MCLACHLAN SARAH - "building a mystery" Tablature

Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 16:20:24 -0700
From: Robert Barr <barr@unm.edu>
Subject: CRD: building_a_mystery by Sarah McLachlan


Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:51:48 -0400
From: Jussi Doherty <dohert_j@cmr.fsu.edu>
Subject: CHORDS: "Building a Mystery" by Sarah McLachlan

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Song: Building A Mystery
Band: Sarah McLachlan
Album: Surfacing
Tabbed by: Mark Ferris <mtferris@juno.com>

Sarah plays this song with a capo on the first fret.
The basic chords: finger pick and strum action.
Bm - X24432
G - 320033
D6 - X0023X
D - X00232
Dsus4 - X00233
A - X02220
Asus4 - X02230
Em - 022000
Gmaj6 - 32003X
Bsus - 022002
Gmaj7 - 300032
Bsus - 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.

Bm G
You come out at night
D6 A-Asus4-A
That's when the energy comes
Bm G
And the dark sides light
D6 A-Asus4-A
And the vampires roam
Bm G
You strut your rasta wear
D6 A-Asus4-A
And your suicide poem
Bm G D6
And a cross from a faith that died
A-Asus4-A Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2
Before Jesus came
G A Bm - G - D-Dsus4-D A-Asus4-A
You're building a mystery

Bm G
You live in a church
D6 A-Asus4-A
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
Bm G
And you won't give up the search
D6 A-Asus4-A
For the ghost in the halls
Bm G
You wear sandals in the snow
D6 A-Asus4-A
When a smile won't wash away
Bm G
Can you look out the window
D6 Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2 Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2
Without your shadow getting in the way

Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2
You're so beautiful
Gmaj6-Gmaj7
With an edge and a charm, but
Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2 G A-Asus4-A
So Careful when I'm in your arms

Bm G
Cause you're working
D6 A-Asus4-A
Building a mystery
Bm G D6 A-Asus4-A
Holding on, and holding it in
Bm G
Yeah, you're working
D6 A-Asus4-A
Building a mystery
Bm G D A-Asus4-A
And choosing so carefully

Bm G
You woke up screaming aloud
D6 A-Asus4-A
A prayer from your secret god
Bm G
You feed off our fears
D6 A-Asus4-A
And hold back your tears, oh
Bm G
You give us a tantrum
D6 A-Asus4-A
And a know it all grin
Bm G
Just when we need one
D6 A-Asus4-A
When the evening's thin

Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2
You're a beautiful
Gmaj6-Gmaj7
a beautiful vigitive man
Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2
You're setting up your
G A-Asus4-A
razor wire shrine

Bm G
Cause you're working
D6 A-Asus4-A
Building a mystery
Bm G D6 A-Asus4-A
Holding on, and holding it in
Bm G
Yeah, you're working
D6 A-Asus4-A
Building a mystery
Bm G D6 A-Asus4-A
And choosing so carefully


(Lead). G // A// G// A// Em////
G// A// G// A// G// A// Em/// G// A//.


Bm G
Ouh, you're working
D6 A-Asus4-A
Building a mystery
Bm G D6 A-Asus4-A
Holding on, holding it in
Bm G
Yeah, you're working
D6 A-Asus4-A
Building a mystery
Bm G D6 A-Asus4-A
And choosing so carefully

Bm G
Yeah, you're working
D6 A-Asus4-A
Building a mystery
Bm G D6 A-Asus4-A
Holding on, holding it in
Bm G
Yeah, you're working
D6 A-Asus4-A
Building a mystery
Bm G D6 A-Asus4-A BM - G
And choosing so carefully
D6 A
You're Building a mystery.

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"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
and/or suggestions to Robert, robert@zdesigns.com. Enjoy!

Chords:
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Bm 224432 Dm xx0230 (no 3rd)
G 320033 A x02220
D xx0232 Amsus2 x02200
Dsus4 xx0233
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[INTRO]
Bm
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 A ------------------------------------------
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.|
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[VERSE]

Bm G
You come out at night

D A
that's when the energy comes

Bm G
and the dark side's light

D A
and the vampires roam

Bm G
you strut your rasta wear

D A
and your suicide poem

Bm G
and a cross from a faith

[BRIDGE]

D A Amsus2
that died before Jesus came

G A
you're building a mystery

Bm G D Dsus4 D Dm D A

[VERSE]

Bm G
You live in a church

D A
where you sleep with voodoo dolls

Bm G
and you won't give up the search

D A
for the ghosts in the halls

Bm G
you wear sandals in the snow

D A
and a smile that won't wash away

Bm G
can you look out the window

D A
without your shadow getting in the way

[BRIDGE]

Amsus2 G
oh you're so beautiful


with an edge and a charm

Amsus2
but so careful

G Amsus2
when I'm in your arms

[CHORUS]

Bm G
'Cause you're working

D A
building a mystery

Bm G D A
holding on and holding it in

Bm G
yeah you're working

D A
building a mystery

Bm G D A...............
and choosing so carefully

[VERSE]

Bm G
You woke up screaming aloud

D A
a prayer from your secret god

Bm G
you feed off our fears
D A
and hold back your tears oh, oh

Bm G
Give us a tantrum

D A
and a know it all grin

Bm G
just when we need one

D A
when the evening's thin

[BRIDGE]

Amsus2 G
Oh you're a beautiful

Amsus2
a beautiful fucked up man
you're setting up your

G Amsus2
razor wire shrine

[CHORUS]

Bm G
'Cause you're working

D A
building a mystery

Bm G D A
holding on and holding it in

Bm G
yeah you're working

D A
building a mystery

Bm G D A...............
and choosing so carefully

[SOLO]

Amsus2 D (Just repeat this pattern through solo)

[OUTRO CHORUS]

Bm G
ooooh you're working

D A
building a mystery

Bm G D A
holding on and holding it in

Bm G
yeah you're working

D A
building a mystery

Bm G D A
and choosing so carefully

Bm G
yeah you're working

D A
building a mystery

Bm G D A
holding on and holding it in

Bm G
yeah you're working

D A
building a mystery

Bm G D A
and choosing so carefully

Bm G

D A
building a mystery