House of Cards Mary Chapin Carpenter
<br/> HOUSE OF CARDS (Mary Chapin Carpenter)<br/> --------------------------------------<br/> [Actually in A; capo 2.]<br/> [Each chord is half of a measure.]<br/> <br/> G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus <br/> [intro]<br/> <br/> G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus<br/> I grew up in a house like this, we knew the groan of every stair<br/> G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus<br/> All the walls seemed to listen in, all the years seemed to take up air<br/> C(9) C(9) D G/B C(9) C(9) D G/B<br/> When you dreamed it was of the wind blowing cold and hard<br/> C(9) C(9) D G/B Am7 Am7 D D D D<br/> In those dreams you thought you lived in a house of cards<br/> <br/> G Gsus G Gsus <br/> [instrumental]<br/> <br/> I grew up in a town like this, we knew the names of every street<br/> On the surface it looked so safe, but it was perilous underneath<br/> That's the place you shoved your doubts and hid your ugly scars<br/> God forbid if word got out about your house of cards<br/> <br/> C C C C D D G G/F#<br/> And now I feel the wind about to blow, and baby I'm so scared<br/> Em Em Bm7 Bm7<br/> You're repeating the past instead of letting it go<br/> Bm7 Am7 G G<br/> (go) And I don't wanna go back there<br/> <br/> C(9) C(9) D G/B C(9) C(9) D G/B C(9) C(9) D G/B Am7 Am7 D D<br/> [guitar solo]<br/> C(9) C(9) D G/B C(9) C(9) D G/B C(9) C(9) D G/B Am7 Am7 D D D D<br/> [guitar solo]<br/> G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus<br/> [instrumental]<br/> <br/> Now we're standing here face to face, afraid to move or else<br/> I wanna prop up this fragile place, I can't do it all by myself<br/> 'Cause when we dream, it's of the wind, blowing cold and hard<br/> When we wake up we still live in a house of cards<br/> <br/> 'Cause when we dream, it's of the wind, blowing cold and hard<br/> When we wake up we still live in a house of cards<br/> <br/> G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus<br/> [repeat and fade]<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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