Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
D MajorD
D MajorD
Let's build a boat
G+G
So we can sleep right where we sail
E minorEm
You see a fish, I see a whale
A augmentedA
Underneath this painted indigo
Oh, where should we go next?
D MajorD
Let's build a boat
G+G
So we can say we saw the ocean
E minorEm
From our bedroom's cotton curtains
A augmentedA
While I was looking out the window
Oh, I know that you wanna build it too
E minorEm
Chorus:
E minorEm G+G
Don't pretend that you're not looking
D MajorD
For something more than growing up
A augmentedA
Right now I should be writing flashcards
But I'm stuck on pastel skies and apple eyes that say too much
E minorEm G+G
So won't you come and ride the waves, boy
D MajorD
We can go anywhere we please
A augmentedA
And then instead of revising
We could sail to the horizon
-
And float out inside the sea
D MajorD
Verse 2:
D MajorD
Let's build a castle
G+G
So we can rule it as we choose
E minorEm
And I'll spend days just simply talking to you
A augmentedA
And I won't worry if I don't know how to factorise
I'll blow the time off dandelions
D MajorD
Let's build a tree house
G+G
So we can hide up there forever
E minorEm
We'll make a nest right out of feathers
A augmentedA
And I will never have to choose
Oh, you know that you wanna build it too
D MajorD
Chorus:
E minorEm G+G
Don't pretend that you're not clueless
At what the hell you're gonna do
D MajorD
Right now I should be drawing mind maps
But I'm stuck on fairy letters
A augmentedA
That make me think of you
E minorEm
So won't you come and climb to me, boy
G+G
Coz we don't have to live like them
D MajorD
Instead of memorizing verbs
We could sail right round the world
A augmentedA D MajorD
And make it back again
D MajorD G+G E minorEm A augmentedA (x2)
Bridge:
D MajorD
Let's build a boat that's made for two
G+G
Oh, I know you want it just as much as me
E minorEm
You're just afraid to give it all, in case you lose
D MajorD
But I'm not scared of falling
G+G
Oh no, I'm scared of being boring
E minorEm
What if we never even try?
What if we never find out why?
A augmentedA
What if we grow up without really growing down?
Verse 3:
D MajorD
So please, please my darling
G+G
Just don't settle for what they want you to be
Coz you are extra ordinary already
E minorEm
And I know there's so much more inside your reach
D MajorD
And I can't prove it's worth it
G+G
Coz it's not safe and I don't know where we'll end up
But hell, it's better than just waiting and taking
E minorEm
The path they build for us
Outro:
D MajorD
Coz I don't think I could bear it
G+G
If when we're old and faded peach
E minorEm
We can't tell each other stories of when we tried and flied
A augmentedA
And made the jumps nobody thought we'd reach
Coz life is made for living
D MajorD
So baby, oh, who knows what we'll be
Oh, but youth is meant for taking and for breaking
G+G
And for building up the beautiful we'll be
