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You can either play this song with the chords I've used 
or you can use a capo on the first fret with the following chords:
No Capo / Capo on 1st
      F#/     F  
     D#m/     Dm  
     A#m/     Am  
       B/     Bb  
      C#/     C  
Intro
 F#/  D#m/  A#m/   B(x2)
Verse
F#Clambering D#mmen in big bad bA#moots
Dug uBp my den, dug up my roF#ots
Treated D#mus like plasticine tA#mown
They buBilt us up and knocked us down
 F#/  D#m/  A#m/ B  
Pre-Chorus
C#From meccano to leBgoland
C#Here they come with a bBrick in their hand
C#Men with heads filled uBp with sand
C#It's build
Chorus
It's buF#ild (a house where D#mwe can stay)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-BA#muild (add a new bit everyBday)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-BF#uild (it's Build, a road for D#mus to cross)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-BA#muild (build us lots and lots and lBots and lots and lots)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build
 F#/  D#m/  A#m/ B  
Verse
F#Whistling mD#men in yellow A#mvans
They cBame and drew us diaF#grams
Showed us D#mhow it all worked it A#mout
And wBrote it down in case of doubt
 F#/  D#m/  A#m/ B  
Pre-Chorus
C#Slow, slow, quBick, quick, quick
C#Its wall to wall and bBrick to brick
C#They work so fast it mBakes you sick
C#Its build
Chorus
It's buF#ild (a house where D#mwe can stay)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-BA#muild (add a new bit everyBday)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-BF#uild (it's Build, a road for D#mus to cross)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-BA#muild (build us lots and lots and lBots and lots and lots)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build
 F#/  D#m/  A#m/   B(x4)
It's Build (repeated)
Pre-Chorus
C#Down with sticks and Bup with bricks
C#In with boots and uBp with roots
C#Its in with suits and nBew recruits
C#Its build
Chorus
It's buF#ild (a house where D#mwe can stay)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-BA#muild (add a new bit everyBday)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-BF#uild (it's Build, a road for D#mus to cross)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-BA#muild (build us lots and lots and lBots and lots and lots)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build 
(Repeat Chorus)
 F#/  D#m/  A#m/  B(fade out)

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Build

by The Housemartins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

A#m

You can either play this song with the chords I've used

or you can use a capo on the first fret with the following chords:

No Capo / Capo on 1st

F# F

D#m Dm

A#m Am

B Bb

C# C

Intro

F# D#m A#m B

/ / / (x2)

Verse

F# D#m A#m

Clambering men in big bad boots

B F#

Dug up my den, dug up my roots

D#m A#m

Treated us like plasticine town

They built us up and knocked us down

F# D#m A#m B

/ / /

Pre-Chorus

C# B

From meccano to legoland

C# B

Here they come with a brick in their hand

C# B

Men with heads filled up with sand

It's build

Chorus

F# D#m

It's build (a house where we can stay)

A#m B

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build (add a new bit everyday)

F# D#m

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build (it's Build, a road for us to cross)

A#m B

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build (build us lots and lots and lots and lots and lots)

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build

F# D#m A#m B

/ / /

Verse

F# D#m A#m

Whistling men in yellow vans

B F#

They came and drew us diagrams

D#m A#m

Showed us how it all worked it out

And wrote it down in case of doubt

F# D#m A#m B

/ / /

Pre-Chorus

C# B

Slow, slow, quick, quick, quick

C# B

Its wall to wall and brick to brick

C# B

They work so fast it makes you sick

Its build

Chorus

F# D#m

It's build (a house where we can stay)

A#m B

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build (add a new bit everyday)

F# D#m

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build (it's Build, a road for us to cross)

A#m B

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build (build us lots and lots and lots and lots and lots)

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build

F# D#m A#m B

/ / / (x4)

It's Build (repeated)

Pre-Chorus

C# B

Down with sticks and up with bricks

C# B

In with boots and up with roots

C# B

Its in with suits and new recruits

Its build

Chorus

F# D#m

It's build (a house where we can stay)

A#m B

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build (add a new bit everyday)

F# D#m

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build (it's Build, a road for us to cross)

A#m B

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build (build us lots and lots and lots and lots and lots)

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Build

(Repeat Chorus)

F# D#m A#m B

/ / / (fade out)

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