(listen to the track for chord changes, it's actually quite apparent when they do)
Intro: C5 EmA5 GD5 D5 G5 (and repeat once)
Verse:
C5 E5
I built a man made out of bricks
F5 G5
and lived inside his chest
C5 E5
I beat my hands against the walls
F5 G5
To make a heart beat in his breast
F5 G5
I smashed my fist against his ribs
C5 E5 F5
to suck the air inside
F5 G5
and swing by swing and blow by blow
F5 G5
I brought that man to life (hold G for one more bar)
Intro again (omit the Dm and G though)
C5 EmA5 G5 (repeat)
Verse II: (arpeggiated)
C5 E5
I built a man and cut his skin
F5 G5
and lived inside his heart
C5 E5
I pumped it with my fingertips
F5 G5
and loved it from the start
C5
And with every beat I gave him
F5 F5
a heart beat of my own
C5
and then I filled his veins
F5
with the blood I had
D5 G5
Til his blo-oh-oh-oh-od (x 3)
C5 E5 A5 F5 C5 E5 A5 G5
Was my oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohn
A5
Oh, I'd build you up,
G5 F5 ( F5 G5 )
but we're not made of the same stuff,
A5 G5
And even though I knocked you down,
F5 ( F5 G5 )
you're so much stronger than me (repeat this time with mute)
A5
Well, I would build you up,
G5 F5 G5
but we're not made of the same stuff,
A5 G5
And even though I knocked you down,
F5 G5 (hold for two bars)
you're so much stronger
F5 / / / G5 / / / (x 2)
Than MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~
Intro C5 EmA5 GD5 D5 G5 x 4
(vocal ad. lib)
End on C5