HOUSE FOR SALE: LUCIFER (1975) (Sklerov/Lloyd) (4/4 - 66)
To play in the original Key, Transpose the Chords 2 semi-tones down.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTQwWEm3kgI
Homepage: http://www.margrieteshuijs.nl/frameset.html
Lucifer charted with this song in The Netherlands in 1975,
after performing in England on the BBC program: 'Opportunity Knocks'.
The main figure in the band was singer/song writer: Margriet Eshuijs.
In 1977 she became a solo artist and formed her own backing band.
Margriet and her band are still going strong today (2014),
and are very popular in The Netherlands.
Intro:
G |Dm |E E7 |Am |Am E7
e
b 0 1 0
g 2 2
d 2 2 0
a 3 3 2
e
Verse 1:
|Am |E7 |Am |
THE SIGN WENT UP ONE RAINY MORNING, JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS OFF THE DAWN.
C |G E7 |Am
MRS HEDLEY PEAKED OUT THROUGH HER CURTAINS, WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON.
|E
THE NEIGHBOURS SAT OVER COFFEE CUPS.
|E7 |E7 (2-count)
THAT NICE YOUNG COUPLE IS BREAKING UP.
Verse 2:
|Am |E7 |Am
IN THE LIVINGROOM THE LINEN AND THE CRYSTALS, SIT ALL PACKED AND SET TO GO.
|C |G E7 |Am
I TELL MYSELF ONCE MORE I WONT BE HERE IN SPRING, TO SEE MY ROSES GROW.
|E
AND ALL THE THINGS YOU TRIED TO FIX,
|E7 |E7 (2-count)
THE ROOF STILL LEAKS THE DOOR STILL STICKS.
Chorus + Interlude:
|Am C |F E7 |Am C
HOUSE FOR SALE, YOU CAN READ IT ON THE SIGN. HOUSE FOR SALE,
|F E7 |Am C
IT WAS YOURS AND IT WAS MINE. AND TO-MORROW SOME STRANGERS,
|D Dm |E |
WILL BE CLIMBING UP THE STAIRS. TO THE BEDROOM FILLED WITH MEMORIES,
E7 |Am |Am E7
THE ONE WE USED TO SHARE.
e
b 0 1 0
g 2 2
d 2 2 0
a 3 3 2
e
Verse 3:
|Am |E7
I KNOW YOU'VE ALWAYS LOVED THAT PAINTING,
|Am
FROM THAT FUNNY LITTLE SHOP IN SPAIN.
|C |G E7 |Am
RE-MEMBER HOW WE FOUND IT WHEN WE DUCKED IN, FROM THAT SUDDEN SUMMER RAIN.
|E
BUT I THINK I'LL KEEP THE SILVER TRAY,
|E7 |E7 (2-count)
MY MOTHER GAVE US ON OUR WEDDING DAY.
Chorus 4x (4th in Fade Out):
|Am C |F E7 |Am C
HOUSE FOR SALE, YOU CAN READ IT ON THE SIGN. HOUSE FOR SALE,
|F E7 |Am C
IT WAS YOURS AND IT WAS MINE. AND TO-MORROW SOME STRANGERS,
|D Dm |E |
WILL BE CLIMBING UP THE STAIRS. TO THE BEDROOM FILLED WITH MEMORIES,
E7 |Am (2-count)
THE ONE WE USED TO SHARE.
Tab by: DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, Netherlands).
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