Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect chords by 
The Decemberists 
Key: G major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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And here I dreamt
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I was a soldier
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And I marched the streets
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of Birkenau
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And I recall in spring
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The perfume that the air would bring
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To the indolent town
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Verse 2
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Where the barkers
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call the moon down
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The carnival was ringing
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loudly now
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And just to lay with you
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There's nothing that I wouldn't do
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Save lay my rifle down
Chorus 1
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And try one, and try two
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I guess it al ways comes down to
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Alright, it's okay
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Guess it's better to turn this
Interlude 1
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(way) Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
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Verse 3
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And I am nothing
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of a builder
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But here I dreamt
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I was an ar chitect
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And I built this balustrade
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To keep you home, to keep you safe
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From the outside world
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Verse 4
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But the angles
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and the corners
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Even though
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my work is unparalleled
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They never seemed to meet
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This structure fell about our feet
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And we were free to go
Chorus 2
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And try one, and try two
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Guess it al ways comes down to
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Alright, okay
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Guess it's better to turn this
Interlude 2
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(way) Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Verse 5
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And here in Spain
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I am a Spaniard
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I will be buried with
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my marionettes
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Countess and courtesan
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Have fallen 'neath my tender hand
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When their husbands were not around
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Verse 6
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But you, my soiled
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teenage girlfriend
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Oh, while you furrow
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like the lionness
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And we are vagabonds
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We travel without seat belts on
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To live this close to death
Chorus 3
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And try one, and try two
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I guess it al ways comes down to
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Alright, it's okay
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Guess it's better to turn this
Chorus 4
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But I won, so you lose
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Guess it al ways comes down to
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Alright, it's okay
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Guess it's better to turn this
Outro 1
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(way) Hey, hey, hey, hey
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