The Beautiful South – Foundations (Guitar)

G                D             Em
Build your dream castle out of sand 

     F            C         G     
It's bound to get washed up anyway

           D                  Em   
Dream your dreams out of last week

        F             C       G 
They're bound to have come up yesterday 

       C                 D
If you want to give them flowers 

          C              D
Make them paper ones you send 

C                D
Live your life a jigsaw 

        C           G           Am
It goes back in the box, in the end 

G                D                Em
Build your dream heart from plasticine 

              F     C        G
'Cause you're putty in their hands 

             D            Em
Mould your ambition in concrete 

              F    C       G
'Cause you'll only land in quicksand 

C                     D
Carve your dough from play-dough 

               C               D
'Cause they'll roll you into a ball 

C                      D
Make your friends from Lego 

       C  G         Am
'Cause Lego makes a wall 

       G
'Cause when you build big houses 

    C
The paintings get stolen 

    G
The devil says he's silver 

         C
When you know that he is golden 

                                                 Em
When papier mâché heads make more sense than the sun 

C                      D
Build your planes from Airfix 

              C             D 
'Cause you'll only lose the war 

           C                    D
Write your love letters on rice paper 

   C   G                 Am
At least you'll feed the poor 

G                D             Em
Build your dream castle out of sand 

     F            C         G
It's bound to get washed up anyway 

           D                  Em
Dream your dreams out of last week 

        F             C       G
They're bound to have come up yesterday

        F             C       G
They're bound to have come up yesterday