But I kind of doubt you’ll explain that to the kids when you tell them the story of how you got to live in the mansion on the hill and how their playset got replaced by the wonderful interior spaces you created for them. Hank Williams Lyrics. The chords provided are my interpretation and their accuracy is not guaranteed. Mansion on the Hill Lyrics. [4] He wound up adapting the melody for the song from Bob Wills' 1938 recording of "I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do." I've waited all through the years love To give you a heart true and real Cause I know you're living in sorrow In your loveless mansion on the hill I can see your mansion on the hill Tonight down here in the valley I'm lonesome and oh how I feel As I sit here alone in my cabin I can se You may also be interested in single family homes and condo/townhomes in the area or three bedroom homes for sale. There's a mansion on the hill [5] It was released in December 1948 and peaked at No. House on the Hill is the manufacturer and wholesale distributer of cookie molds that are replicas of historic and newer hand carved wooden molds. //, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. For many years, an apocryphal tale circulated that after meeting Hank Williams and hearing his compositions, Fred Rose was so impressed that he could hardly believe that the unknown singer from Alabama could have written so many quality songs by himself, so he tested Hank by giving him the title "A Mansion on the Hill" to write a song around, which Hank did in a side room. On the road that leads to those gates of hardened steel. That mansion on the hill. 12. ----- A Mansion on the Hill - Hank Williams ----- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: prime-prine@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard Intro: A D A E A A E A Tonight down here in the valley D A Im lonesome and oh how I feel A7 D As I sit here alone in my cabin A E A I can see your mansion on the hill. Now ever since I was a child I can remember. He hit the dance hall round about mid-nine. Do you recall when we parted. Do you recall when we parted. The details surrounding the origins of "A Mansion on the Hill" are ambiguous. The house's interior settings were filmed at EUE/Screen Gem Studios in Atlanta. Chorus: C D G There's a mansion on the hill. In 1928, Castle Hill was crowned with a 59-room Stuart-style mansion designed by world-renowned architect David Adler. on Amazon Music Unlimited (ad) "Mansion On The Hill". "A Mansion" on the Hill is a song written by Hank Williams and Fred Rose and originally recorded by Williams on MGM Records. A house where there's nowhere to hide. 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