Houses

Intro E A [Verso 1] E A A Greek Revival that has never seen war E A million eggshells on the bedroom floors F#m A dog that costs thousands, but you claim is a mutt F#m A guitar in the corner that doesn't get played much E A You always wanted to live way off the grid E Then you met Rachel and the suburbs it is F#m And now there is a pram, in the hallways you pace F#m Lulu in the wardrobe and a dream that still aches [Refrão] Asus2 I can see it, the life I could've lived But I didn't, the wife I could've been E F#m/E If I'd listened a little closer C#m If I'd loved you a little less Asus2 Oh, I can hear it, the coffee machine In the kitchen, the life it could've been E F#m/E If I'd given up the high road C#m Made my peace there, in your bed Asus2 Oh, I can see it, like a nightmare, like a vision A E A E The houses my old lovers will live in [Verso 2] E A An old apartment only fit for one king E The signal's bad, that's why the phone never rings F#m A bookshelf full of women that you won't read if you're honest F#m A desk that's worth more than the words you wrote on it E A You think it's feng shui, all that dying bamboo E You hate your neighbours, they don't care about you F#m No little tiny feet, just the fan as it whirrs F#m No white dress in a frame 'cause you cheated on her [Refrão] Asus2 I can see it, the life I could've lived But I didn't, the wife I could've been E ({F#m/E}) If I'd listened a little closer C#m If I'd loved you a little less Asus2 Oh, I can hear it, the coffee machine In the kitchen, the life it could've been E F#m/E If I'd given up the high road C#m Made my peace there, in your bed Asus2 Oh, I can see it, like a nightmare, like a vision A E A E The houses my old lovers will live in [Ponte] A When the only thing that it is is past E Then the only thing you can do is laugh Oh, laugh A I paint it out in pastels and I put me in the frame C#m But I'm too big for the easel so I ruin it again Oh, again [Refrão] * Asus2 Oh, I can see it, the life I could've lived * But I didn't, the wife I could've been * E * F#m/E If I'd listened a little closer * C#m If I'd loved you a little less * Asus2 Oh, I can hear it, the coffee machine * In the kitchen, the life it could've been * E * F#m/E If I'd given up the high road * Asus2 Made my peace there, in your bed * Asus2 Oh, I can see it, like a nightmare, like a vision * E The houses my old lovers will live in