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House Of Glass Tab by Cage The Elephant

House Of Glass tab by Cage The Elephant

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F#

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

    F#5                             A#5       A5       F#5                             C5/G      A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5-----7-----| x2
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---3---3-----7-----|
E|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/6---6-----5-----|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3-----5-----|
/ = slide up


Verse 1:

    F#5                             A#5       A5       F#5                             C5/G      A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5-----7-----| x2
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---3---3-----7-----|
E|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/6---6-----5-----|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3-----5-----|

F#5                        A#5         A5
Climb into my corner on my self-inflicted coma
F#5                   C5/G         A5
Stand up, lay down, repeat in the same order
F#5                                          A#5          A5
Fall straight through the floor and let the time just run me over
 F#5                     C5/G           A5
Another mirrored image corrupted and distorted

    F#5                             A5        G#5      F#5                             A5        G#5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|
E|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/5---5-----4-----|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/5---5-----4-----|

    F#5                           A5         G#5
I'm underwhelmed, uninterested, I wonder why I'm over it
F#5                                  A5               G#5
Walk it off, the kettle's black, the dotted line, the house is glass


Pre-Chorus 1:

   D                         Bm                       C#                         F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
x = mute string

D               Bm
  (The house is glass) the house is glass
C#                     F#  N.C.
  (The house is glass)     the house is glass


Chorus 1:

   D                         Bm                       C#                         F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------| x2
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

D                  Bm
  It's an illusion,   this admiration
C#               F#
   Of mutilation,   my isolation
D                  Bm                 C#
  It's an illusion,   this admiration,   of mutilation

   F#5   A5                  F#5   A5                 F#5   A5                  F#5   A5
e|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
A|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
E|-2-----5--5--5--x--------|-2-----5--5--5--x-------|-2-----5--5--5--x--------|-2-----5--5--5--x-------|

F#5  A5           F#5  A5
     My isolation,     my isolation
F#5  A5           F#5  A5
     My isolation,     it's an illusion


Verse 2:

    F#5                             A#5       A5       F#5                             C5/G      A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5-----7-----| x2
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---3---3-----7-----|
E|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/6---6-----5-----|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3-----5-----|

F#5                               A#5             A5
Slide on down the staircase, that picture-perfect moment
  F#5               C5/G           A5
Receiver projected, act like if you own it
F#5                     A#5             A5
Smile for the camera, repeat and do it over
F#5                     C5/G            A5
Smile for the camera, repeat and do it over

    F#5                             A5        G#5      F#5                             A5        G#5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|
E|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/5---5-----4-----|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/5---5-----4-----|

F#5                              A5             G#5
Joke's on you, the needle prick, cut me down, I need a break
F#5                                  A5               G#5
Walk it off, the kettle's black, the dotted line, the house is glass


Pre-Chorus 2:

   D                         Bm                       C#                         F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

D               Bm
  (The house is glass) the house is glass
C#                     F#  N.C.
  (The house is glass)     the house is glass


Chorus 2:

   D                         Bm                       C#                         F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------| x2
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

D                  Bm
  It's an illusion,   this admiration
C#               F#
   Of mutilation,   my isolation
D                  Bm                 C#
  It's an illusion,   this admiration,   of mutilation

   F#5   A5                  F#5   A5                 F#5   A5                  F#5   A5
e|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
A|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
E|-2-----5--5--5--x--------|-2-----5--5--5--x-------|-2-----5--5--5--x--------|-2-----5--5--5--x-------|

F#5  A5           F#5  A5
     My isolation,     my isolation
F#5  A5           F#5  A5
     My isolation,     it's an illusion


Bridge:

   D       Bm
e|-2---------------|
B|-3-------3-------|
G|-2-------4-------|
D|-0-------4-------| x2
A|---------2-------|
E|-----------------|

D               Bm
Brick by brick, make it last
    D         Bm
Hit that line,  the house is glass


Interlude:

   D                         Bm                       C#                         F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------| x4
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|


Chorus 3:

   D                         Bm                       C#                         F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------| x2
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

D                  Bm
  It's an illusion,   my isolation
C#              F#
   My isolation,   my isolation
D                  Bm                  C#
  It's an illusion,   it's an illusion,  my isolation

   F#5   A5                  F#5   A5
e|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
A|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
E|-2-----5--5--5--x--------|-2-----5--5--5--x-------|

F#5  A5           F#5  A5
     my isolation,     my isolation

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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