Chords for Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery acoustic
Tempo:
176.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
Bm
D
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [B]
[Bm] Come out at [G] night, [D] [A] that's when the energy [Bm] comes, and the dark [G] sides light, [D] the vampires [B]
roam.
[Bm] You [G] stretch your rasta wear and your [B] suicide poem, [Bm] and a cross from a [G] faith that [D] died [B] before Jesus [E] came.
[G] You're building [A]
a mystery.
[Bm]
[G] [D]
[A] [Bm] You live in a
[G] church [D] where you sleep with [A] voodoo dolls, [G] and you won't give up the search
[D] for the ghosts in the [B] halls.
You wear [G] sandals in the snow, [D] a smile that [A] won't wash away.
[Bm] Can you look out [G] the window without [D] your shadow [A] getting in the way?
[E] Oh, you're so beautiful, [G] with an edge and a charm, [E] and so careful [G] when [A] I'm in [Bm] your arms.
Cause [G] you're working, [D] building a mystery, [Bm]
[G] on and [D] on,
[A] on and [Bm] in.
Yeah, [G] you're working, [D] building a [Bm] mystery, and [G] choosing [D] so
[A] carefully.
You [Bm] woke up screaming [G] aloud,
[D] a [B] prayer from your secret [Bm] god.
You beat off our [G] fears,
[D] and hold back [A] your tears.
Oh, [Bm] you give us a [G] tantrum,
[D] and blow it all around,
[Bm] just when we [G] need one, when [D] the [A] evening's thin.
[E] Oh, you're so [G] beautiful, you beautiful fucked up [E] man.
You're setting up your [G] razor wire [B] shrine.
[Bm] [G] Cause you're working,
[D] building a mystery, [Bm] [G] on and
[D] on, on and [Bm] in.
Yeah, [G] you're working, [D] building a mystery, [Bm]
[G] and choosing
[D] so [A]
carefully.
[A]
[D] [G]
[E]
[D] [G] [A]
[G] [E] Cause [G] [B]
[E] you're working,
[G] you're [B] building a mystery,
[Bm] [G] on and
[D] on, on and [Bm] in.
Yeah, [G] you're working,
[D] building [A] a mystery, [Bm]
and [G] choosing [D] so [A] carefully.
[Bm]
Yeah, [G] you're working,
[D] building a mystery, [Bm]
[G] on and [A] on [Bm] and in.
Yeah, [G] you're working,
[D] building a mystery, [Bm]
[G] and choosing
[D] so [A] carefully.
[Bm] [G]
[A] You're building [Bm] a mystery.
[Ab]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [B]
[Bm] Come out at [G] night, [D] [A] that's when the energy [Bm] comes, and the dark [G] sides light, [D] the vampires [B]
roam.
[Bm] You [G] stretch your rasta wear and your [B] suicide poem, [Bm] and a cross from a [G] faith that [D] died [B] before Jesus [E] came.
[G] You're building [A]
a mystery.
[Bm]
[G] [D]
[A] [Bm] You live in a
[G] church [D] where you sleep with [A] voodoo dolls, [G] and you won't give up the search
[D] for the ghosts in the [B] halls.
You wear [G] sandals in the snow, [D] a smile that [A] won't wash away.
[Bm] Can you look out [G] the window without [D] your shadow [A] getting in the way?
[E] Oh, you're so beautiful, [G] with an edge and a charm, [E] and so careful [G] when [A] I'm in [Bm] your arms.
Cause [G] you're working, [D] building a mystery, [Bm]
[G] on and [D] on,
[A] on and [Bm] in.
Yeah, [G] you're working, [D] building a [Bm] mystery, and [G] choosing [D] so
[A] carefully.
You [Bm] woke up screaming [G] aloud,
[D] a [B] prayer from your secret [Bm] god.
You beat off our [G] fears,
[D] and hold back [A] your tears.
Oh, [Bm] you give us a [G] tantrum,
[D] and blow it all around,
[Bm] just when we [G] need one, when [D] the [A] evening's thin.
[E] Oh, you're so [G] beautiful, you beautiful fucked up [E] man.
You're setting up your [G] razor wire [B] shrine.
[Bm] [G] Cause you're working,
[D] building a mystery, [Bm] [G] on and
[D] on, on and [Bm] in.
Yeah, [G] you're working, [D] building a mystery, [Bm]
[G] and choosing
[D] so [A]
carefully.
[A]
[D] [G]
[E]
[D] [G] [A]
[G] [E] Cause [G] [B]
[E] you're working,
[G] you're [B] building a mystery,
[Bm] [G] on and
[D] on, on and [Bm] in.
Yeah, [G] you're working,
[D] building [A] a mystery, [Bm]
and [G] choosing [D] so [A] carefully.
[Bm]
Yeah, [G] you're working,
[D] building a mystery, [Bm]
[G] on and [A] on [Bm] and in.
Yeah, [G] you're working,
[D] building a mystery, [Bm]
[G] and choosing
[D] so [A] carefully.
[Bm] [G]
[A] You're building [Bm] a mystery.
[Ab]
Key:
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Bm
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Bm
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] Come out at [G] night, _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] that's when the energy [Bm] comes, and the dark [G] sides light, _ _ [D] the vampires [B]
roam.
_ _ [Bm] _ You [G] stretch your rasta wear and your [B] suicide _ poem, _ [Bm] and a cross from a [G] faith that [D] died _ [B] _ before Jesus [E] came. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] You're building [A]
a mystery.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] You live in a _
[G] church _ _ [D] where you sleep with [A] voodoo dolls, [G] and you won't give up the search
[D] for the ghosts in the [B] _ halls.
_ You wear [G] sandals in the snow, [D] a smile that [A] won't wash away.
[Bm] _ _ Can you look out [G] the window without [D] your shadow [A] getting in the way?
_ [E] _ Oh, you're so _ beautiful, [G] _ _ with an edge and a charm, [E] _ and so _ careful [G] when _ [A] I'm in [Bm] your _ _ _ arms.
Cause [G] you're working, _ [D] _ building a mystery, [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] on and _ [D] _ on, _
[A] _ on and [Bm] in.
_ Yeah, [G] you're working, _ [D] _ building a [Bm] mystery, _ _ _ and [G] _ choosing _ [D] so _ _
[A] _ _ carefully. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You [Bm] woke up screaming [G] _ aloud, _ _
_ [D] a [B] prayer from your secret [Bm] god.
You beat off our [G] fears, _ _
[D] and hold back [A] your tears.
Oh, [Bm] you give us a [G] tantrum, _ _
[D] and blow it all around, _ _
[Bm] just when we [G] need one, when [D] the [A] _ evening's thin. _ _
[E] Oh, you're so _ [G] beautiful, _ you beautiful fucked up [E] man.
_ You're setting up your [G] _ razor wire [B] _ shrine. _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] Cause you're working, _
[D] _ building a _ mystery, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ on and _
[D] _ on, _ _ on and [Bm] in.
_ Yeah, [G] you're working, [D] _ building _ a mystery, [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] and choosing _
[D] so _ _ [A] _ _ _
carefully.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Cause [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ you're working, _
[G] _ you're [B] building a mystery, _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] on and _
[D] on, _ _ on and [Bm] in.
_ Yeah, [G] you're working, _
[D] building _ [A] a mystery, _ [Bm] _
_ _ and [G] _ choosing [D] so _ _ [A] _ _ carefully.
[Bm] _
_ _ Yeah, [G] you're working, _
[D] _ building a mystery, [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ on and [A] on _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] and in.
Yeah, [G] you're working, _
[D] _ building a mystery, [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] and choosing _
[D] so _ [A] _ _ _ carefully.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] You're building [Bm] a _ mystery. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] Come out at [G] night, _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] that's when the energy [Bm] comes, and the dark [G] sides light, _ _ [D] the vampires [B]
roam.
_ _ [Bm] _ You [G] stretch your rasta wear and your [B] suicide _ poem, _ [Bm] and a cross from a [G] faith that [D] died _ [B] _ before Jesus [E] came. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] You're building [A]
a mystery.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] You live in a _
[G] church _ _ [D] where you sleep with [A] voodoo dolls, [G] and you won't give up the search
[D] for the ghosts in the [B] _ halls.
_ You wear [G] sandals in the snow, [D] a smile that [A] won't wash away.
[Bm] _ _ Can you look out [G] the window without [D] your shadow [A] getting in the way?
_ [E] _ Oh, you're so _ beautiful, [G] _ _ with an edge and a charm, [E] _ and so _ careful [G] when _ [A] I'm in [Bm] your _ _ _ arms.
Cause [G] you're working, _ [D] _ building a mystery, [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] on and _ [D] _ on, _
[A] _ on and [Bm] in.
_ Yeah, [G] you're working, _ [D] _ building a [Bm] mystery, _ _ _ and [G] _ choosing _ [D] so _ _
[A] _ _ carefully. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You [Bm] woke up screaming [G] _ aloud, _ _
_ [D] a [B] prayer from your secret [Bm] god.
You beat off our [G] fears, _ _
[D] and hold back [A] your tears.
Oh, [Bm] you give us a [G] tantrum, _ _
[D] and blow it all around, _ _
[Bm] just when we [G] need one, when [D] the [A] _ evening's thin. _ _
[E] Oh, you're so _ [G] beautiful, _ you beautiful fucked up [E] man.
_ You're setting up your [G] _ razor wire [B] _ shrine. _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] Cause you're working, _
[D] _ building a _ mystery, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ on and _
[D] _ on, _ _ on and [Bm] in.
_ Yeah, [G] you're working, [D] _ building _ a mystery, [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] and choosing _
[D] so _ _ [A] _ _ _
carefully.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Cause [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ you're working, _
[G] _ you're [B] building a mystery, _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] on and _
[D] on, _ _ on and [Bm] in.
_ Yeah, [G] you're working, _
[D] building _ [A] a mystery, _ [Bm] _
_ _ and [G] _ choosing [D] so _ _ [A] _ _ carefully.
[Bm] _
_ _ Yeah, [G] you're working, _
[D] _ building a mystery, [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ on and [A] on _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] and in.
Yeah, [G] you're working, _
[D] _ building a mystery, [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] and choosing _
[D] so _ [A] _ _ _ carefully.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] You're building [Bm] a _ mystery. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _