Difficulty
Intermediate 💪
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Key: G
Intro:
G - D - F - C (x2)
Verse 1:
G D
We built this city brick by brick
F
It’s kind of funny isn’t it
C
How we almost had it all
G D
We worked our fingers to the bone
F
We made a castle of our own
C
But then we watched this kingdom fall
Interlude 1:
C – (Bsus) – Am | Am – (Bsus) – C
Chorus:
D G C
It’s the crying that reminds us, we’re alive
D G C
It’s the cracks that let the light in sometimes
D G D Em
I can see the diamonds in the dust
C D G
There’s beauty in the ruins of us
Verse 2:
G D
And darling that’s just how it goes
F
It’s one door opened, one door closed
C
It’s nothing tragic in the end
G D
So go ahead and say goodbye
F
‘Cause there’s an empire in my mind
C
And I can build it all again
Interlude 2:
C - Am - C
Chorus:
D G C
It’s the crying that reminds us, we’re alive
D G C
It’s the cracks that let the light in sometimes
D G D Em
I can see the diamonds in the dust
C D G
There’s beauty in the ruins of us
Song History
Published: September 17, 2024
Last Updated: September 17, 2024