Intro: D    F#m|Bm    A|Em     |Em     A| (and repeat once) 
 
Verse:  
    D                      F#m 
I built a man made out of bricks 
      G              A  
and lived inside his chest 
   D                        F#m 
I beat my hands against the walls 
           G              A  
To make a heart beat in his breast 
  G                           A  
I smashed my fist against his ribs 
    D       F#m   G 
to suck the air inside 
    G                  A 
and swing by swing and blow by blow 
  G                   A 
I brought that man to life (hold G for one more bar) 
 
Intro again (omit the Dm and G though) 
 
D    F#m|Bm    A| (repeat) 
 
Verse II: (arpeggiated) 
    D                      F#m 
I built a man and cut his skin 
     G                A 
and lived inside his heart 
   D                     F#m 
I pumped it with my fingertips  
     G                A 
and loved it from the start 
          D 
And with every beat I gave him 
  G                Gm  
a heart beat of my own 
           D  
and then I filled his veins 
         G  
with the blood I had 
 
        Em         A 
Til his blo-oh-oh-oh-od (x 3) 
       D  F#m Bm G  D F#m Bm A  
Was my oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohn 
 
        Bm 
Oh, I'd build you up,  
    A                     G       (G A)   
but we're not made of the same stuff, 
                Bm                 A 
And even though I knocked you down,                       
                G              (G A)   
you're so much stronger than me              (repeat this time with mute) 
               Bm 
Well, I would build you up,  
    A                     G          A 
but we're not made of the same stuff, 
                  Bm              A 
And even though I knocked you down,  
               G          A (hold for two bars) 
you're so much stronger  
 
G / / / |A / / / (x 2) 
Than MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~ 
 
Intro D    F#m|Bm    A|Em     |Em     A| x 4 
(vocal ad. lib) 
 
End on