Build Chords by The Housemartins

Tempo:
107.85 bpm
Chords used:

B

Gb

Bbm

Ebm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Housemartins - Build chords
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[Gb] [Ebm] .
[Bbm] [B] .
[Gb] [Ebm] .
[Bbm] [B] .
[Gb] [Ebm] Clambering men in big, [Bbm] black boots.
[B] Dug up my dam, dug up [Gb] my roots.
[Ebm] Treating us like plasticine [Bbm] town.
[B] They built us up and [Gb] knocked us down.
[Ebm] From .
[Bbm] [B] .
[Db] McConnell [B] to Legoland.
[Db] Here they come [B] with a brick and a hammer.
[Db] Men with heads [B] filled up with sand.
[Db] It's Bell, [Gb] it's Bell.
Build a house where [Ebm] we can stay.
[Bbm] They move it every [B] day.
[Gb] Build a road for [Ebm] us to cross.
[Bbm] It's Bell, it's [B] Bell .
[Gb] [Ebm] Whistling [Bbm] [B] .
[Gb] [Ebm] men in yellow [Bbm] vans.
[B] They came and drew us [Gb] diagrams.
Showed [Ebm] us how it all [Bbm] worked out.
[B] We wrote it down in [Gb] case of doubt.
[Ebm] .
[Bbm] [B] .
[Db] Slow, [B] slow, quick, quick, quick.
[Db] It's wall to [B] wall and brick to brick.
[Db] They work so [B] fast it makes you sick.
[Db] It's Bell, [Gb] it's Bell.
Build a house [Ebm] where we can stay.
[Bbm] They move it every [B] day .
[Gb] It's Bell, a road [Ebm] for us to [Bbm] cross.
Build as much, and [B] lots, and lots, and lots.
[Gb] As I can so.
[Ebm] Oh, [Bbm] Bell.
[B] .
[Gb] It's [Eb] .
[Bbm] Bell, [B] .
[Gb] it's [Ebm] Bell.
Oh, oh, [Bbm] [B] .
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Gb] [Ebm] oh .
[Bbm] [B] .
[Db] Down with stakes and [B] upwind .
[Db] In with boats and [B] upwind .
[Db] It's in with suits [B] and new recruits.
[Db] It's Bell, [Gb] it's Bell.
Build a house where [Ebm] we can stay.
[Bbm] They move it every [B] day .
[Gb] It's Bell, a road for [Ebm] us to cross.
[Bbm] .
Build as much, [B] and lots, and lots, and lots.
[Gb] It's Bell, a house [Ebm] where we can stay.
[Bbm].
They move it every [B] day.
[Gb] It's Bell, a road for [Ebm] us to cross.
[Bbm] It's Bell, a road for us [B] to cross.
[Gb] [B] [Gb] .
[Ebm] [Bbm] .
[B] [Gb] .
[Ebm] [Bbm] .
[B] [Gb] .
Key:  
B
12341112
Gb
134211112
Bbm
13421111
Ebm
13421116
Db
12341114
B
12341112
Gb
134211112
Bbm
13421111
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To start learning The Housemartins - (Single Edit) Build chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bbm, B, Gb, Ebm and Bbm. Set your pace at 53 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 108. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Gb Major.

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[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ .
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ .
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] Clambering men in big, [Bbm] black _ boots.
[B] Dug up my dam, dug up [Gb] my roots.
[Ebm] Treating us like plasticine [Bbm] _ town.
[B] They built us up and [Gb] knocked us down.
_ [Ebm] From _ _ .
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ [Db] _ _ McConnell [B] to Legoland.
_ [Db] Here they come [B] with a brick and a hammer.
[Db] _ Men with heads [B] filled up with sand.
[Db] It's Bell, _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] it's Bell.
Build a house where [Ebm] we can stay.
_ [Bbm] They move it every [B] _ day.
[Gb] Build a road for [Ebm] us to cross.
[Bbm] It's Bell, it's _ [B] Bell _ .
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ Whistling [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] men in yellow [Bbm] _ _ vans.
[B] They came and drew us _ [Gb] diagrams.
Showed [Ebm] us how it all [Bbm] worked _ out.
[B] We wrote it down in [Gb] case of doubt.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ .
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ [Db] _ Slow, [B] slow, quick, quick, quick.
[Db] _ It's wall to [B] wall and brick to brick.
[Db] They work so [B] fast it makes you sick.
[Db] It's Bell, _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] it's Bell.
Build a house [Ebm] where we can stay.
_ [Bbm] They move it every [B] day _ .
[Gb] It's Bell, a road [Ebm] for us to _ [Bbm] cross.
Build as much, and [B] lots, and lots, and lots.
[Gb] As I can so.
_ [Ebm] Oh, _ _ [Bbm] _ Bell.
_ [B] _ _ _ .
[Gb] It's _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ [Bbm] _ Bell, _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ [Gb] it's _ _ [Ebm] Bell.
Oh, oh, [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] oh _ _ .
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ [Db] Down with stakes and [B] upwind _ .
_ [Db] In with boats and [B] upwind _ .
_ [Db] It's in with suits [B] and new recruits.
[Db] It's Bell, _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] it's Bell.
Build a house where [Ebm] we can stay.
[Bbm] They move it every [B] day _ _ .
[Gb] It's Bell, a road for [Ebm] us to cross.
[Bbm] _ .
Build as much, [B] and lots, and lots, and lots.
[Gb] It's Bell, a house [Ebm] where we can stay.
[Bbm].
They move it every [B] day.
_ [Gb] It's Bell, a road for [Ebm] us to cross.
[Bbm] It's Bell, a road for us [B] to cross.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ .
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ .
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ .

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Paul Heaton and Stan Cullimore.

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