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#HOUSE OF CARDS (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
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[Actually in A; capo 2.]
[Each chord is half of a measure.]
G[in[Gsus]tro] G [Gsus] G [Gsus] G [Gsus] G [Gsus] G [Gsus] G [Gsus]
G I grew u[Gsus]p in a hoGuse like th[Gsus]is, G we knew the [Gsus]groan of eGvery st[Gsus]air
G All the [Gsus]walls seemed tGo listen [Gsus]in, G all the y[Gsus]ears seemed to Gtake up [Gsus]air
[C(9] When you [C(9]dreamed it was Dof the wG/Bind [C(9] blowing [C(9]cold and DhardG/B
[C(9] In those [C(9]dreams you Dthought you G/Blived Am7 in a Am7house of DcardDs D D
G[in[Gsus]strumeGnta[Gsus]l]
I grew up in a town like this, we knew the names of every street
On the surface it looked so safe, but it was perilous underneath
That's the place you shoved your doubts and hid your ugly scars
God forbid if word got out about your house of cards
C And now I Cfeel the wCind abCout to blDow, and Dbaby I'm Gso scG/F#ared
Em You're reEmpeating the Bm7past instead of Bm7letting it go
Bm7(go) And Am7I don't Gwanna gGo back there
[C(9][guit[C(9]ar soDlo]G/B [C(9] [C(9] D G/B [C(9] [C(9] D G/B Am7 Am7 D D
[C(9][guit[C(9]ar soDlo]G/B [C(9] [C(9] D G/B [C(9] [C(9] D G/B Am7 Am7 D D D D
G[in[Gsus]strumenGtal[Gsus]] G [Gsus] G [Gsus]
Now we're standing here face to face, afraid to move or else
I wanna prop up this fragile place, I can't do it all by myself
'Cause when we dream, it's of the wind, blowing cold and hard
When we wake up we still live in a house of cards
'Cause when we dream, it's of the wind, blowing cold and hard
When we wake up we still live in a house of cards
G[re[Gsus]peat anGd f[Gsus]ade] G [Gsus] G [Gsus]
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com