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)
And the ego
