Jelly Roll – House Of Cards (Guitar)

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[Intro] Bm D Em Em Bm D Em Em [Verse 1]
    F#
Ate lunch with the Devil, was dancin' with death

    D
I'm makin' the most of the chance I have left

         Em
One hand to the sky, one hand on my chest

           Em
If you ask if I'm scared, then the answer is yes

F#m
I done been up, I done been poor

D
Not even a dollar, I slept on the floor

             Em
I'm mounting the problems, they can't be ignored

            Em
I came from the bottom to settle the score

     Bm
Lord gave me a shot with this music

          D
I promise them no more excuses

           Em
I'm tryin' so hard, you can tell by my scars

            Em
And my past is so damn abusive

     Bm
It's time I tell you what the truth is

          D
Some days I swear I feel useless

             Em
My happiness has been elusive

         Em
I had an encounter with Judas (Judas)

F#m                                    D
Somewhere in the dark, along the line, I lost my mind

           Em                             Em
The old me is a prisoner that's somewhere lost in time

      F#m                               D
I had family I treated right that tried to take my life

                    Em                            Em
Look at my back and you won't find no room to put another knife (knife)
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m       D
I lost my mind, I got no shame

Em                Em
And I keep tryin' not to cry

F#           D
Got this ice runnin' through my veins

Em             A     B
And I got fire in my eyes
[Chorus]
Bm                  D
All the things that I've done in the darkness

Em                  Em
All the nights that my mind wasn't whole

Bm             D                            Em
And down in my soul, there's just one thing I know

       Em                           F#m
Heaven ain't a place you go lookin' for

         D          Em
They all fall down

          Em         F#m
Just like a house of cards

         D          Em
They all fall down

           Em                   Bm
And Heaven ain't a place you go lookin' for
[Verse 2]
                    D
Hold up, Throw me a second, let's roll up

                 Em
Been struggling, tryna get sober

                     Em
Fuck it, pass me the drink

                   A        B        Bm
And let's pour up (pour up, pour up, pour up, pour up)

              D
But don't ask what's in my styrofoam

        Em
You can tell the lights are on

    Em                 F#
But there ain't nobody home

F#
Been smokin' that killer shit

D
You can tell that I'm feelin' it

Em
You can tell that I'm really lit

Em
Out of body experience

F#               F#
Back in my zone, packin' my bag

               D
Ain't been the same since that happened to dad

              Em
I've been barefooted while walkin' on glass

              Em
Surrounded by flames with a can full of gas

          F#m
Ready for war, put on my armor

D
I'm doin' this for my son and my daughter

           E           Em
As I kneel down at the foot of the Father

            Em                          E      F#m
Left all my problems right there at the alter (alter, alter, alter)

              D
And he washed away every sin

Em                          Em
Now I'm back and I'm better than I've ever been
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m       D
I lost my mind, I got no shame

Em            Em  E
And I keep tryin' not to cry

F#       D
Got this ice runnin' through my veins

Em             A
And I got fire in my eyes
[Chorus]
Bm                  D
All the things that I've done in the darkness

Em                  E
All the nights that my mind wasn't whole

Bm             D                            Em
And down in my soul, there's just one thing I know

       Em                           F#m
Heaven ain't a place you go lookin' for

         D
They all fall down

Em        Em         F#m
Just like a house of cards

         D
They all fall down

Em         Em                           Em
And Heaven ain't a place you go lookin' for