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The Beautiful South
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Intro 1
G
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Em
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Verse 1
D
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Build your dream castle
Em
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out of sand
F
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C
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It's bound to get washed up anyway
D
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Dream your dreams out
Em
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of last week
F
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C
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They're bound to have come up yesterday
Verse 2
C
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D
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If you want to give them flowers
C
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D
D

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Make them paper ones you send
C
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D
D

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Live your life a jigsaw
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Am
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It goes back in the box, in the en d
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Build your dream heart
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from plasticine
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'Cause you're putty in their hands
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Mould your ambition in
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concrete
F
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'Cause you'll only land
C
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in quicksand
Verse 3
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Carve your dough from play-dough

'Cause 'Cause they'll
C
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D
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roll you into a ball
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Make your friends from Lego
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'Cause Lego makes a wall
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Verse 4

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'Cause when you build big houses
C
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The paintings get stolen
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G

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The devil says he's silver
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When you know that he is golden

When papier mâché heads

make more sense
Em
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than the sun
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Giving teacher apples could be fun or dumb
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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Build your planes from Airfix
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'Cause you'll only lose the war
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Write your love letters on rice paper
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At least you'll feed the poor
Am
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Verse 6
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Build your dream castle out of sand
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It's bound to get washed up anyway
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Dream your dreams out
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of last week
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They're bound to have come
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up yesterday
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Em

  • F

  • C

  • Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Foundations by The Beautiful South is G major.

The primary chords used in Foundations are G, D, Em, F, C, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, D, Em, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Foundations is approximately 140 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Foundations using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Foundations. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with The Beautiful South.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add Foundations to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

You can view the full chord sheet and lyrics for Foundations by The Beautiful South on this page for free. We provide high-quality, verified chords to help you start playing immediately.