House of Gold

She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,

will you buy me a house of gold?

And when your father turns to stone,

will you take care of me?"

She (C)asked me, "Son, when (F)I grow old,

will (Am)you buy me a (G)house of gold?

And (C)when your father (F)turns to stone,

will (C)you take (G)care of (C)me?"

(F)I will (A)make you (Dm)queen of (Bbm)ev'rything you (F)see.

I'll put you on the map,

I'll cure you of disease.

(C)Let's say we up and (F)left this town and (Am)turned our future (G)upside down.

We'll (C)make pretend that (F)you and me lived (Am)ever (G)after (C)happily.

She asked me, "Son, when (F)I grow old,

will (Am)you buy me a (G)house of gold?

And (C)when your father (F)turns to stone,

will (C)you take (G)care of (C)me?"

(F)I will (A)make you (Dm)queen of (Bbm)ev'rything you (F)see.

I'll put you on the map,

I'll cure you of disease.

(C)And since we know that (F)dreams are dead and (Am)life turns plans up (G)on their head.

We'll (C)I will plan to (F)be a bum so (Am)I just (G)might be (C)happily.

She come someone!

She asked me, "Son, when (F)I grow old,

will (Am)you buy me a (G)house of gold?

And (C)when your father (F)turns to stone,

will (Am)you take (G)care of (C)me?"

(F)I will (A)make you (Dm)queen of (Bbm)ev'rything you (F)see.

I'll put you on the map,

I'll cure you of disease.