Milow - House by the creek

Ma^Cma rise on the c^Gouch ^Fin he^Cr old wedding gown Sh^Ce turned ^Gpale ^Flong ^Cbefore the carnival had left town Sh^Ce stares ^Gat th^Fe fro^Cnt porch on the outlook for dad ''^AmDon't worry, I'll be back in ^Ga wee^Fk'' is the ^Clast thing he said We^C all knew^G he g^Famble^Cd in the city and lost Mo^Cney we di^Gdn't ^Fhave ^Cmust've be the line that he crossed It^C's b^Geen ove^Fr a y^Cear instead of a week ^{Am G} H^Fere^G in^C our ^Cho^Gus^Fe,^C our hous^Ce ^Gby^F t^Che creek.

^C Me ^Gand m^Fy fami^Cly live in the Netherlands In^C the hous^Ge tha^Ft he ^Cbuild with his bare hands My^C younger brother Jim^Gmy is^F playing^C outside Wit^Ch his cap ^Ggun he tri^Fes to shoot planes from t^Che sky In his chair ^Cby the window sits ^Guncle Fred^{F C} Since he's^C back from the war there ^Gain't a word h^Fe has^C said And Fred ^Ccalls my^G sister as she pa^Fssed away sir ^C Sometime^Cs in my dreams I cat^Gch up with dad and wit^Fh her ^C What we en^Cd up with is not ^Gwhat we seek ^{F C} Am G F G C C G F C C G F C 2x Here in our house, our house by the creek.

My^C name^G is L^Foui^Cs, it's Louis all right I ^Cplay ^Gdad's^F old ^Caccordion all day and all night I ^Cjust ^Gturned ele^Fven, ^Cso I'm still a kid Bu^Ct when ^GI gro^Fw up I wanna^C find out what daddy did Mi^Cster ^Gbelie^Fve me^C, I was thought not to cry An^Cd that ^Gfamil^Fy shoul^Cd stay together till the day that you die Ye^Cah mi^Gster believe me^F, I was th^Cought boys don't cry And th^Amat the t^Gown w^Fhere ^Cyou're born is the town where you'll die That^Am the t^Gown whe^Fre you'^Cre born is where you'll probably die.

Wh^Cat did ^GGod w^Fanna ^Cshow he created man weak We^Am don't^G unde^Frst^Gand i^Cn our house by the creek.