D MajorD G+G
Verse:
D MajorD G+G
There's a house on the outside of town
C majorC G+G
Where the ladies they dress so fine
C majorC G+G
We stopped there on our way, but I had no means to pay
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
'Cause the ladies are the loving kind
Verse:
D MajorD G+G
My comrades they all went inside
C majorC G+G
And the ladies they soon complied
C majorC G+G
I lay down alone to wait for the dawn
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
The ground it was cold and hard
Verse:
D MajorD G+G
It was late when she came to me
C majorC G+G
As I lay there in misery
C majorC G+G
She took me to her room and she made me feel so warm
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
Lady, you're a sweet memory
Verse:
D MajorD G+G
'Cause tomorrow I ride to the war
C majorC G+G
Where many have gone before
C majorC G+G
My brothers have gone and I must follow on
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
God knows what we're fighting for
Verse:
D MajorD G+G
Keep the lamp in your window burning bright
C majorC G+G
And I'll watch it till we ride out of sight
C majorC G+G
And if I lose the track, when I'm trying to make it back
D MajorD G+G
I'll be guided by your loving light
Verse:
D MajorD G+G
'Cause who's to say if it's right or if it's wrong
C majorC G+G
When a lady is the loving kind
C majorC G+G
It don't matter much to me, what you are or used to be
D MajorD G+G
'Cause lady you lay sweet on my mind
Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Verse:
D MajorD G+G
There's a house on the outside of town
C majorC G+G
Where the ladies they dress so fine
C majorC G+G
We stopped there on our way, but I had no means to pay
D MajorD G+G
'Cause the ladies are the loving kind