----------------------------- Song: Building A Mystery Band: Sarah McLachlan Album: Surfacing
Sarah plays this song with a capo on the first fret. The basic chords: finger pick and strum action. Bm - X24432 - 320033 D6 - X0023X D - X00232 Dsus4 - X00233 A - X02220 Asus4 - X02230 - 022000 Gmaj6 - 32003X - 022002 - 300032 - 022002 Em1 - 022XX0 Em2 - 022X0X
Verse/Chorus: Bm-G-D6-A-Asus4-A. Or Bm-G-D-Dsus4-D - A-Asus4-A.
Bridge: Em-Bsus-Bsus-Em1-Em2-Gmaj6-Gma7-A.
You come out at night
That's when the energy comes
And the dark sides light
And the vampires roam
You strut your rasta wear
And your suicide poem
And a cross from a faith that died Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2 Before Jesus came - - You're building a mystery
You live in a church
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
And you won't give up the search
For the ghost in the halls
You wear sandals in the snow
When a smile won't wash away
Can you look out the window Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2 Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2 Without your shadow getting in the way
Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2 You're so beautiful
With an edge and a charm, but Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2 So Careful when I'm in your arms
Cause you're working
Building a mystery
Holding on, and holding it in
Yeah, you're working
Building a mystery
And choosing so carefully
You woke up screaming aloud
A prayer from your secret god
You feed off our fears
And hold back your tears, oh
You give us a tantrum
And a know it all grin
Just when we need one
When the evening's thin
Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2 You're a beautiful
a beautiful vigitive man Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2 You're setting up your
"Building A Mystery" Artist: Sarah McLachlan Album: Surfacing
Oh Sarah! What woman, musician and artist. Well, this is my attempt at "Building a Mystery." (no pun intended) I know it's much more complex than my rendition. Nevertheless, it sounds pretty good. I'm not entirely sure about the A-Amsus2 bridge transition, if you can do better let me know. Send comments
Chords: ------------------------------------- Bm 224432 Dm xx0230 (no 3rd) G 320033 A x02220 D xx0232 Amsus2 x02200 Dsus4 xx0233 -------------------------------------
[INTRO]
e-|--0-0------2---| B-|--3-2-0----3---| Here's that cool G-|------2--4-4---| little intro riff. D-|-----------4---| A-|-----------2---| E-|-----------2---|
------------------------------------------ Bm G D Dsus4 D Dm D A |This little D Dsus4 D Dm D number can be| |played from time to time throughtout the| |song. It's nice to throw it in here and | |there instead of just the plain D strum.| ------------------------------------------ [VERSE]
