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White Houses

Vanessa Carlton
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
  Crashed  on the floor when I moved in
  This little bungalow with some strange new friends
  (Stay) up  too late, and I'm too thin
  We promise each other it's 'til the end
  (Now we're) spinning  empty bottles, it's the five of us
  With pretty eyed-boys girls die to trust
  (I) can't  resist the day--no, I can't resist the day...
  Jenny  screams out and it's no pose
  'Cause when she dances she goes and goes
  Beer  through the nose on an inside joke
  I'm so excited, I haven't spoken
  And she's  so pretty, and she's so sure
  Maybe I'm more clever than a girl like her
  Summer's  all in bloom
  Summer's ending soon...
  (It's al)right,  and it's nice  not to be  so alone
 But I hold on  to your secrets  in
  White hou-ses
 Maybe I'm a little bit over my head
  I come undone at the things he said
  And he's  so funny in his bright red shirt
  We were all in love, and we all got hurt
  (I) sneak  into his car's cracked leather seat
  The smell of gasoline in the summer heat,
  (Boy, we're) going  way too fast
  It's all too sweet to last...
  (It's al)right,  and I put  myself  in his hands
 But I hold on  to his secrets  in
  White hou-ses
  Love,  or something  ignites  in my veins
 And I pray  it never  fades,  in
  White hou-ses
 My  first  time,  hard to explain
 Rush of blood,  oh,  and a little  bit of pain
 On a cloudy  day,  it's more common  than you think
 He's  my  first  mistake...
 *the  instrumental  follows the same chords as the verses, though where the verses play
 the chords for two measures, each chord in the intrumental is played for only 1 measure*
 Maybe you were all faster than me
  We gave each other up so easily
  (These) silly  little wounds will never mend
  I feel so far from where I've been...
  (So I) go,  and I will  not be back  here again
 I'm gone  as the day  is fading,  on
  White hou-ses
  (I) lied,  wrote my injuries all  the in dust
 In my heart  it's the five  of us,  in
  White hou-ses
  And you,  maybe you'll  remember  me
 What I gave  is yours  to keep,  in
  White hou-ses,  in
  White hou-ses,  in
  White hou-ses...

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Readable chord sheet for White Houses by Vanessa Carlton

[C]

 [C]Crashed on the floor when I moved in
 This little bungalow with some strange new friends
 (Stay) [C/B]up too late, and I'm too thin
 We promise each other it's 'til the end
 (Now we're) [Am]spinning empty bottles, it's the five of us
 With pretty eyed-boys girls die to trust
 (I) [G]can't resist the day--no, I can't resist the day...

 [C]Jenny screams out and it's no pose
 'Cause when she dances she goes and goes
 [C/B]Beer through the nose on an inside joke
 I'm so excited, I haven't spoken
  And  [Am]she's so pretty, and she's so sure
 Maybe I'm more clever than a girl like her
 [G]Summer's all in bloom
 Summer's ending soon...

 (It's al)ri[F]ght, and it's [Am]nice not to [G]be so alone
[F] But I [Am]hold [G]on to your se[F]crets in
 [C]White [Am]hou-[G]ses [C]

[C] Maybe I'm a little bit over my head
 I come undone at the things he said
  And  [C/B]he's so funny in his bright red shirt
 We were all in love, and we all got hurt
 (I) [Am]sneak into his car's cracked leather seat
 The smell of gasoline in the summer heat,
 (Boy, we're) [G]going way too fast
 It's all too sweet to last...

 (It's al)ri[F]ght, and I [Am]put my[G]self in his hands
[F] But I [Am]hold [G]on to his se[F]crets in
 [C]White [Am]hou-[G]ses
 [F]Love, or [Am]something ig[G]nites in my veins
[F] And I [Am]pray it n[G]ever fa[F]des, in
 [C]White [Am]hou-[G]ses

[F] My [C] first [Am]  time, [G] hard to explain
[F] Rush of blo[C]od, oh, [Am]  and a l[G]ittle bit of pain
[F] On a clo[C]udy day, [Am]  it's more c[G]ommon than you think
[F] He's [C] my [Am]  first [G] mistake... [C]

[C]  *[C/B]the i[Am]nstr[G]umental follows the same chords as the verses, though where the verses play
the chords for two measures, each chord in the intrumental is played for only 1 measure*

[C] Maybe you were all faster than me
 We gave each other up so easily
 (These) [C/B]silly little wounds will never mend
 I feel so far from where I've been...

 (So I) go,[F]  and I [Am]will not be [G]back here again
[F] I'm [Am]gone as the [G]day is f[F]ading, on
 [C]White [Am]hou-[G]ses
 (I) [F]lied, wrote my [Am]injuries [G]all the in dust
[F] In my [Am]heart it's the [G]five of u[F]s, in
 [C]White [Am]hou-[G]ses
  And  [F]you, maybe [Am]you'll re[G]member me
[F] What I [Am]gave is [G]yours to k[F]eep, in
 [C]White [Am]hou-[G]ses, [F]  [F2]  in
 [C]White [Am]hou-[G]ses, [F]  [F2]  in
 [C]White [Am]hou-[G2]ses...[C]

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