Key: D, E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe
D -   xx0232
A -   x02220
Bm -  x24432
G -   320033
E -   022100
B -   x24442
C#m - x46654


Intro: D-A-Bm-G- x2


Verse 1:
D       A        Bm
Make my house of bricks 
          G
And I'll stick 
here when the world 
      D        A     Bm      G
Comes crashing down around me 
D         A      Bm   
Make your arms a willow tree
    G                 D 
And you can bend with me 
    A            G     A
Anywhere that I'm going 

Chorus 1:
D              A             
Sometimes it's hard to see 
Bm       G
Anything lovely 
        D       A
All the people around me 
              Bm
Going for the money 
and the money 
        G
And the ego 
D           A
How can you ask me why 
  Bm             G
I need to know before I try? 
     D         A          
I've got to be sure there's more 
         Bm(hold)
Than the money and the money 
        G(hold)
And the ego 

Verse 2:
D         A       Bm
Keep your eyes on me 
         G
And I'll look to 
             D
you so I can see 
A         Bm      G
What I am here for 
D        A            Bm
Pull the wool over my eyes 
       G                 D
Please kiss this day goodbye 
     A             G     A
Only you can get me going 

Chorus 2:
D              A             
Sometimes it's hard to see 
Bm       G
Anything lovely 
        D       A
All the people around me 
              Bm
Going for the money 
and the money 
        G
And the ego 
D           A
How can you ask me why 
  Bm             G
I need to know before I try? 
     D         A          
I've got to be sure there's more 
         G
Than the money and the money 
        A
And the ego 

Bridge:
Bm                  G
  When giving up is all you got 
                 D
And giving up is all you want   
You hear yourself say 
    A
you lost the will The power 
Bm                  G
  When giving up is all you got
                 D
And giving up is all you want
                   A   
Don't be afraid to sit down 
              G(hold) 
In your shower 
                          A(hold)
You can stay in there for hours 

Verse 3:
D       A        Bm
Make my house of bricks 
          G
And I'll stick 
here when the world 
      D        A      G
Comes crashing down around me 

Chorus 3: Modulate from D to E
E              B           
Sometimes it's hard to see 
C#m      A
Anything lovely 
        E       B
All the people around me 
              C#m
Going for the money 
and the money 
        A
And the ego 
E           B
How can you ask me why 
  C#m            A
I need to know before I try? 
     E         B         
I've got to be sure there's more 
         C#m
Than the money and the money 
        A
And the ego

Outro:
     E         B         
I've got to be sure there's more 
         C#m
Than the money and the money 
        A
And the ego
     E         B         
I've got to be sure there's more 
         C#m(hold)
Than the money and the money 
        A(hold) E(hold)