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BUILDING A MYSTERY


WORDS & MUSIC : SARAH MCLACHLAN                TRANSCRIBED BY OLA SVÄRDH

INTRO : Asus4 A Asus2 |Bm  |G  |D  |A  |Bm  |G  |D Dsus4 D |A  |

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YOU COME OUT AT NIGHT   THAT´S WHEN THE ENERGY COMES
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AND THE DARK SIDE´S LIGHT   AND THE VAMPIRES ROAM
Bm             G                   D       A
YOU STRUT YOUR RASTA WEAR AND YOUR SUICIDE POEM
      Bm           G              D       A     E
AND A CROSS FROM A FAITH THAT DIED BEFORE JESUS CAME
       G          A
YOU´RE BUILDING A MYSTERY

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    Bm              G  D                    A
YOU LIVE IN A CHURCH   WHERE YOU SLEEP WITH VOODOO DOLLS
        Bm                G              D             A
AND YOU WON´T GIVE UP THE SEARCH FOR THE GHOSTS IN THE HALLS
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YOU WEAR SANDALS IN THE SNOW AND A SMILE THAT WON´T WASH AWAY
Bm                   G                   D             A
CAN YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW WITHOUT YOUR SHADOW GETTIN IN THE WAY

PRE CHORUS :

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YOU´RE SO BEAUTIFUL WITH AN EDGE AND CHARM BUT 
E          G        A
SO CAREFUL WHEN I´M IN YOUR ARMS

CHORUS :

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CAUSE YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
Bm  G         D      A
    HOLDING ON   AND HOLDING IT IN
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YEAH YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
Bm  G        D  A           A  A
AND CHOOSING SO CAREFULLY

            Bm         G      D                  A
YOU WOKE UP SCREAMING ALOUD   A PRAYER FROM YOUR SECRET GOD
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YOU FEED OFF OUR FEARS   AND HOLD BACK YOUR TEARS, OH
Bm            G         D           A
GIVE US A TANTRUM AND A KNOW IT ALL GRIN
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JUST WHEN WE NEED ONE WHEN THE EVENING´S THIN

PRE CHORUS :

E                 G    
YOU´RE A BEAUTIFUL  A BEAUTIFUL FUCKED UP MAN
E                      G     A
YOU´RE SETTING UP YOUR RAZOR WIRE SHRINE

CHORUS :

Bm           G        D          A
CAUSE YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
Bm  G         D      A
    HOLDING ON   AND HOLDING IT IN
Bm          G        D          A
YEAH YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
Bm  G        D  A   
AND CHOOSING SO CAREFULLY

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E                   G          A
OOH YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
Bm  G         D      A
    HOLDING ON   AND HOLDING IT IN
Bm          G        D          A
YEAH YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
Bm  G        D  A   
AND CHOOSING SO CAREFULLY
Bm           G        D          A
CAUSE YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
Bm  G         D      A
    HOLDING ON   AND HOLDING IT IN
Bm          G        D          A
YEAH YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
Bm  G        D  A         Bm  G
AND CHOOSING SO CAREFULLY
       G          A
YOU´RE BUILDING A MYSTERY