♫ Intro: G ♫ Verse 1: G I'm building C G But the walls they take forever C Em D I guess I painted over wallpaper instead of scraping it off G I'm filling C G Guess I thought it would be easier C Em D To cover up holes by hanging pretty things on the wall
♫ Pre-Chorus: C G D I had to do a little bit of undoing to do it right C Em D I had to do a little bit of unlearning to see the light ♫ Chorus: C D I want to build a house G That's sturdy and unshaken C D But first I gotta tear down G What I thought that I could make it C 'Cause the walls could no longer hold D G D Em The weight of all you want to put inside C D So I gotta tear it down G 'Cause I want to build a house ♫ Verse 2: G I'm learning C G That I thought I knew the best way C Em You probably tried to tell me gently D But still I demanded I was right G I notice C G That I know less than I did before C Em But you think that is beautiful D And you've been waiting for that ♫ Pre-Chorus: C G D I had to do a little bit of undoing to do it right C Em D I had to do a little bit of unlearning to see the light ♫ Chorus: C D I want to build a house G That's sturdy and unshaken C D But first I gotta tear down G What I thought that I could make it C 'Cause the walls could no longer hold D G D Em The weight of all you want to put inside C D So I gotta tear it down Em 'Cause I want to build a house ♫ Bridge: D A place where you want to live C A place where you want to stay D Em A place where I stop taking up all the space and D A place where you can move C A place you can redecorate D Em A place where I've addressed the things that need to change and D A place that you can use C A place where you will say Well done now D You've built me a house ♫ Chorus: C D I want to build a house G That's sturdy and unshaken C D But first I gotta tear down G What I thought that I could make it C 'Cause the walls could no longer hold D G D Em The weight of all you want to put inside C D So I gotta tear it down G 'Cause I want to build a house