White Houses chords by
Vanessa Carlton

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

C

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Crashed on the floor

when I moved in

This little bungalow

with some strange new friends

Em

Em

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Stay up too late, and I'm too thin

We promise each other it's til the end

Am

Am

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Now we're spinning empty bottles

It's the five of us

With pretty eyed boys girls die to trust

G

G

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I can't re_ sist the day

Verse 2

No, I can't re_ sist the day

C

C

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Jenny screams out and it's no pose

Cause when she dances

she goes and goes

Em

Em

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And beer through the nose on an inside joke

And I'm so excited, I haven't spoken

Am

Am

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And she's so pretty, and she's so sure

Maybe I'm more clever than a girl like her

G

G

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The summer's all in bloom

The summer is ending soon

Chorus 1

F

F

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Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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It's al_ right and it's nice not to be so a_ lone

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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But I hold on to your secrets

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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in white hous_ es

Verse 3

C

C

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Maybe I'm a little bit over my head

I come undone at the things he said

Em

Em

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And he's so funny in his bright red shirt

We were all in love and we all got hurt

Am

Am

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I sneak into his car's cracked leather seat

The smell of gasoline in the summer heat

G

G

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Boy, we're going way too fast

It's all too sweet to last

Chorus 2

F

F

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It's al_ right

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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And I put my_ self in his hands

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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But I hold on to your secrets

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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in white hous_ es

F

F

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Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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Love, or something ig_ nites in my veins

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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And I pray it never fades

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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in white hous_ es

Bridge 1

F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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My first time,

F

F

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hard to ex_ plain

C

C

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Am

Am

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Rush of blood, oh,

G

G

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F

F

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and a little bit of pain

C

C

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On a cloudy day,

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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it's more common than you think

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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He's my first

Interlude 1

C

C

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C

C

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Em

Em

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(mis_ take)

Am

Am

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Am

Am

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G

G

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G

G

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Verse 4

C

C

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Maybe you were all faster than me

We gave each other up so easily

G

G

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These silly little wounds will never mend

I feel so far from where I've been

Chorus 3

F

F

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Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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So I go, and I will not be back here a_ gain

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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I'm gone as the day is fading

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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on white hous_ es

F

F

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Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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I lie, put my injuries all in the dust

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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In my heart is the five of us

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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In white hous_ es

F

F

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Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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And you, maybe you'll re_ member me

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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What I gave is yours to keep

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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In white hous_ es

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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In white hous_ es

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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In white hous_ es

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Chords

C
Em
Am
G
F

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What is the original key of White Houses?

The original key of White Houses by Vanessa Carlton is C major.

What are the main chords for White Houses?

The primary chords used in White Houses are C, Csus2, Em, Am, Asus2, G.

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Is White Houses beginner-friendly on guitar?

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The tempo of White Houses is approximately 136 beats per minute.

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