Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Capo I
Verse 1:
G+G
I've been under construction
E minorEm
And it's taken too long
B minorBm
Before every decision
D MajorD
Every blueprint is wrong
G+G
I don't wanna be precious
E minorEm
'Cause I ain't got the time
B minorBm
I wish I was a new person
D MajorD
I wish it'd happen overnight
Pre-Chorus:
G+G E minorEm
Now I'm asking myself, asking myself
B minorBm D MajorD
Why, oh why, does life keep breaking me down?
G+G E minorEm
Asking myself, asking myself
B minorBm D MajorD
Why, oh why, does life keep breaking me down?
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm B minorBm
When I'm low I need a friend
D MajorD
To build me up again, build me up again
G+G E minorEm B minorBm
The world is falling on my head
D MajorD
So build me up again, build me up again
Verse 2:
G+G
I know all my dimensions
E minorEm
Are demented as hell
B minorBm
Need someone to correct them
D MajorD
'Cause I wanna be well
G+G
Give me one hundred stories
E minorEm
Give me one hundred lies
B minorBm
My foundation is crooked
D MajorD
But I'm scraping the sky
Pre-Chorus:
G+G E minorEm
Now I'm asking myself, asking myself
B minorBm D MajorD
Why, oh why, does life keep breaking me down?
G+G E minorEm
Asking myself, asking myself
B minorBm D MajorD
Why, oh why, does life keep breaking me down?
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm B minorBm
When I'm low I need a friend
D MajorD
To build me up again, build me up again
G+G E minorEm B minorBm
The world is falling on my head
D MajorD
So build me up again, build me up again
G+G E minorEm B minorBm
D MajorD
Build me up again
G+G E minorEm B minorBm
D MajorD
Build me up again
Bridge:
A minorAm B minorBm C majorC
When I'm low I need a friend
B minorBm
(To build me up again, build me up again)
A minorAm B minorBm D MajorD
The world is falling on my head
D MajorD
(So build me up again), build me up again
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm B minorBm
When I'm low I need a friend
D MajorD
To build me up again, build me up again
G+G E minorEm B minorBm
The world is falling on my head
D MajorD
So build me up again, build me up again