Vanessa Carlton – White Houses chords

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What a beautiful song! It's always been one of my favorites. None of these chords on
seemed to do it for me. They have the right chords and key but none of them REALLY get the
I don't think:) If you combine both of the chords that people already posted, you'd have 
perfect tab! So here it is:

White Houses, Vanessa Carlton.


C                         Am       GCrashed on the floor when I moved in
C                                Am           GThis little bungalow with some strange new friends
C                      Am      GStay up too late, and I'm too thin
C                            Am      GWe promise each other it's 'til the end
.......... AmNow we're spinning empty bottles
           G      FIt's the five of us
       Am                    G       FWith pretty eyed boys girls die to trust
   Am               GI can't resist the day
       Am               GNo, I can't resist the day

 C                     Am      GJenny screams out and it's no pose
         C                  Am       G'Cause when she dances she goes and goes
C                             Am     GBeer through the nose on an inside joke
      C                Am        GAnd I'm so excited, I haven't spoken
               Am          G       FAnd she's so pretty, and she's so sure
       Am                     G         FMaybe I'm more clever than a girl like her
Am              GSummer's all in bloom
Am                GSummer is ending soon

        F              Am          G     FIt's alright and it's nice not to be so alone
        Am G            F        C     Am  GBut I hold on to your secrets in white houses

C                       Am      GMaybe I'm a little bit over my head
    C                  Am       GI come undone at the things he said
     C                    Am          GAnd he's so funny in his bright red shirt
         C                  Am      GWe were all in love and we all got hurt
    Am                           G       FI sneak into his car's cracked leather seat
     Am                       G      FThe smell of gasoline in the summer heat
             Am           GBoy, we're going way too fast
              Am        GIt's all too sweet to last

        FIt's alright
       Am   G             FAnd I put myself in his hands
       Am   G           F        C     Am  GBut I hold on to your secrets in white houses
F          Am         G            FLove, or something ignites in my veins
       Am       G    F        C     Am GAnd I pray it never fades in white houses

 F   C    Am  G          FMy first time, hard to explain
          C  Am   G                     FRush of blood, oh, and a little bit of pain
        C      Am            G               FOn a cloudy day, it's more common than you think
    C  Am    G   CHe's my first mistake


F  Am  G  C  (hold C for one measure, strum quietly)

C                    Am        GMaybe you were all faster than me
     C                    Am  GWe gave each other up so easily
       C                        Am    GThese silly little wounds will never mend
C                   Am        GI feel so far from where I've been


(strum a little louder)

      F         Am           G         FSo I go, and I will not be back here again
     Am          G       F        C    Am GI'm gone as the day is fading on white houses...


(strum fully now)


    F               Am     G           FI lied, wrote my injuries all in the dust
       Am           G       FIn my heart is the five of us
     C    Am  GIn white houses

     F          Am      G       FAnd you, maybe you'll remember me
        Am      G        FWhat I gave is yours to keep
    C     Am  GIn white houses
F   C     Am GIn white houses
F   C     Am GIn white houses

(strum one final C chord and let ring out)

♥