Capo: 2 Tuning: G C E A

HOUSE OF CARDS (Mary Chapin Carpenter) -------------------------------------- [Actually in A; capo 2.] [Each chord is half of a measure.]

^G[in^Gsustro] ^G ^Gsus ^G ^Gsus ^G ^Gsus ^G ^Gsus ^G ^Gsus ^G ^Gsus ^G I grew u^Gsusp in a ho^Guse like th^Gsusis, ^G we knew the ^Gsusgroan of e^Gvery st^Gsusair ^G All the ^Gsuswalls seemed t^Go listen ^Gsusin, ^G all the y^Gsusears seemed to ^Gtake up ^Gsusair ^C(9) When you ^C(9)dreamed it was ^Dof the w^G/Bind ^C(9) blowing ^C(9)cold and ^Dhard^G/B ^C(9) In those ^C(9)dreams you ^Dthought you ^G/Blived ^Am7 in a ^Am7house of ^Dcard^Ds ^D ^D

^G[in^Gsusstrume^Gnta^Gsusl] 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 w^Cind ab^Cout to bl^Dow, and ^Dbaby I'm ^Gso sc^G/F#ared ^Em You're re^Empeating the ^Bm7past instead of ^Bm7letting it go ^Bm7(go) And ^Am7I don't ^Gwanna g^Go back there

^C(9)[guit^C(9)ar so^Dlo]^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 so^Dlo]^G/B ^C(9) ^C(9) ^D ^G/B ^C(9) ^C(9) ^D ^G/B ^Am7 ^Am7 ^D ^D ^D ^D ^G[in^Gsusstrumen^Gtal^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^Gsuspeat an^Gd f^Gsusade] ^G ^Gsus ^G ^Gsus - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

Mary Chapin Carpenter - House of cards