Tempo: 63

G                  G                                             C                      G
      Well they built the Titanic to be one of a kind, but many ships have ruled the seas
                       D/F#          Em           D                C                    D/F#
They built the Eiffel Tower to stand alone, but they could build another if they pleased
   G                                  C              G
Taj Mahal, the pyramids of Egypt, are unique I suppose
     Em        D/F#       G      D/F#             G
But when they built you, brother, they broke the mold

 G                                          C                G            
Now the world is filled with many wonders under the passing sun
                D/F#          Em           D                C           D/F#
And sometimes something comes along and you know it's for sure the only one
   G                                           C                  G
The Mona Lisa, the David, the Sistine Chapel, Jesus, Mary, and Joe
     Em        D/F#       G      D/F#             G
And when they built you, brother, they broke the mold

           C           G               C              Em
When they built you, brother, they turned dust into gold
           D/F#        G     D                G
When they built you, brother, they broke the mold

             Em                                 D/F#         G
They say you can't take it with you, but I think that they're wrong
        C                                                              D
'Cause all I know is I woke up this morning, and something big was gone
       G                                      C                   Em
Gone into that dark ether where you're still young and hard and cold
                     D/F#        G     D                G
Just like when they built you, brother, they broke the mold

Bridge w/Harmonica: G – C G – D/F# EM D – C D – G – C EM – D/F# G – D – G

   G                                             C              G        
Now your death is upon us and we'll return your ashes to the earth
           D/F#          Em           D                C                    D/F#
And I know you'll take comfort in knowing you've been roundly blessed and cursed
   G                                     C                                  Em
But love is a power greater than death, just like the songs and stories told
     Em        D/F#       G      D/F#             G
And when she built you, brother, she broke the mold

        C                                                 Em       D/F#    C
A bad attitude's a power stronger than death, alive and burning or stone cold
Em         D/F#       G           D     G 
When they built you, brother

Bridge w/Harmonica: G – C G – D/F# EM D – C D – G – C EM – D/F# G – D – G