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Intro
    G      D      Em    F    C(x2)
GBuild your dream Dcastle out of Emsand 
It's Fbound to get Cwashed up Ganyway
Dream your Ddreams out of last Emweek
They're Fbound to have Ccome up Gyesterday 
If you Cwant to give them Dflowers 
Make them Cpaper ones you Dsend 
CLive your life a Djigsaw 
It goes Cback in the Gbox, in the Amend 
GBuild your dream Dheart from plastiEmcine 
'Cause you're Fputty Cin their Ghands 
Mould your amDbition in conEmcrete 
'Cause you'll Fonly Cland in Gquicksand 
CCarve your dough from Dplay-dough 
'Cause they'll Croll you into a Dball 
CMake your friends from DLego 
'Cause CLegGo makes a Amwall 
'Cause Gwhen you build big houses 
The Cpaintings get stolen 
The Gdevil says he's silver 
When you Cknow that he is golden 
When papier mâché heads make more sense than the Emsun 
c                                              Em
Giving teacher apples could be fun or could be dumb 
Instrumental
G    D    Em    F  C
G    D    Em    F  C  G
CBuild your planes from DAirfix 
'Cause you'll Conly lose the Dwar 
Write your Clove letters on rice Dpaper 
At CleasGt you'll feed the Ampoor 
GBuild your dream Dcastle out of Emsand 
It's Fbound to get Cwashed up Ganyway 
Dream your Ddreams out of last Emweek 
They're Fbound to have Ccome up Gyesterday
They're Fbound to have Ccome up Gyesterday
Outro
F    C    G

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Foundations

by The Beautiful South

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

G D Em F C

(x2)

G D Em

Build your dream castle out of sand

F C G

It's bound to get washed up anyway

D Em

Dream your dreams out of last week

F C G

They're bound to have come up yesterday

C D

If you want to give them flowers

C D

Make them paper ones you send

C D

Live your life a jigsaw

C G Am

It goes back in the box, in the end

G D Em

Build your dream heart from plasticine

F C G

'Cause you're putty in their hands

D Em

Mould your ambition in concrete

F C G

'Cause you'll only land in quicksand

C D

Carve your dough from play-dough

C D

'Cause they'll roll you into a ball

C D

Make your friends from Lego

C G Am

'Cause Lego makes a wall

'Cause when you build big houses

The paintings get stolen

The devil says he's silver

When you know that he is golden

When papier mâché heads make more sense than the sun

c Em

Giving teacher apples could be fun or could be dumb

Instrumental

G D Em F C

G D Em F C G

C D

Build your planes from Airfix

C D

'Cause you'll only lose the war

C D

Write your love letters on rice paper

C G Am

At least you'll feed the poor

G D Em

Build your dream castle out of sand

F C G

It's bound to get washed up anyway

D Em

Dream your dreams out of last week

F C G

They're bound to have come up yesterday

F C G

They're bound to have come up yesterday

Outro

F C G

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