House Of Pain Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
[Am]Wise men say
That a poor mother's child
Lives his life in [E]vain
[Am]If he doesn't visit, Lord[C]
The [G]house of pain
[Am]

[Verse 2]
At the age of four, my mama done died
My daddy started in [E]drinkin'
And he [Am]left me by an orphanage door
Said, "Get the [C]rest of your
[G]life [Am]for thinkin' now"

[Verse 3]
At the [Bm]age of eight
Thoughts filled my mind
I had to run, had to run [F#]away
And [Bm]I met a bum by the name of Joe
And [D]he told me [A]I could s[Bm]tay now

[Verse 4]
[Bm]Now, Joe said, "Earn your keep, boy
Man's gotta work for every [F#]meal"
And [Bm]Joe, he taught me how to rob, Lord
[D]He taught me how[A] to steal
[Bm]

[Verse 5]
[Cm]Age 13, I was a restless lad
And Joe said,
"Little drink do [G]you no harm"
But [Cm]by 15 years a- drinkin'
meant nothin'
Com[Eb]pared to these [Bb]holes in my arm
[Cm]

[Verse 6]
Now, I'm [Am]not a violent man
I can't stand killin'
Without a reason to be [E]done
But when my [Am]friend Joe started
stealin' my brandy
[C]Shot him with [G]a second- [Am]hand gun

[Verse 7]
[Bm]People don't know
What pain it is runnin'
So even a man of 30 cries with [F#]tears
But I've been [B]livin'[Bm]
on crumbs [D]and sterno
Nigh [A]under 15 years
[Bm]

[Verse 8]
My [Fm]strength is gone, my eyes are closin'
It's gettin' dark and oh, so [C]cold
But it's [Fm]nice and warm
In the place I'll be goin' to
Will [Am]probably have [Eb]me shovelin'
[Fm]coal now
[Am]

[Verse 9]
So let it now be said
That a man ain't been livin'
That he spends life in [E]vain
'Cause [Am]I spend 30 cold,
windy, thirsty years
[C]Inside the hou[G]se of pai[Am]n now

[Verse 10]
[C]Inside the hou[G]se of pai[Am]n
[C]Inside the hou[G]se of pai[Am]n