G When I was a baby we had no homeC And we weren’t the only family we were not aloneG D Daddy built a shelter from the wind and rainG Through the years I’ve been building this homeC Gonna build it solid gonna build it strongG D G C G Gonna build it myself I’m an independent man So I’m singing nowG Little by little and stone by stoneC Gonna build this building on my ownG D And nobody can say this is mine but meG Little by little and stone by stoneC Gonna build this building on my ownG D G C G And nobody can say this is mine but me When I was a young man I drifted around Here and there and from town to town Getting drunk drinking red red wineThen one day I realised When I met that girl with those big brown eyes Oh I knew she’d be a friend of mine So I’m singing now Little by little and stone by stone Gonna build this building on my own And nobody can say this is mine but me Little by little and stone by stone Gonna build this building on my own And nobody can say this is mine but me [instrumental verse - same chords]G C G Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building downG C D Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building downG G7 Cos it’s built inside of meC Where nobody else can seeG D G C G Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down Well we had some trouble and we had some strife Had to quit my drinking had to change my life I had to do it for my family Now when I quit drinking it got harder still And I know there’s a way where there’s a will And I won’t give up, until we all are free. So I’m singing now Little by little and stone by stone Gonna build this building on my own And nobody can say this is mine but me Little by little and stone by stone Gonna build this building on my own And nobody can say this is mine but me Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down Cos it’s built inside of me Where nobody else can see Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down Cos it’s built inside of me Where nobody else can see Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down Little by little stone by stone Gonna build this building on my own And nobody can say this is mine but me Little by little stone by stone Gonna build this building on my own And nobody can say this is mine but me Nobody but me
Little By Little
Archie Roach
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