skyscraper chords by Streetlight Manifesto

SimplifiedF# · G · A · Bm · D

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Verse 1
F# 
G 
 (F sharp major) Come  (G major) let us make bricks
A 
And burn  (A major) them hard
Bm 
G 
 (B minor) We'll build a city  (G major) with a
D 
A 
 (D major) tower for  (A major) the world
D 
A 
And  (D major) climb so  (A major) we can reach
F# 
G 
Any (F sharp major) thing we may pro (G major) pose
D 
A 
G 
 (D major) Anything  (A major) at all  (G major) 

Verse 2
Bm 
A 
Build me  (B minor) up,  tear me  (A major) down
G 
D 
Like a  (G major) skyscraper (D major) 
Bm 
Build me  (B minor) up,
A 
F# 
G 
then  (A major) tear down these  (F sharp major) joining wall (G major) s
D 
A 
G 
So  (D major) they can't climb  (A major) at  (G major) all
Bm 
A 
So  (B minor) they can't  (A major) climb at all
D 
 (D major) 

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Verse 3

I know why you tore it down that day

You thought, that if you got caught

We all go away

Like a spoiled little baby

Who can't come out and play

You had your revenge

Verse 4
Bm 
A 
Build me  (B minor) up,  tear me  (A major) down
G 
D 
Like a  (G major) skyscraper (D major) 
A 
Bm 
 (A major) Build me  (B minor) up,
A 
F# 
G 
then  (A major) tear down these  (F sharp major) joining walls  (G major) 
D 
A 
G 
So  (D major) they can't climb  (A major) at  (G major) all
Bm 
A 
D 
So  (B minor) they can't  (A major) climb at  (D major) all

Interlude 1
F# 
G 
Bm 
A 
Bm 
G 
D 
A 
 (F sharp major)  (G major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major) 
D 
A 
F# 
G 
D 
 (D major)  (A major)  (F sharp major)  (G major)  (D major) 
A 
G 
Bm 
A 
G 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (G major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major) 
Bm 
A 
F# 
G 
D 
Bm 
A 
G 
 (B minor)  (A major)  (F sharp major)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 
D 
A 
G 
D 
G 
 (D major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 

Verse 5
D 
Well  (D major) madness reigned
And paradise drowned
A 
When  (A major) Babel's walls came on
crashing down
Bm 
Now the  (B minor) echoes roar
For the story lived
G 
That was  (G major) hardly understood
D 
A 
G 
And  (D major) never  (A major) any good  (G major) 

Verse 6
Bm 
A 
So build me  (B minor) up,  tear me  (A major) down
G 
D 
Like a  (G major) skyscraper (D major) 
A 
Bm 
 (A major) Build me  (B minor) up,
A 
F# 
G 
then  (A major) tear down these  (F sharp major) joining wall (G major) s
D 
A 
G 
So  (D major) they can't climb  (A major) at  (G major) all
Bm 
A 
D 
So  (B minor) they can't  (A major) climb at  (D major) all