Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect original guitar chords by
The Decemberists

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Key: G major

Intro 1

Cmaj7

Dadd4

Cmaj7

Dadd4

Cmaj7

Dadd4

Cmaj7

Dadd4

Verse 1
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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And here I dreamt
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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I was a soldier
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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And I marched  the streets
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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of Birkenau
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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And I recall     in spring
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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The perfume  that the air      would bring
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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To the indolent town
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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Verse 2
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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Where the barkers
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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call the moon     down
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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The carnival      was ringing
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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loudly   now
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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And just to lay      with you
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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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

D

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Alright, it's okay

D

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Guess it's better to turn this

Interlude 1

Cmaj7

Dadd4

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(way) Hey, hey, hey, hey

Dadd4

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Dadd4

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Cmaj7

Dadd4

Verse 3
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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And I am nothing
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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of a build    er
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But here I dreamt
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I was an ar       chitect
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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And I built this balustrade
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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To keep     you home, to keep     you safe
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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From the outside  world
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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Verse 4
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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But the angles
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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and the cor      ners
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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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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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(way)    Hey,     hey, hey, hey
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Hey,     hey, hey, hey,     hey
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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Verse 5
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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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 mar      ionettes
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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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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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But you, my soiled
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teenage girl     friend
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Oh, while you furrow
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like the lion     ness
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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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Hey,     hey, hey, hey,     hey
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Dadd4 Dadd4 3
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