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To Build A Mountain

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                             To Build A Mountain- The Matches
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Chords used:
E-X79997
Adim-XX7878
A(7)-577655 or if you use the 7 it's 575655
Gdim-XX5656
Db-911111099 those are 11's and 10's not one's and zeros
F#min-X91111109, again those are 11's and a ten
B-799877
Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6-------------------6---------------------------------------------|
D|-----6-9---9-6-5-6-------6-9---9-6-5---------------------------------------|
A|---7-------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
EMaybe a saint is just a dead prick with the good publicist
AdimMaybe tomorrow statues are insecure without their foes
A(7)Go ask the frog what the scorpion Gdimknows
here is the melody that is played over the E chord while Sean sings "do do do do"
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-9-10-9-7--------9-10-9-7--------------|
G|----------9---------------8------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
                   DbF#min
While you build your mountain
BBut to build a Adimmountain
                       A   Gdim(hit once)
See I thought we all know
No Chord        E  
You gotta dig a hole
Not everybody kAdimnows
                     A   Gdim(hit Once)
We're just digging holes
No Chord
Intro again
EAnd maybe ethanol is methadone for oil addiction
AdimMaybe we'll all go green in desert shades of camouflage
A(7)Go ask the bloodhounds 'til they find the Gdimmirage
                   DbF#min
While you build your mountain
BBut to build a Adimmountain
                         A   Gdim(Hit Once)
See I thought you all know
No Chord        E  
You gotta dig a hole
Thought everybody Adimknows
                       A   Gdim(hit once)
That we're digging holes
No Chord
Intro here
EMaybe a wolf is not a devil he just plays one on TV
AdimMaybe a Cuban Bay stay leaves you less than overjoyed
AAsk the fox about progress they'll say what's been Gdimdestroyed
Interlude thing here again
                   DbF#min
While you build your mountain
BBut to build a moAdimuntain
                     A   Gdim(hit once)
See I thought we all know
no chord         E  
You gotta dig a hole
Thought everybody Adimknows
AWe're just digging Gdimholes
Yeah sorry that's how it Egoes
And I thought everybody Adimknows
                      A   Gdim(hit Once)
We're stockpiling souls
No Chord              

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To Build A Mountain

by The Matches

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Adim

Gdim

A(7)

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To Build A Mountain- The Matches

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Chords used:

-X79997

Adim

-XX7878

A(7)-577655 or if you use the 7 it's 575655

Gdim

-XX5656

Db-911111099 those are 11's and 10's not one's and zeros

F#min-X91111109, again those are 11's and a ten

-799877

Tuning: Standard

Intro

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------6-------------------6---------------------------------------------|

D|-----6-9---9-6-5-6-------6-9---9-6-5---------------------------------------|

A|---7-------------------7---------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

Maybe a saint is just a dead prick with the good publicist

Adim

Maybe tomorrow statues are insecure without their foes

A(7) Gdim

Go ask the frog what the scorpion knows

here is the melody that is played over the E chord while Sean sings "do do do do"

e|---------------------------------------|

B|-9-10-9-7--------9-10-9-7--------------|

G|----------9---------------8------------|

D|---------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|

F#min

While you build your mountain

B Adim

But to build a mountain

A Gdim

(hit once)

See I thought we all know

No Chord

You gotta dig a hole

Adim

Not everybody knows

A Gdim

(hit Once)

We're just digging holes

No Chord

Intro again

And maybe ethanol is methadone for oil addiction

Adim

Maybe we'll all go green in desert shades of camouflage

A(7) Gdim

Go ask the bloodhounds 'til they find the mirage

F#min

While you build your mountain

B Adim

But to build a mountain

A Gdim

(Hit Once)

See I thought you all know

No Chord

You gotta dig a hole

Adim

Thought everybody knows

A Gdim

(hit once)

That we're digging holes

No Chord

Intro here

Maybe a wolf is not a devil he just plays one on TV

Adim

Maybe a Cuban Bay stay leaves you less than overjoyed

A Gdim

Ask the fox about progress they'll say what's been destroyed

Interlude thing here again

F#min

While you build your mountain

B Adim

But to build a mountain

A Gdim

(hit once)

See I thought we all know

no chord

You gotta dig a hole

Adim

Thought everybody knows

A Gdim

We're just digging holes

Yeah sorry that's how it goes

Adim

And I thought everybody knows

A Gdim

(hit Once)

We're stockpiling souls

No Chord

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