The Animals - White Houses

^AWhite houses in ^Gneat little rows con^Dtrasting against the ^Esky ^ATumbled down black shacks ^Gover the tracks ^Dchildren so hungry they could ^Ecry The ^Achrome the steel the ^Gmetal dream ^Dleaving the teepee to ^Erot The es^Acapist young mind ^Gleft behind saving ^Ddimes for community ^Epot

You better get s^A, ^G, ^Dtraight ^EBetter, better get ^A, ^Gstraight ^DI ^Emean you better get s^A, ^Gtraight right now ^DBetter get it, you ^Ebetter, better get s^A, ^G, ^D, ^Etraight babe

They're ^Acrying out for love ^Gall the time but they ^D, ^Efail to see their neighbours eyes The ^ATV is on ^G6 o'clock news the ^Dchannel's in full colored ^Elies The ^Acompany meets, the ^GPresident speaks he's ^Dyoung but his bones ^Ecreak Young ^Agirl dresses for the ^Ghigh school dance and the ^Dguy next door is ^Edyin' for a peek

Get ^Astraight^G You ^Dbetter, ^Eyeah, you better get ^A, ^Gstraight babe Oh^D did you ^Eget what I said, I ^A, ^Gsaid to you That ^Dyou, you ^Ebetter, you better get ^Aangry You ^Gbetter, you ^D, ^Ebetter get straight

They put a ^Abible in the drawer of the ^Gmotel room and it's ^Dcrying out to be ^Eread But it ^Astays right there col^Glecting dust, no one ^Dunderstands what's being ^Esaid ^ALovers make love in ^Gcomfy boxes,^D what will tomorrow ^Ebring E^A, ^G, ^D They've bee^En told that it's wrong but they don't give a damn, soon another life it will bring

You better get ^A, ^Gstraight baby ^DYeah ^Eyou, you better get s^A, ^Gtraight baby ^DOh and I think^E I better get my^Aself to get it babe^G You know what I ^Dmean I been ^Ebent so very long^A, ^G I wanna ^Dfly right, I wanna ^Edo it alright