White Room
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Intro: Gm F Dm C Gm F Dm C Am
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb C
In the white room with black curtains near the station
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb C
Black roof country no gold pavements tired starlings
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb C
Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb
Dawn light smiles on you leaving my contentment
C G Bb A
I'll wait in this place where the sun never shines
C G Bb C D
Wait in this place where the shadows run from themselves
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb C
You said no strings could secure you at the station
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb C
Platform ticket restless diesels goodbye windows
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb C
I walked into such a sad time at the station
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb
As I walked out felt my own need just beginning
C G Bb A
I'll wait in the queue when the trains come by
C G Bb C D
Lie with you where the shadows run from themselves
Repeat intro: Gm F Dm C Gm F Dm C Am
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb C
At the party she was kindness in the hard crowd
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb C
Consolation for the old wound now forgotten
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb C
Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her dark eyes
D C C/B Bb C D C C/B Bb
She's just dressing goodbye windows tired starlings
C G Bb A
I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd
C G Bb C D
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves
Repeat intro: Gm F Dm C Gm F Dm C Am Outro: D C C/B Bb C
How to play White Room
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.