Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: C majorC
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse:
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Oh Oh, it ain't easy when the wolf's knocking at your door
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
Oh Oh, It’s wearing us thin and he’s always coming back for more
E MajorE A augmentedA
Nippin at our feet here
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD
Take another chunk there and it can’t hold
Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD
We can build something better than this
A augmentedA D MajorD
No more living in a house made of sticks
F# minorF#m
They can huff, puff
D MajorD
Try all they want
E MajorE A augmentedA
But they won’t bring us down
Verse:
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Oh Oh, the lines are down and our faith is busting at the seems
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
Oh Oh, if the storm hits town, we’ll be drifting down the river deep
E MajorE A augmentedA
We dig a little bit here
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD
We dig a little bit there and it won’t hold
Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD
We can build something better than this
A augmentedA D MajorD
No more living in a house made of sticks
F# minorF#m
They can huff, puff
D MajorD
Try all they want
E MajorE A augmentedA
But they won’t bring us down
Bridge:
G+G
They say that if the levee breaks
G+G
Then the water swallows everything
G+G
There ain't no thinking clearly when
G+G
When you’re swimming in the deep end
D MajorD E MajorE
Lets not take another chance of being carried away
B minorBm
You plant a little seed
B minorBm
It takes a little time
B minorBm
Get up off our knees
B minorBm
We can grow with it
Instrumental:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD
We can build something better than this
A augmentedA D MajorD
No more living in a house made of sticks
F# minorF#m
They can huff, puff
D MajorD
Try all they want
E MajorE A augmentedA
But they won’t bring us down
A augmentedA D MajorD
We can build something better than this
A augmentedA D MajorD
No more living in a house made of sticks
F# minorF#m
They can huff, puff
D MajorD
Try all they want
E MajorE A augmentedA
But they won’t bring us down
Outro:
F# minorF#m
They can huff, puff
D MajorD
Try all they want
E MajorE A augmentedA
But they won’t bring us down