There’s a (A7)red house o ver yon der.
That’s where my ba by stays.
Lord, there’s a red house o ver yon der.
Lord, that’s where my ba by (A7)stays.
I ain’t been home to see my ba by
in nin ty nine and one half days.
Wait a (A7)min ute, some thing’s wrong here.
The key won’t un lock this door.
Wait a min ute, some thing’s wrong.
Lord, have mer cy, this key won’t un lock this (A7)door.
Some thing’s go ing wrong here.
I have a (E7)bad, bad feel in’
that my ba by don’t live here no (A7)more.
(A7)min ute, some thing’s wrong here.
The key won’t un lock this door.
Wait a min ute, some thing’s wrong.
Lord, have mer cy, this key won’t un lock this (A7)door.
Some thing’s go ing wrong here.
I have a (E7)bad, bad feel in’
that my ba by don’t live here no (A7)more.
Well, I might as well, uh, go back o ver yon der
way back a mong the hill.
Lord, I (D7)might as well go back o ver yon der
way back yon der ’cross the hill.
’Cause if my ba by don’t love me no more,
I (CN.C.)know her
sis ter will.
This page shows “Red House” by Jimi Hendrix in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 66 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.