Anne Wilson - This House

[Verse 1]
F C
Pain will come, tears will flow
Dm Am
Sorrow’s gonna fight for my soul
F C Dm Am
But Heaven knows where I stand
F C
Rains will pour, winds will blow
Dm Am
Floods are gonna rise, oh, I know
F C Dm Am
But hope ain’t built on sinking sand
F G Am C F
I’ve seen enough to know

[Chorus]
F C
You could lay bricks, you could dig a foundation
Dm Am
You could build up 10,000 feet tall
F C Eb
But if it don’t stand on the word of the Lord
Bb C
This house gonna fall
F C
You could put a cross right up on the steeple
Dm Am
You could stain glass on every wall
F C Eb
But if it don’t stand on the word of the Lord
Bb C
This house gonna fall

[Verse 2]
F C
Empty words are like empty rooms
Dm Am
You can have it all but it only proves
F C Dm Am
That without love it’s just for show
F C
And you can give it all away
Dm Am
You can even do it in Jesus’ name
F C Dm Am
But without love you’re gonna do it alone, oh

[Chorus]
F C
You could lay bricks, you could dig a foundation
Dm Am
You could build up 10,000 feet tall
F C Eb
But if it don’t stand on the word of the Lord
Bb C
This house gonna fall
F C
You could put a cross right up on the steeple
Dm Am
You could stain glass on every wall
F C Eb
But if it don’t stand on the word of the Lord
Bb C
This house gonna fall

[Bridge]
C Dm
My hope is built on nothing lеss
F C
Than Jesus’ blood, my righteousness (My righteousness)
C Dm
And I dare not trust the sweetest frame
F C
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name
C
My hope is built (My hope is built)
Dm
On nothing less (On nothing less)
F C
Than Jesus’ blood, my righteousness (My righteousness)
C
And I dare not trust (I dare not trust)
Dm
The sweetest frame (The sweetest frame)
F C
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name (Jesus name)

[Chorus]
N.C.
You could lay bricks, you could dig a foundation

You could build up 10,000 feet tall
F C Eb
But if it don’t stand on the word of the Lord
C
This house gonna fall (This house gonna fall)
F C
You could lay bricks, you could dig a foundation
Dm Am
You could build up 10,000 feet tall
F C Eb
But if it don’t stand on the word of the Lord
Bb C
This house gonna fall
F C
You could put a cross right up on the steeple
Dm Am
You could stain glass on every wall
F C Eb
But if it don’t stand on the word of the Lord
Bb C
This house gonna fall

[Outro]
F C Eb
But if it don’t stand on the word of the Lord
Bb C
This house gonna fall