Key: E minor
Verse 1
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B
Em
C#m
They used to tell me I
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Baug
was building a dream
Em
Am
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B
And so I followed the mob
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G
When their was earth to
Em
B
F#
plow or guns to bear
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I was always their right
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Baug
on the job
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They used to tell me
Verse 2
Em
I
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was building a dream
Em
A
D
With peace and glory ahead
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Am
G
Baug
B
Baug
Why should I be standing in line
Em
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F#m
Just waiting for bread?
Interlude 1
B
Em
C
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Am
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C
Edim
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Am
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B
Verse 3
Em
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E
Once I built a rail road, I made it run
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D
G
Baug
Em
Made it race against time
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B
Once I built a railroad,
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C
now it's done
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C
Brother, can you spare a dime?
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Am
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Verse 4
Em
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B
Once I built a tower up to the sun
E
A
D
G
Baug
G
Brick and rivet and lime
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Em
Once I built a tower,
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B
Brother, can you spare a
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C
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dime?
Verse 5
Em
E
B
Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell
E
Baug
E
Full of that Yankee- Doodly- dum
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Em
C
F#
B
An d I was the kid with the drum
Verse 6
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Say, don't you remember,
B
E
they called me "Al"
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D
G
It was "Al" all the time
Baug
Em
C
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B
Why don't you remember,
Em
C
I'm your pal
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Say buddy, can you spare a dime?
Interlude 2
Em
C
Baug
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C
A
B
E
A
D
G
Baug
Em
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Em
C
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Baug
Em
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C
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A
B
E
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D
G
Baug
Em
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B
Em
C
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C
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Verse 7
E
B
Once in khaki suits, ah gee we looked swell
E
B
A
E
Full of that Yankee- Doodly- dum
A
Em
C
F#
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And I was the kid with the drum
Verse 8
Em
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don't you remember,
B
E
they called me "Al"
A
D
G
Baug
Em
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It was "Al" all the time
B
Em
C
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B
Em
C
Em
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B
Say, don't you remember,
Em
C
I'm your pal
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Buddy, can you spare a dime?
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Outro 1
Em
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C
D
Em
E
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