House Of Pain

          C
It's a little past supper time
G
I'm still out on the porch step
            Am                       F
Sittin' on my behind, waiting for you.
    C
Wondering if everything was all right?
  G
Momma said, "Come in boy don't waste your time."
         Am                                F
I said, "I got time. Well he'll be here soon."
G                      Am            F
Five years old and I'm talkin' to myself
Am                    G
Where were you? Where'd ya go?
                F
Daddy can't you tell?


[Chorus]

C
I'm not tryin' to fake it,
      F
and I ain't the one to blame.
               Am
No, there's no one home
G               F
In my house of pain.
C
I didn't write these pages and
     F
my scripts been re-arranged.
            Am
No, there's no one home
G               F
in my house of pain.


[Verse 2]

  C
Wasn't I worth the time?
  G
A boy needs a daddy like a dance to mime
    Am                             F
And all the time I looked up to you.
             C
I paced my room a million times.
      G
And all I ever got was one big line
     Am                       F
The same old lie. How could you?
            G                  Am            F
Well, I was eighteen and still talkin' to myself.
Am                    G
Where were you? Where'd you go?
               F
Daddy can't ya tell?


[Chorus]

C
I'm not tryin' to fake it,
      F
and I ain't the one to blame.
               Am
No, there's no one home
G               F
In my house of pain.
C
I didn't write these pages and
     F
my scripts been re-arranged.
            Am
No, there's no one home
G               F
in my house of pain.

C
I'm not tryin' to fake it,
      F
and I ain't the one to blame.
               Am
No, there's no one home
G               F
In my house of pain.
C
I didn't write these pages and
     F
my scripts been re-arranged.
            Am
No, there's no one home
G               F
in my house of pain.