Build chords by The Housemartins (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F#
D#m
A#m
B
D#m/A#
A#m/E#
B/D#
C#

Intro 1

D#m

A#m

D#m/A#

A#m/E#

B/D#

Verse 1
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
B 
F# 
They built us up and knocked us down
D#m/A# 
A#m/E# 
B/D# 

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Pre-chorus 1

From Meccano to Legoland

Here they come with a brick in their hand

Men with heads filled up with sand

It's build...

Chorus 1
F# 
D#m 
It's build a house where we can stay,
A#m 
(...ba-ba- build)
B 
Add a new bit every day, eh, eh, eh
F# 
D#m 
It's build a road for us to cross,
A#m 
(...ba-ba- build)
Build us lots and lots and
B 
F# 
lots and lots and lots
D#m/A# 
A#m/E# 
B/D# 

Verse 2
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 out
B 
F# 
And wrote it down in case of doubt
D#m/A# 
A#m/E# 
B/D# 

Pre-chorus 2
C# 
B 
Slow, slow and quick, quick, quick
C# 
B 
It's wall-to-wall and brick-to-brick
C# 
B 
They work so fast, it makes you sick
C# 
It's build...

Chorus 2
F# 
D#m 
It's build a house where we can stay,
A#m 
(...ba-ba- build)
B 
Add a new bit every day, eh, eh, eh
F# 
D#m 
It's build a road for us to cross,
A#m 
(...ba-ba- build)
Build us lots and lots and
B 
F# 
lots and lots and lots
D#m/A# 
A#m/E# 
B/D# 
Oh,       it's build...

Interlude 1

D#m

A#m

It's build...

D#m

A#m

It's build...

D#m

A#m

Pre-chorus 3
C# 
B 
Down with sticks and up with bricks
C# 
B 
In with boots and up with roots
C# 
B 
It's in with suits and new recruits
C# 
It's build...

Chorus 3
F# 
D#m 
It's build a house where we can stay,
A#m 
(...ba-ba- build)
B 
Add a new bit every day, eh, eh, eh
F# 
D#m 
It's build a road for us to cross,
A#m 
(...ba-ba- build)
Build us lots and lots and
B 
lots and lots
F# 
D#m 
It's build, a house where we can stay,
A#m 
(...ba-ba- build)
B 
Add a new bit every day, eh, eh, eh
F# 
D#m 
It's build a road for us to cross,
A#m 
(...ba-ba- build)
Build us lots and lots and
B 
lots and lots and

Outro 1

D#m

A#m

(lots)

D#m

A#m

[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

F#
D#m
A#m
B
D#m/A#
A#m/E#
B/D#
C#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F# majorBPM: 107

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
D#m: x-6-8-8-7-x
A#m: x-1-3-3-2-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
D#m/A#: 6-x-8-8-7-x
A#m/E#: 1-x-3-3-2-x
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x

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This is the definitive original version of Build by The Housemartins, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Housemartins's performance.