A House Is Not a Home — Luther Vandross
Chords and lyrics for A House Is Not a Home by Luther Vandross (key of C).
Intro
Em7/D x 4
Cmaj7 Fadd9/C Fm6/C x 2
Verse
[Cmaj7]A chair is still a [Fadd9/C]chair e-ven when there's no one sitting there;[Cmaj7]
[Gm7/C]
[C][Gm7/D]But a [C7/E] [Fmaj9] [E7b9]chair is [E7]not a [Am7]house, and a[Gm7] house is not a home
[F#7b5]
[Fmaj9]when there's no one there to hold you [Fm6/G#]tight, and [Am7]no one there [Dm7]you [Em]can
[Fmaj9]kiss [F/G]good [Cmaj7]night.
Interlude
Cmaj7 Fadd9/C Fm6/C x 2
Verse
[Cmaj7]A room is still a [Fadd9/C]room even when there's nothing there but gloom[Cmaj7]
[Gm7/C]
[C][Gm7/D]But a [C7/E] [Fmaj9] room is [E7b9]not a [E7]house, [Am7]and a [Gm7]house is not a [F#7b5]home
[Fmaj9]when the two of us [Fm6/G#]are far apart [Am7]and one of [Dm7]us [Em]has a[Fmaj9] broken[F/G] [Cmaj7]heart.
Bridge
[Fmaj7]Now and [G/F]then[Fmaj7] I call your [G/F]name and [Cmaj7]suddenly your face [Bm7]appears
[Dmaj9]But it's just a [Gmaj7/D]crazy game [Dmaj9]when it ends it [C#m7]ends [D]in [C#m9]tears
Verse
[Cmaj7]Darling have a heart,[Fadd9/C] don't let one mistake keep [Cmaj7]us apart[Gm7/C]
[C][Gm7/D]I'm not [C7/E] [Fmaj9]meant to [G/F]live alone [Fmaj7]turn this [G/F]house into a [E]home
When I [Fmaj7]climb the stair and turn the [Fm6/G#]key
[Am7]Oh please be there [Dm]still[Em] in[Fmaj9] love
I said, [Dm7]still[Em] in[Fmaj9] love
[Fmaj9]Still [Em]in [Dm7]love [F/G]with me, [Am7][G/A][G]yeah[E7/G#][F/G][Dm7][Fmaj9]
Outro
[Am7]Are you [G/A]gonna [G]be in love[Fmaj9] with me?
[Dm7]I want you and need you to [F/G]be, [E7/G#]yeah
[Am7]Still in [G/A]love with me[G]
[Fmaj9]Say you're gonna be in love with me
[Dm7]It's drivin' me crazy to [F/G]think
That my [E7/G#]baby couldn't be [Am7]still in [G/A]love with me[G]
[Fmaj9]Are you gonna be? Say you're gonna be
Are you gonna be? Say you're gonna be
[Dm7]Are you gonna be? Say you're gonna be
[F/G]Well well, [E7/G#]well well
[Am7]Still in [G/A]love, [G]so in [Fmaj9]love, still in love with me
[Dm7]Are you gonna be?
[F/G]Say that you're [E7/G#]gonna be
[Am7]Still in [G/A]love with me,[G] yeah
[Fmaj9] [Dm7] [F/G] [E7/G#]
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