Yellow Houses
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[Verso 1]
D
Last night I had a dream about
D
Maryland and yellow houses
G D
Hiding like a secret in the woods
D
Barefoot and blue-eyed
D
you ran and I tried
G D
To catch as many fireflies as I could
[Refrão]
Bm A
Mud on our knees
D G
We believed in easy things
G A
We would hide out by the creek
D G
and say the trees were listening
Bm A
there were stories in folk songs
D G
They sang us to sleep
G A
If it weren't for those songs
D
Who would I be?
[Verso 2]
D
Church pews and curfews and
D
Desperate I love yous
G D
I was Minnesota blue and seventeen
D
too young to know then
D
How stupid and broken
G D
My codependent heart could ever be
[Refrão]
Bm A
prayers that felt like poetry
D
And medicine
Bm A
I heard heavens nice but
D
They wont let me in
Bm A
Closing my eyes and then
D G
Crossing the street
G A
If it weren't for those songs
D
Who would I be?
[Ponte]
Bm A D
Everything in boxes in the backseat
Bm A D
and nothing feels the same as it did last week
Bm A D G
When the only thing familiar is changing once again
G A
I cant get stuck on where Ive been
[Refrão]
Bm A
Cause the California coastline
D
Wont keep waiting
Bm A
For me to try and quit all my
D
Debating
Bm A
Sometimes you learn that
D G
You have to leave
G A
To figure out just who
Bm
You wanna be
Bm A
When tomorrow comes,
D
who will I be?
How to play Yellow Houses
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.