Intro

G    D    Em    F  C  (x2)


G                D             Em
Build your dream castle out of sand 
     F            C         G     
It's bound to get washed up anyway
           D                  Em   
Dream your dreams out of last week
        F             C       G 
They're bound to have come up yesterday 


       C                 D
If you want to give them flowers 
          C              D
Make them paper ones you send 
C                D
Live your life a jigsaw 
        C           G           Am
It goes back in the box, in the end 


G                D                Em
Build your dream heart from plasticine 
              F     C        G
'Cause you're putty in their hands 
             D            Em
Mould your ambition in concrete 
              F    C       G
'Cause you'll only land in quicksand 


C                     D
Carve your dough from play-dough 
               C               D
'Cause they'll roll you into a ball 
C                      D
Make your friends from Lego 
       C  G         Am
'Cause Lego makes a wall 


       G
'Cause when you build big houses 
    C
The paintings get stolen 
    G
The devil says he's silver 
         C
When you know that he is golden 
                                                 Em
When papier mâché heads make more sense than the sun 
c                                              Em
Giving teacher apples could be fun or could be dumb 


Instrumental

G    D    Em    F  C
G    D    Em    F  C  G

C                      D
Build your planes from Airfix 
              C             D 
'Cause you'll only lose the war 
           C                    D
Write your love letters on rice paper 
   C   G                 Am
At least you'll feed the poor 


G                D             Em
Build your dream castle out of sand 
     F            C         G
It's bound to get washed up anyway 
           D                  Em
Dream your dreams out of last week 
        F             C       G
They're bound to have come up yesterday
        F             C       G
They're bound to have come up yesterday