Building A Mystery Acoustic

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From: mtferris@juno.com
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 1997 09:51:57 -0800

Building A Mystery
Sarah McLachlan
Surfacing - (Live Launch CD Rom Acoustic Performance).
Tabbed By: Mark Ferris
From: Mark Ferris 

 
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Sarah plays this song Tuned:     6th 5th 4th 3rd 2sd 1ft
WITH 
 A CAPO ON THE (FIFTH FRET).  
 F#  
 B   
 E   
 A   
 C#  
 F#
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GUITAR TUNED: 
 F#-
 B-
 E-
 A-
 C#-
 F# (CAPO 5TH Fret).

INTRO:


 Em7 - 
 Em9 - 
 Em6


 Em - 
 Cm7 - 
 Gm6 - 
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6


 Em - 
 Cm7 - 
 Gm6 - 
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6


 Em              
 Cm7
You come out at night

 Gm6                  
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
That's when the energy comes

 Em                
 Cm7
And the dark sides light

 Gm6               
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
And the vampires roam

 Em               
 Cm7
You strut your rasta wear

 Gm6                
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
And your suicide poem

 Em                  
 Cm7         
 Gm6
And a cross from a faith that died

 Gm6     
 Cm7    
 Esus4  
 Esus4
Before Jesus came

 Cm7                   
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
You're building a mystery



 Em - 
 Cm7 - 
 Gm6 - 
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6



 Em             
 Cm7
You live in a church

 Gm6                    
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls

 Em                       
 Cm7
And you won't give up the search

 Gm6                
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
For the ghost in the halls

 Em                   
 Cm7
You wear sandals in the snow

 Gm6                 
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
When a smile won't wash away

 Em                  
 Cm7
And can you look out the window

 Gm6                       
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
Without your shadow getting in the way


 Esus4
You're so beautiful

 Cm7
With an edge and a charm, but

 Esus4          
 Cm7             
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
So Careful    when I'm in your arms


 Em             
 Cm7
Cause you're working

 Gm6          
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
Building a mystery

 Em      
 Cm7     
 Gm6     
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
Holding on,  holding it in

 Em             
 Cm7
Yeah, you're working

 Gm6          
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
Building a mystery

 Em     
 Cm7      
 Gm6     
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
And choosing so carefully


 Em                  
 Cm7
You woke up screaming aloud

 Gm6                  
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
A prayer from your secret god

 Em                
 Cm7
You feed off our fears

 Gm6                
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
And hold back your tears, oh

 Em             
 Cm7
You give us a tantrum

 Gm6             
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
And a know it all grin

 Em             
 Cm7
Just when we need one

 Gm6           
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
When the evening's thin


 Esus4
You're a beautiful

 Cm7
A beautiful fucked-up man

 Esus4
You're setting up your

 Cm7          
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
razor, wire shrine


 Em             
 Cm7
Cause you're working

 Gm6          
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
Building a mystery

 Em       
 Cm7    
 Gm6      
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
Holding on,  holding it in

 Em             
 Cm7
Yeah, you're working

 Gm6         
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
Building a mystery

 Em     
 Cm7     
 Gm6   
 Em9 -
And choosing so carefully

(Lead).


 Cm7 - 
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9 - 
 Gm6 - 
 Gm7 - 
 Esus4 - 
 Esus4

 Cm7 - 
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9 - 
 Cm7 - 
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9 -

 Cm7 - 
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9


 Esus4
Ouh, you're working

 Cm7           
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
Building a mystery....................

 Em      
 Cm7    
 Gm6      
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
...........  Holding it in

 Em             
 Cm7
Yeah, you're working

 Gm6           
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
Building a mystery

 Em     
 Cm7     
 Gm6     
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
And choosing so carefully


 Em            
 Cm7
Oh Yeah, you're working

 Gm6          
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
Building a mystery

 Em       
 Cm7   
 Gm6    
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
Holding on, holding it in

 Em            
 Cm7
Yeah, you're working

 Gm6          
 Em9 -EM9/
 G -EM9/
 F# -
 Em9
Building a mystery

 Em     
 Cm7     
 Gm6    
 Em9/
 Em7/
 Em9/
 Em6
And choosing so carefully

 Gm6               
 Cm       
 Cm6
You're Building a mystery.

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Sarah plays this song with a (Capo on the Fifth fret).
The basic chords: finger pick and strum action.

EM7    - 055000
EM9    - 054000
EM6    - 050000

EM     - 022000        EM     - 022000

 Cm7    - X32000        
 Cm7    - X32000

 Gm6    - 3200XX        
 Gm6    - 3200XX
EM9    - 054000   OR   EM9    - 054000

 Em7    - 055000        
 Em9/
 G  - 054003

 Em9    - 054000        
 Em9/
 F# - 054002
EM6    - 050000        EM9    - 054000


 Esus4   - X02200        
 Cm     - 030000

 Cm7    - X32000        
 Cm6    - 030200

 Esus4   - X02200

 Cm7    - X32000
EM     - 022000        PLEASE SEND ANY CORRECTIONS
CM7    - X32000        ENJOY PLAYING THIS SONG.

 Gm6    - 3200XX
EM9    - 054000

 Em9/
 G  - 054003

 Em9/
 F# - 054002
EM9    - 054000

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