Build Chords by The Housemartins

Tempo:
107.6 bpm
Chords used:

B

Gb

Ebm

Bbm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Housemartins - Build (live) chords
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[B]
[Gb] [Ebm] Clambering men in big black [Bbm] boots
[B] Dug up my den, dug up my [Gb] roots
[Ebm] Treating us like prostitutes [Bbm] in town
[B] They built us up on [Gb] martyrs' ground
[Ebm] From
[Bbm] [B]
[Db] the corner [B] to Lake Ola
[Db] Here they come [B] with a brick in their hand
[Db] Man with hats [B] fed up with signs
[Db] It's bad, [Gb] it's bad
[Ebm] We can't stop [Bbm] it
Every [B] day
[Gb] They'll ruin [Ebm] us too
[Bbm] It's bad, it's [B] bad
It's worse than our [Gb] sadness
[Ebm]
[Bbm] [B]
[Gb] [Ebm] Whistling men in yellow [Bbm] vans
[B] They came up to us, died [Gb] now
[Ebm] Showed us how it all [Bbm] worked out
[B] And wrote it down in case [Gb] of doubt
[Ebm] Slow, [Bbm] [B]
[Db] [B] slow, quick, quick, quick
[Db] It's what I [B] want, brick to brick
[Db] They work so [B] fast, it makes you sick
[Db] It's bad, [Gb] it's bad
[Ebm] We can't stay
[Bbm] With it every [B] day
[Gb] They'll go for [Ebm] us too
[Bbm] There's lots and [B] lots and lots and lots of [Gb] us
[Ebm]
[Bbm] [B]
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [B]
[Gb] It's [Ebm]
[Bbm] [B]
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [B]
[Db] bad, it's bad
On the stacks [B] and up on the bricks
[Db] And with boats [B] and up on the roads
[Db] It's in with suits [B] and your red crooks
[Db] It's bad, it's [Gb] bad
[Ebm] We can't stay
[Bbm] With it every [B] day
[Gb] They'll go for [Ebm] us too
[Bbm] There's lots and [B] lots and lots [Gb] of us
It's where [Ebm] we can stay
[Bbm] With it every [B] day
[Gb]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[B] It's bad, [Gb] it's bad
Key:  
B
12341112
Gb
134211112
Ebm
13421116
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
B
12341112
Gb
134211112
Ebm
13421116
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To learn The Housemartins - (Single Edit) Build chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Ebm, Bbm, B, Gb and Ebm. Set your pace at 53 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 108. Considering the song's key of Gb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] Clambering men in big black [Bbm] _ _ boots
[B] Dug up my den, dug up my [Gb] roots
_ [Ebm] Treating us like prostitutes [Bbm] in town
[B] They built us up on [Gb] martyrs' ground
_ [Ebm] From _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ the corner [B] to Lake Ola
_ [Db] Here they come [B] with a brick in their hand
[Db] _ Man with hats [B] fed up with signs
[Db] It's bad, _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] it's bad
_ [Ebm] We can't stop _ [Bbm] it
Every [B] _ day
_ [Gb] They'll ruin [Ebm] us too
[Bbm] It's bad, it's [B] bad
It's worse than our _ [Gb] _ _ sadness
[Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] Whistling men in yellow [Bbm] _ _ vans
[B] They came up to us, died [Gb] now
_ [Ebm] Showed us how it all [Bbm] worked _ out
[B] And wrote it down in case [Gb] of doubt
_ [Ebm] Slow, _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [B] slow, quick, quick, quick
[Db] _ It's what I [B] want, brick to brick
[Db] They work so [B] fast, it makes you sick
[Db] It's bad, _ _ _ _ [Gb] it's bad
_ [Ebm] We can't stay
_ [Bbm] _ With it every [B] day
_ _ [Gb] They'll go for [Ebm] us too
_ [Bbm] _ There's lots and [B] lots and lots and lots of [Gb] us
_ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ It's [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ bad, it's bad
On the stacks [B] and up on the bricks
[Db] _ And with boats [B] and up on the roads
[Db] It's in with suits [B] and your red crooks
[Db] It's _ bad, _ it's _ [Gb] bad
_ [Ebm] We can't stay
[Bbm] _ With it every [B] day _ _
[Gb] _ They'll go for [Ebm] us too _
[Bbm] _ There's lots and [B] lots and lots [Gb] of us
It's where [Ebm] we can stay _
[Bbm] With it every [B] day
_ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ It's bad, [Gb] it's bad
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Paul Heaton and Stan Cullimore who authored this song.

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