A great early RCA recording (1956) Now on: "The Complete 50’s Masters [Disc 2]" I tabbed out the intro and first verse as the pattern is more or less the same throughout the song. The bass is played with the thumb the chords are hit short and sharp on the off beat and dampened hard before the next bass note. [Intro]                           e|--0---0---------|--0---0---------| B|--0---0---2-2-2-|--0---0---2-2-2-| G|--1---1---2-2-2-|--1---1---2-2-2-| D|--2---2---2-2-2-|--2---2---2-2-2-| A|--------0-------|--------0-------| E|0---4-----------|0---4-----------| [Verse]                                                   e|--0---0---------|--0---0---------|------------|--0---0---------| B|--0---0---2---2-|--0---0---------|--2---2---2---2-|--0---0---------| G|--1---1---2---2-|--1---1---------|--2---2---2---2-|--1---1---------| D|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---------|--2---2-2-2---2-|--2---2---------| A|--------0---4---|--------2-------|0---4-------4---|--------2-0-----| E|0---4-----------|0---4-----0-2-4-|------------|0---4-------4-2-|                                         /                / e|--0---0---------|--0---0---------|------------|--0---0---------| B|--0---0---2---2-|--0---0---------|--2---2---2---2-|--1---1---2---2-| G|--1---1---2---2-|--1---1---------|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---2---2-| D|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---------|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---2---2-| A|--------0---4---|--------2-------|0---0---2---2---|--------0---2---| E|0---4-----------|0---4-----0-2-4-|------------|0---4-----------| ------------ [Intro] | |    | [Verse] Well there’s a  leak in this old building Yes there’s a leak in this old building Well there’s a leak in this old building We’re gonna move to a better home [Verse] We got no pane in this old window’ We got no pane in this old window’   We got no pane in this old window’ We’re gonna move to a better home [Middle 8] Well there’s a hole in the roof where the rain pours in   A                          E (stop) A hole in the floor where it runs right out again [Verse] Well there’s a leak in this old building Well there’s a leak in this old building Well there’s a leak in this old building We’re gonna move to a better home [Verse] Well there’s a crack across the ceiling Yes there’s a crack across the ceiling Well there’s a crack across the ceiling We’re gonna find us a better home [Verse] Well we’ve got a stove without a chimney We’ve got a stove without a chimney What good’s a stove without a chimney We’re gonna move to a better home [Middle 8] Pulling down window shades is no use at all     A                          E (stop) The kids and the neighbor can peep right through the wall [Verse] (+ coda) Well there’s a leak in this old building Well there’s a leak in this old building Well there’s a leak in this old building We’re gonna move to a better move to a better Move to a better    home