Whoever did the first tab on White Houses did a HORRIBLE job. They're all wrong. So here I am to correct this great injustice!! Just to avoid confusion: I put the chord right above the word (or, in some cases, the syllable) that you're supposed to play them on. If a word or phrase is in parentheses, that means that it's still being spoken in the previous chord, so don't change chords until, well, the chord's above the word you'd be singing. And one other thing, I put a space before each of the lyric lines. If the chord is written one space left of the first word, that means you play it before you sing it. If the chord's directly on top, then you'd hit the chord and sing at the same time. So, here you are-- White Houses, by Vanessa Carlton. Verse 1: C (hold for 1 measure, then proceed to play verse)

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

Verse 2:

^CJenny screams out and it's no pose 'Cause when she dances she goes and goes ^C/BBeer through the nose on an inside joke I'm so excited, I haven't spoken (And) ^Amshe's so pretty, and she's so sure Maybe I'm more clever than a girl like her ^GSummer's all in bloom Summer's ending soon...

CHORUS:

(It's al)ri^Fght, and it's ^Amnice not to ^Gbe so alone ^F But I ^Amhold ^Gon to your se^Fcrets in C Am G C (hold for 1 measure, then proceed to verse 3) White hou-ses

Verse 3:

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

CHORUS 2:

(It's al)ri^Fght, and I ^Amput my^Gself in his hands ^F But I ^Amhold ^Gon to his se^Fcrets in ^CWhite ^Amhou-^Gses ^FLove, or ^Amsomething ig^Gnites in my veins ^F And I ^Ampray it n^Gever fa^Fdes, in ^CWhite ^Amhou-^Gses

Bridge:

^F My ^C first ^Am time, ^G hard to explain ^F Rush of blo^Cod, oh, ^Am and a l^Gittle bit of pain ^F On a clo^Cudy day, ^Am it's more c^Gommon than you think F C Am G C (hold for 1 measure, then proceed to instr.) He's my first mistake...

Instrumental:

^C *^C/Bthe i^Amnstr^Gumental 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*

Verse 4:

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

CHORUS 3:

(So I) go,^F and I ^Amwill not be ^Gback here again ^F I'm ^Amgone as the ^Gday is f^Fading, on ^CWhite ^Amhou-^Gses (I) ^Flied, wrote my ^Aminjuries ^Gall the in dust ^F In my ^Amheart it's the ^Gfive of u^Fs, in ^CWhite ^Amhou-^Gses (And) ^Fyou, maybe ^Amyou'll re^Gmember me ^F What I ^Amgave is ^Gyours to k^Feep, in ^CWhite ^Amhou-^Gses, ^F ^F2 in ^CWhite ^Amhou-^Gses, ^F ^F2 in ^CWhite ^Amhou-^G2ses...^C

Vanessa Carlton - White houses