The House You Live In Gordon Lightfoot
[INTRO:] G C G C
[VERSE 1:]
Go [G]first in the world, go [Am]forth with your fears
Re[C]member a price must be [G]paid
Be always too soon, be [Am]never too fast
At the [C]time when all bets must be [D]laid
[CBORUS:]
Be[G]ware of the darkness, be [C]kind to your children
Re[G]member the [Em]woman who [D]waits
And the [G]house you [F]live in will [C]never fall [G]down
If you [C]pity the [G]stranger who [D]stands at your [G]gate[C]
[VERSE 2:]
When you're [G]caught by the gale and you're [Am]full under sail
Be[C]ware of the dangers be[G]low
And the song that you sing should [Am]not be too sad
And be [C]sure not to sing it too [D]slow
[CBORUS:]
Be [G]calm in the face of all [C]common disgraces
And [G]know what they're [Em]doing it [D]for
And the [G]house you [F]live in will [C]never fall [G]down
If you [C]pity the [G]stranger who [D]stands at your [G]door[C] [G] [C]
[VERSE 3:]
When you're [G]out on the road and [Am]feeling quite lost
Con[C]sider the burden of [G]fame
And he who is wise will [Am]not criticize
When [C]other men fail at the [D]game
[CBORUS:]
Be[G]ware of strange faces and [C]dark dingy places
Be [G]careful while [Em]bending the [D]law
And the [G]house you [F]live in will [C]never fall [G]down
If you [C]pity the [G]stranger who [D]stands at your [G]door[C] [G] [C]
[VERSE 4:]
When you're [G]down in the dumps and not [Am]ready to deal
De[C]cide what it is that you [G]need
Is it money or love, is it [Am]learning to live
Or [C]is it the mouth you must [D]feed
[CBORUS:]
Be [G]known as a man who will [C]always be candid
On [G]questions that [Em]do not re[D]late
And the [G]house you [F]live in will [C]never fall [G]down
If you [C]pity the [G]stranger who [D]stands at the [G]gate[C]
And the [G]house you [F]live in will [C]never fall [G]down
If you [C]pity the [G]stranger who [D]stands at the [G]gate
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