The Roof Is Leaking

capo 1st fret , drop - D Intro Dm F5 , C Dm , x3 A# , C , Dm . . . Verse 1 Dm C/D Dm the roof is leaking and the wind is howling Dm A# C kids are crying ’cos the sheets are so cold Dm C/D Dm i woke this morning found my hands were frozen Dm A# C Dm i’ve tried to fix the fire , but you know the damn thing’s too old Verse 2 Dm C/D Dm it’s been months now since we heard from our mary , Dm A# C i wonder if she ever made the coast Dm C/D Dm she and her young man , they both moved out there Dm A# C Dm but i sure hope they write , just to let us know middle 8 A# Gm F Dm C and me , i’m getting stronger by the minute A# Gm F Dm C my wife’s expecting , but i hope she can wait A# Gm F Dm C ’cos this winter looks like it’s gonna be another bad one A# Gm F Dm [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] but spring’ll soon be here , oh oh Dm god i hope it’s not late Verse 3 Dm C/D Dm ma and pa lived here , and theirs before them Dm A# C tried their hardest to make it a home Dm C/D Dm seems so long now since they passed over Dm A# C Dm hope my children’ll try to make it their own Verse 1 Dm C/D Dm the roof is leaking and the wind is howling Dm A# C kids are crying ’cos the sheets are so cold Dm C/D Dm i woke this morning found my hands were frozen Dm A# C Dm i’ve tried to fix the fire , but you know the damn thing’s too old middle 8 A# Gm F Dm C and me , i’m getting stronger by the minute A# Gm F Dm C my wife’s expecting , but i hope she can wait A# Gm F Dm C ’cos this winter looks like it’s gonna be another bad one A# Gm F Dm [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] but spring’ll soon be here , oh oh Dm god i hope it’s not late Outro