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Built To Last

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[Intro] 
|  C|  Am|  C|  Am|
[Verse 1]
CSomewhere out my Amdoorway
CSomewhere down my Amblock
CI can hear her Amheartbeat
In Frhythm with my Cclock
[Verse 2]
I Cwant her more than Amdiamonds
I Cwant her more than Amgold
I Cwant her more than Amanything
FAnyone could Chold
[Chorus]
We were built to lAmast
On until forCever
The world is changing fAmast
Oh, but Four Clove was Fbuilt to Clast
[Interlude]
|  C|  Am|  C|  Am|
[Verse 3]
CShe has followed Amme down
AClong some empty Amstreets
CShe has followed Amme where
The Frain would fall in Csheets
[Verse 4]
And CI know I've been Amchanging
CChanging like the Amwind
CI was feeling Amburned out
FI got tired of Cit
[Chorus]
We were built to lAmast
On until forCever
The world is changing fAmast
Oh, but Four Clove was Fbuilt to Clast
[Bridge]
|  G| % |  F| % |
Woah
|  G| % |  F|  G7|
Woah
[Solo]
|  C|  Am|  C|  Am|
|  C|  Am|  F|  C|
[Verse]
So Ccome to me my Amdarling
CHold me while I Amsleep
CI know you feel Amlost
But Fyou're not in too Cdeep
[Chorus]
We were built to lAmast
On until forCever
The world is changing fAmast
           F          C          F      C|  C|
Oh, but our love was built to last
[Chorus]
We were built to lAmast
On until forCever
The world is changing fAmast
Oh, but Four Clove was Fbuilt to Clast
Yeah, Four Clove was Fbuilt to Clast
[Outro]
|  C|  Am|  C|  Am|
(repeat and fade)

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Built To Last

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

C Am C Am

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

C Am

Somewhere out my doorway

C Am

Somewhere down my block

C Am

I can hear her heartbeat

F C

In rhythm with my clock

[Verse 2]

C Am

I want her more than diamonds

C Am

I want her more than gold

C Am

I want her more than anything

F C

Anyone could hold

[Chorus]

We were built to last

On until forever

The world is changing fast

F C F C

Oh, but our love was built to last

[Interlude]

C Am C Am

| | | | |

[Verse 3]

C Am

She has followed me down

C Am

Along some empty streets

C Am

She has followed me where

F C

The rain would fall in sheets

[Verse 4]

C Am

And I know I've been changing

C Am

Changing like the wind

C Am

I was feeling burned out

F C

I got tired of it

[Chorus]

We were built to last

On until forever

The world is changing fast

F C F C

Oh, but our love was built to last

[Bridge]

G F

| | % | | % |

Woah

G F G7

| | % | | |

Woah

[Solo]

C Am C Am

| | | | |

C Am F C

| | | | |

[Verse]

C Am

So come to me my darling

C Am

Hold me while I sleep

C Am

I know you feel lost

F C

But you're not in too deep

[Chorus]

We were built to last

On until forever

The world is changing fast

F C F C C

| |

Oh, but our love was built to last

[Chorus]

We were built to last

On until forever

The world is changing fast

F C F C

Oh, but our love was built to last

F C F C

Yeah, our love was built to last

[Outro]

C Am C Am

| | | | |

(repeat and fade)

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