White houses Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[E][A]

[Verse 1]
White houses [G]in
neat little rows,
Con[D]trasting against [E]the sky.
[A]Tumble down black shacks
[G]over the tracks,
[D]Children so hungry they
could [E]cry.
[A]The chrome the steel,
the [G]metal dream,
[D]Leaving the teeth which will [E]rot.
[A]The escapist young mind [G]left behind,
Saving [D]dimes for community [E]pot.
Better get [A]straight[G][D]
You [E]better, you better get [A]straight,
[G]babe
[D]I f[E]eel, you better get
[A]straight right [G]now
You [D]better get it
You [E]better, you better get
[A]straight baby
[G][D]

[Verse 2]
[E]
They're [A]crying out for love [G]all the time,
But they [D]fail to see the neighbors [E]eyes.
The [A]TV is on [G]the six o'clock news,
And [D]the channels are full color [E]lies.
[A]Company meets, the [G]president speaks,
He's [D]young but his bones [E]creak.
Young [A]girl dresses for
[G]the high school dance
And the [D]guy next door is [E]dy ing for a peek.

[Verse 3]
Get [A]straight, [G]you[D] better
[E]Yeah you better get [A]straight, [G]baby
[D]Oh, did you [E]get what I say?
I say [A]it to [G]you
That [D]you, you [E]better,
You better get [A]it, babe
You [G]better, you [D]better get straight, [E]yeah
Be[A]fore [G]it's too late

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 4]
They put [A]the Bible in the drawer
of the [G]motel room,
And its [D]crying out to be [E]read.
But [A]is stays right there col[G]lecting dust,
No one un[D]derstands
what's being [E]said.
[A]Lovers make love in [G]concrete boxes,
[D]What will tomorrow bri[E]ng?
They've been [A]told that its wrong
but they [G]don't give a damn,
[D]Soon another life it [E]will bring
You better get [A]straight [G]baby
[D]Yeah, [E]You
You better get [A]straight [G]baby

[Verse 5]
[D]Oh and I [E]think I'd better get
my[A]self together too, babe
You know what I [D]mean?
I've been [E]angry so very [A]long[G]
I want [D]to fly right here
I want to [E]do it all right
I want to [A]get it [G]get it baby
You [D]better get it, you [E]better get it
You better get [A]straight right [G]now
Because [D]I've been told
[E]And I'm tel[A]ling you bab[G]y
Pass it [D]on
It's [E]really good [A]advice