Capo 4th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 And this house is built of cards

 And the earth is blowin' too hard

 because Dad won't stop drinkin

 and Mom won't stop cheatin

 herself, and the family and me

 And so I lie beneath it all

 Watch the king and his queen as they fall

 They say that diamonds are forever

 And hearts aren't that clever

 And the suits that we parade don't mean a thing

 And it's never us to blame

 A new prescription with a different name

 but it tastes the same

 So we'll roll the dice and play

 and take our chances anyway

 And if it's ours, then we're

 Banking on the love

 One in ten can't save us from

 The sad statistic we've become

 Seems like they've already won

 And now our home is growin cold

 I look at you, you look at me, we turn and fold

 It seems that I can't stop drinking

 and you can't stop cheatin

 Yourself, and our family and me

 And it's never us to blame

 A new prescription with a different name

 but it tastes the same

 So we roll the dice and play

 and take our chances anyway

 And if it's ours, then we're

 Banking on the love

 One in ten can't save us from

 The sad statistic we've become