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House Of Cards

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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 19Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

House of Cards (acoustic)
No need to drop D. Just pop a capo on first fret. All chords relative to capo. Please, I 
know this is not how Thom plays it but I wanted to make it sound decent for the acoustic.
Chords
     E    Eadd9   Asus4    F#m     A  A*
e|-0----2------0----2---0---5--|
B|-0----0------3----2---2---5--|
G|-1----1------2----2---2---6--|
D|-2----2------2----4---2---7--|
A|-2----2------0----4---0---7--|
E|-0----------------2-------5--|
Intro and rhythm throughout song:
e|-E------Eadd92-2-x-2-2-x-2-2--|
B|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0--|
G|-1-1-x-1-1-x-1-1-x-1-1--| (x2)
D|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2--|
A|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2--|
E|-0-0-x------------------|
[Verse 1]
EI don't wanEadd9na be your friend
Asus4I just wanAna be your EloverEadd9  
ENo matter Eadd9how it ends
No Asus4matter Ahow it EstartsEadd9  
[Chorus]
EForget about Eadd9your house of cards and
Asus4I'll  Ado EmineEadd9  
EForget about Eadd9your house of cards and
Asus4I'll  Ado EmineEadd9  
And Asus4fa-ll Aoff the Asus4ta-----Able, Asus4ge---t Aswept Eun---Eadd9der
        F#m  A*         E           Eadd9  E  
    Denial, Deni---al
[Verse 2]
EThe infrastrucEadd9ture will collaspe
from Asus4vol---Atage EspikesEadd9  
EThrow your keys Eadd9in the bowl
Kiss your Asus4hus---Aband EgoodnightEadd9  
[Chorus]
EForget about Eadd9your house of cards and
Asus4I'll  Ado EmineEadd9  
EForget about Eadd9your house of cards and
Asus4I'll  Ado EmineEadd9  
And Asus4fa-ll Aoff the Asus4ta-----Able, Asus4ge---t Aswept Eun---Eadd9der
        F#m  A*          E           Eadd9  E  
    Denial,  Deni---al
[Outro]
        F#m  A*
    Denial,  Denial
Your eaErs Eadd9should Ebe Eadd9bur---F#mning
        F#m  A*
    Denial,  Denial
EYour ears Eadd9should be
                           F#m  A*
ooooooh ooh ooh...ooooooh ooh ooh...
ooooooh ooh Eooooh...Eadd9  
                           F#m  A*
ooooooh ooh ooh...ooooooh ooh ooh...
oh ooooooh Eooooh...Eadd9  
E Eadd9
E Eadd9
E

All chords in this song (5)

The story behind the song

"House of Cards" is a song that Thom Yorke described as "mellow and summery," even likening it to Fleetwood Mac's instrumental "Albatross." It evokes a "surprisingly sexy" atmosphere, with references to the key parties of the 1970s and 80s. The song's refrain, "denial, denial," was dedicated by Yorke to a specific political act of rejecting an international treaty. At its heart, the song plays like a gentle, tender reflection on human behavior and its consequences.

AI-written from these sources:House of Cards (Radiohead song) — Wikipedia ↗Radiohead — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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House Of Cards

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eadd9

Asus4

F#m

House of Cards (acoustic)

No need to drop D. Just pop a capo on first fret. All chords relative to capo. Please, I

know this is not how Thom plays it but I wanted to make it sound decent for the acoustic.

Chords

E Eadd9 Asus4 F#m A A

e|-0----2------0----2---0---5--|

B|-0----0------3----2---2---5--|

G|-1----1------2----2---2---6--|

D|-2----2------2----4---2---7--|

A|-2----2------0----4---0---7--|

E|-0----------------2-------5--|

Intro and rhythm throughout song:

E Eadd9

e|-------2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2--|

B|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0--|

G|-1-1-x-1-1-x-1-1-x-1-1--| (x2)

D|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2--|

A|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2--|

E|-0-0-x------------------|

[Verse 1]

E Eadd9

I don't wanna be your friend

Asus4 A E Eadd9

I just wanna be your lover

E Eadd9

No matter how it ends

Asus4 A E Eadd9

No matter how it starts

[Chorus]

E Eadd9

Forget about your house of cards and

Asus4 A E Eadd9

I'll do mine

E Eadd9

Forget about your house of cards and

Asus4 A E Eadd9

I'll do mine

Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A E Eadd9

And fa-ll off the ta-----ble, ge---t swept un---der

F#m A E Eadd9 E

Denial, Deni---al

[Verse 2]

E Eadd9

The infrastructure will collaspe

Asus4 A E Eadd9

from vol---tage spikes

E Eadd9

Throw your keys in the bowl

Asus4 A E Eadd9

Kiss your hus---band goodnight

[Chorus]

E Eadd9

Forget about your house of cards and

Asus4 A E Eadd9

I'll do mine

E Eadd9

Forget about your house of cards and

Asus4 A E Eadd9

I'll do mine

Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A E Eadd9

And fa-ll off the ta-----ble, ge---t swept un---der

F#m A E Eadd9 E

Denial, Deni---al

[Outro]

F#m A

Denial, Denial

E Eadd9 E Eadd9 F#m

Your ears should be bur---ning

F#m A

Denial, Denial

E Eadd9

Your ears should be

F#m A

ooooooh ooh ooh...ooooooh ooh ooh...

E Eadd9

ooooooh ooh ooooh...

F#m A

ooooooh ooh ooh...ooooooh ooh ooh...

E Eadd9

oh ooooooh ooooh...

E Eadd9

About House Of Cards Chords by Radiohead

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