The Avett Brothers
Tear Down the House
Second Gleam
Capo 4th
G G/F#
Tear down the house
C G
That I grew up in
G D C G
I'll never be the same again
G G/F# C G
Take everything that I’ve collected
G D G
And throw it in a pile
G G/F#
Bulldoze the woods
C G
That I ran through
G D C G
Carry the pictures of me and you
G G/F# C G
I have no memory of who I once was
G D G
And I don't remember your name
G G/F#
Park the old car
C G
That I love the best
G D C G
(The) inspections due and it won’t pass the test
G G/F# C G
It’s funny how I have to put it to rest
G D G
And how one day…I will join it
G G/F# C G
I remember crying over you
G D C
And I don't mean like a couple of tears
G
And I'm blue
G G/F#
I’m talkin’ about collapsing
C G
And screaming at the moon
G D
But I'm a better man
C G
For having gone through it
G C
Yes, I'm a better man
D C
For having gone through…
G G/F# C G
Ever since I learned how to curse
G D C G
I’ve been using those sorry old words
G G/F#
But, I’m talkin’ to these children
C G
And I’m keeping it clean
G D
I don’t need those words
C G
To say what I mean
G C
No, I don’t need those words
D G
To say what I mean
G G/F#
Tear down the house
C G
That I grew up in
G D C G
I'll never be the same again
G G/F# C G
Take everything that I used to own
G D G
And burn it in a pile
G G/F#
And, bulldoze the woods
C G
That I ran through
G D C G
Carry the pictures of me and you
G G/F# C G
I have no memory of who I once was
G D G
And I don't remember your name
