• Song:

    Building A Mystery Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Sarah McLachlan

Tabbed By: Mark Ferris

Sarah plays this song Tuned:     6th 5th 4th 3rd 2sd 1ft
WITH A CAPO ON THE (FIFTH FRET).  F#  B   E   A   C#  F#
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GUITAR TUNED: F# - B - E - A - C# - F# (CAPO 5TH Fret).

INTRO:

Em7 - Em9 - Em6

Em - Cm7 - Gm6 - Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6

Em - Cm7 - Gm6 - Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6

Em              Cm7
You come out at night
Gm6                  Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
That's when the energy comes
Em                Cm7
And the dark sides light
Gm6               Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
And the vampires roam
Em               Cm7
You strut your rasta wear
Gm6                Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
And your suicide poem
Em                  Cm7         Gm6
And a cross from a faith that died
Gm6     Cm7    E4  E4
Before Jesus came
Cm7                   Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
You're building a mystery


Em - Cm7 - Gm6 - Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6


Em             Cm7
You live in a church
Gm6                    Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
Em                       Cm7
And you won't give up the search
Gm6                Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
For the ghost in the halls
Em                   Cm7
You wear sandals in the snow
Gm6                 Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
When a smile won't wash away
Em                  Cm7
And can you look out the window
Gm6                       Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
Without your shadow getting in the way

E4
You're so beautiful
Cm7
With an edge and a charm , but
E4          Cm7             Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
So Careful    when I'm in your arms

Em             Cm7
Cause you're working
Gm6          Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
Building a mystery
Em      Cm7     Gm6     Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
Holding on,  holding it in
Em             Cm7
Yeah, you're working
Gm6          Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
Building a mystery
Em     Cm7      Gm6     Em9/Em7/Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
And choosing so carefully

Em                  Cm7
You woke up screaming aloud
Gm6                  Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
A prayer from your secret god
Em                Cm7
You feed off our fears
Gm6                Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
And hold back your tears, oh
Em             Cm7
You give us a tantrum
Gm6             Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
And a know it all grin
Em             Cm7
Just when we need one
Gm6           Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
When the evening's thin

E4
You're a beautiful
Cm7
A beautiful fucked-up man
E4
You're setting up your
Cm7          Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
razor, wire shrine

Em             Cm7
Cause you're working
Gm6          Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
Building a mystery
Em       Cm7    Gm6      Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
Holding on,  holding it in
Em             Cm7
Yeah, you're working
Gm6         Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
Building a mystery
Em     Cm7     Gm6   Em9 -
And choosing so carefully

(Lead).

Cm7 - Em9/Em7/Em9 - Gm6 - Gm7 - E4 - E4
Cm7 - Em9/Em7/Em9 - Cm7 - Em9/Em7/Em9 -
Cm7 - Em9/Em7/Em9

E4
Ouh, you're working
Cm7           Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
Building a mystery....................
Em      Cm7    Gm6      Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
...........  Holding it in
Em             Cm7
Yeah, you're working
Gm6           Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
Building a mystery
Em     Cm7     Gm6     Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
And choosing so carefully

Em            Cm7
Oh Yeah, you're working
Gm6          Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
Building a mystery
Em       Cm7   Gm6    Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
Holding on, holding it in
Em            Cm7
Yeah, you're working
Gm6          Em9  - EM9/G  - EM9/F#  - Em9
Building a mystery
Em     Cm7     Gm6    Em9/Em7/Em9/Em6
And choosing so carefully
Gm6               Cm       Cm6
You're Building a mystery.
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