E                                                 A                    E
Jessie she stares like a cat with a bird that has fallen and broke its wing
E                                              A                        B
Terri she puts on her make-up and wonders what promise the new day will bring
A      B                   E            A       B            E
Debbie stays home with the baby while I work my hands to the bone
     A               E           C#          A                B       E
Yeah I make a living they do the giving in a house we've been calling home

       A                B         E              A                B           E
Just a house we've been trying to live in just a place we've been calling our own
A         B               E            C#         A                B       E
Me and my wives have been spending our lives in a house we've been calling home

E                                                 A                           E
Jessie's the youngest she always needs answers to questions that I just don't know
E                                      A                             B
Terri she can't sit still for a moment she's always in some hurry to go
A             B           E          A                 B           E
Debbie's been with me the longest we spend most of our time on the phone
A          E              C#                       A                B       E
Talking in rhymes with no reasons in mind for this house we've been calling home

       A                B         E              A                B           E
Just a house we've been trying to live in just a place we've been calling our own
A         B               E            C#         A                B       E
Me and my wives have been spending our lives in a house we've been calling home