The Decemberists - Here i dreamt i was an architect
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Tuning: E A D G B E
No capo
Key = C Lydian mode
Verse chords alternate back and forth:
Cmaj7 | Dsus2
Cmaj7 = [x32000]
Dsus2 = [xx0230]
Chorus chords:
D | Cadd9
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7And here I dDsus2reamt I was Cmaj7a soldier Dsus2
Cmaj7And I marcheDsus2d the streetCmaj7s of BirkenDsus2au
Cmaj7And I recallDsus2 in spring Cmaj7 Dsus2
Cmaj7The perfume Dsus2that the airCmaj7 would brinDsus2g
Cmaj7To the indolDsus2ent town Cmaj7 Dsus2
Cmaj7Where the baDsus2rkers call tCmaj7he moon dowDsus2n
Cmaj7The carnivalDsus2 was ringingCmaj7 loudly nowDsus2
Cmaj7And just to Dsus2lay with youCmaj7 Dsus2
Cmaj7There's nothDsus2ing that I wCmaj7ouldn't do Dsus2
Cmaj7Save lay my Dsus2rifle down Cmaj7 Dsus2
[Chorus]
DAnd try one, Cadd9and try two
DGuess it Cadd9always comes down to
DAlright, Cadd9it's okay
DGuess it's Cadd9better to turn this Cmaj7way
ay ay ay Dsus2ay ay ay... Cmaj7 Dsus2
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7And I am notDsus2hing of a buCmaj7ilder Dsus2
Cmaj7But here I dDsus2reamt I was Cmaj7an architecDsus2t
Cmaj7And I built Dsus2this balustrCmaj7ade Dsus2
Cmaj7To keep you Dsus2home, to keeCmaj7p you safe Dsus2
Cmaj7From the outDsus2side world Cmaj7 Dsus2
Cmaj7But the anglDsus2es and the cCmaj7orners Dsus2
Cmaj7Even though Dsus2my work is uCmaj7nparalleledDsus2
Cmaj7They never sDsus2eemed to meeCmaj7t Dsus2
Cmaj7This structuDsus2re fell abouCmaj7t our feet Dsus2
Cmaj7And we were Dsus2free to go Cmaj7 Dsus2
[Chorus]
DAnd try one, Cadd9and try two
DGuess it Cadd9always comes down to
DAlright, Cadd9okay
DGuess it's Cadd9better to turn this Cmaj7way
ay ay ay ayDsus2 ay ay... Cmaj7 Dsus2
[Verse 3]
Cmaj7And here in Dsus2Spain I am aCmaj7 Spaniard Dsus2
Cmaj7I will be buDsus2ried with myCmaj7 marionetteDsus2s
Cmaj7Countess andDsus2 courtesan Cmaj7 Dsus2
Cmaj7Have fallen Dsus2'neath my teCmaj7nder hand Dsus2
Cmaj7When their hDsus2usbands wereCmaj7 not aroundDsus2 (ah, ah, oh)
Cmaj7But you, my Dsus2soiled teenaCmaj7ge girlfrieDsus2nd
Cmaj7O' how you fDsus2urrow like aCmaj7 lioness Dsus2
Cmaj7And we are vDsus2agabonds Cmaj7 Dsus2
Cmaj7We travel wiDsus2thout seatbeCmaj7lts on Dsus2
Cmaj7To live thisDsus2 close to deCmaj7ath Dsus2
[Extended Chorus]
DAnd try one, Cadd9and try two
DI guess it Cadd9always comes down to
DAlright, Cadd9it's okay
DGuess it's Cadd9better to turn this
DBut I won, Cadd9so you lose
DGuess it Cadd9always comes down to
DAlright, Cadd9it's okay
DGuess it's Cadd9better to turn this Cmaj7way
ay ay ay ayDsus2 ay ay... Cmaj7 Dsus2