Building A Mystery
Sarah McLachlan
Surfacing
tabbed by: Leilani Nonies<110053.157@compuserve.com>
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Sarah plays this song with a capo on the fifth fret and her guitar
tuned up a half step, or just with a capo on the seventh fret.  I 
prefer to play this song with the open chords.  You can basically
listen to the song for the strumming pattern, or be creative.

Jeff A Hayes did a good job of putting the basics of the song
 down, but put in some of the wrong lyrics.  
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The basic chords are

Bm   G   D   A   Em 

(Jeff got the intro down)

The verse (and chorus) is basically Bm   G   D   A
The bridge is Em   D   A 



You come out at night
That's when the energy comes
And the dark sides light
And the vampires roam
You strut your rasta wear
And your suicide poem
And a cross from a faith that died
Before Jesus came
You're building a mystery

You live in a church
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
And you won't give up the search 
For the ghost in the hall
You wear sandals in the snow
And a smile that won't wash away
Can you look out the window
Without your shadow getting in the way

You're so beautiful
With an edge and a charm, but
So Careful when I'm in your arms

Cause you're working 
Building a mystery
Holding on, and holding it in
Yeah, you're working
Building a mystery
And choosing so carefully

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

You're a beautiful
a beautiful f***ed up man
You're setting up your 
razor wire shrine

chorus 

repeat chorus 

Bm   G   D                  A   
                |                       |                               
                Building a mystery