This is Not The House That Pain Built
Words and music by Dar Williams
From The Honesty Room

Transcription by:    Indra Kenyon
Date: March 17, 2004

Fsus4  113311
G  320030 or 320003 (I believe this changes at different places in the song.)

(C)My house is hard to find, but I'll (G)give you directions, You can visit sometime(F)Down where all that I built surrounds me, 
(C)And just make sure your car's got good shocks. 
(G)There's steep hills, there's potholes, there's rocks, 
I (F)work in the garden, my son plays around me, 
And (Fsus4)close the gate behind you, there's a (F)horse that can't get out. 
And (C)I will see you first, is (G)That alright? 
(Em)And can you remember, (B) can you remember? 
(C)This is not the house that pain (Em)built, 
(C)This is not the house that pain (Em)built. 
(C)I was drowning in something, I (G)jumped in the rift, 
And you (F)knew me back then when I spat on my gift, but no, no, no.(C)(G)(Em)(C)

(C)It's tough and it's tiring when you go it alone, 
I (G)learned about wiring, I learned about stone. 
The (F)building is done, but the work's never through. 
And I (C)won't give up, no how it re(G)minds of who I am and where I am now. 
I re(F)member myself, that's the work that I do. 
(Fsus4)And on a spring night when the snow is melting, 
(F)You'll see two sets of footprints walking, 
(C)And look at all the stars, (G) and turn around, 
(Em)And walk home, (B)slowly walk home. 
(C)And this is not the house that pain (Em)built, 
(C)This is not a house that pain (Em)built. 
(C)My friends all think that I (G)holed up and hid, 
But I (F)tell them I didn't, you know, I don't think I (C)did, no. (G)(F) Noo(Fsus4)woah (F) (C)(G)(Em)(B)Oh...

(C)And this is where I let my pain (Em)go, 
(C)This is where I let my pain (F)go. 
(C)This is where the (G)footprints dance in the (F)snow. (C)(G)(F)(C)(G)(F)(C)(G)(F)(C)

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Version 2
(G)My house is hard to find, but I'll (Em)give you directions, you can (D)visit sometime. 
(C)Down where all that I (Em)built surrounds me, 
(D)And just make sure your car's got good shocks. 
There's (Am)steep hills, there's (D)potholes, there's rocks, 
I (Am)work in the garden, my (D)son plays around me, 
And (Am)close the gate behind you, there's a (D)horse that can't get out. 
And (G)I will see you first, is (Em)That alright? 
(F)And can you remember, can (E)you (D)remember? 
(C)This is not the (Em)house that pain (C)built, 
This is not the (Em)house that pain (C)built. 
(Am)I was drowning in something, I (D)jumped in the rift, 
And you (Am)knew me back then when I (D)spat on my gift, but no.(G)(Em)(D) 

(G)It's tough and it's tiring when you go it alone, 
I (Em)learned about wiring, I (D)learned about stone. 
The (G)building is done, but the (Em)work's never through. 
And I (D)won't give (Am)up, no how it re(C)minds of who I am and (D)where I am now. 
I re(G)member myself, that's the (Em)work that I do. 
(Am)And on a spring night when the snow is melting, 
(D)You'll see two sets of footprints walking, 
(G)And look at all the stars, (Em) and turn around, 
(F)And walk home, slowly (E)walk (D)home. 
(C)And this is not the (Em)house that pain (C)built, 
This is not a (Em)house that pain (C)built. 
(Am)My friends all think that I (D)holed up and hid, 
But I (Am)tell them I didn't, you know, I (D)don't think I (G)did, no. (Em)(D)

(C)And this is where I (Em)let my pain (C)go, 
(C)This is where I (Em)let my pain (C)go. 
(G)This is where the (Em)footprints dance in the (C)snow. (G)(Em)(C) 

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