C       F              C     
I got a letter in this town  
                 F                   C     
They're going to pull this old house down 
        F              C     
I got a letter in this town  
                 F                   C     
They're going to pull this sad house down  

C                                     G 
Mother and Jack, they went to see the Emperor  
C                                     G  
Mother and Jack, they went to see the Emperor 
F                         Fm  
They got no answer, they got no answer 
C                     
Said he would think-ah, over his drink-ah 
G                                   C 
About this question on this house of yours 

C              G       C        G 
Don't take our house, away from us  
C              G       C        G  
Don't take our house, away from us  

D                               G 
He made Jack's poor hair turn grey