The Seekers – House Of Cards (Guitar)

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[Intro] A E D A E D [Verse 1]
   A                 C#m/G#          F#m
He promised her a homeplace for the family

  D                    A                 E
A rock that they could build their lives upon

   D                                      A E/G# F#m
He promised they’d entwine their lives forever

     D                                E
But, every time she reaches out, he’s gone.
[Verse 2]
           A          C#m/G#           F#m
There’s an empty bed waitin’ down the hallway

  D                   A             E
Tonight she’s puttin’ out the light alone.

  D                                 A E/G# F#m
again, she leaves a candle in the window

        D                       E
Without him this house is not a home
[Chorus]
         A             D              A
House of cards, it was all a house of cards,

         E               A
Built by hand, in better days.

         A                      A/C#   D
House of cards, though? she can barely see him

         E                A
House of cards, just blow away
[Verse 3]
       A        C#m/G#          F#m
It's a shame she wasn’t born to follow

    D                A              E
She wishes she could hide his dusty boots

    D                                    A E/G# F#m
She needs someone there that she can lean on

   D                                E
He sow the seed, but never set down roots
[Chorus]
         A             D              A
House of cards, it was all a house of cards,

         E               A
Built by hand, in better days.

         A                      A/C#   D
House of cards, though? she can barely see him

         E                A
House of cards, just blow away
[Instrumental] A E/G# D A E (D ?) A [Chorus]
         A             D              A
House of cards, it was all a house of cards,

         E               A
Built by hand, in better days.

         A                      A/C#   D
House of cards, though? she can barely see him

         E                A
House of cards, just blow away

         A             D              A
House of cards, it was all a house of cards,

         E               A
Built by hand, in better days.

         A                      A/C#   D
House of cards, though? she can barely see him

         E                A
House of cards, just blow away