Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 16:20:24 -0700
From: Robert Barr 
Subject: CRD: building_a_mystery by Sarah McLachlan


Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:51:48 -0400
From: Jussi Doherty 
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 

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 ...
D6                  A-Asus4-A
That's when the ..
Bm                G
And the dark ...
D6               A-Asus4-A
And the ...
Bm               G
You strut your ...
D6             A-Asus4-A
And your ...
Bm                  G         D6
And a cross from a ...
        A-Asus4-A   Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2
Before ...
G                   A       Bm - G - D-Dsus4-D A-Asus4-A
You're building ...

Bm             G
You live in a c..
D6                    A-Asus4-A
Where you sleep with ...
Bm                       G
And you won't give ...
D6                A-Asus4-A
For the ghost ...
Bm                   G
You wear sandals ....
D6                 A-Asus4-A
When a smile won't ...
Bm                  G
Can you look o...
D6               Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2            Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2
Without your shadow ...

Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2
You're so ....
Gmaj6-Gmaj7
With an edge and ...
Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2   G           A-Asus4-A
So Careful       when I'm in...

Bm             G
Cause you're ...
D6          A-Asus4-A
Building a m...
Bm      G     D6     A-Asus4-A
Holding on, and ...
Bm             G
Yeah, you're ...
D6         A-Asus4-A
Building a ...
Bm     G      D     A-Asus4-A
And choosing ...

Bm                  G
You woke up ...
D6                  A-Asus4-A
A prayer from your ...
Bm                G
You feed off ...
D6                A-Asus4-A
And hold back ...
Bm             G
You give us ...
D6             A-Asus4-A
And a know ...
Bm             G
Just when we ...
D6           A-Asus4-A
When the ...

Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2
You're a ...
Gmaj6-Gmaj7
a beautiful ...
Em-Bsus-Em1-Em2
You're ...
G       A-Asus4-A
razor wire ...

Bm             G
Cause you're ...
D6         A-Asus4-A
Building...
Bm       G    D6     A-Asus4-A
Holding on, and ...
Bm             G
Yeah, you're ...
D6        A-Asus4-A
Building a ....
Bm     G     D6  A-Asus4-A
And choosing so ....


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


Bm            G
Ouh, you're ...
D6           A-Asus4-A
Building ...
Bm      G    D6      A-Asus4-A
Holding on...
Bm             G
Yeah, ...
D6           A-Asus4-A
Building a m...
Bm     G     D6     A-Asus4-A
And choosing ...

Bm            G
Yeah, you're ...
D6          A-Asus4-A
Building a...
Bm       G   D6    A-Asus4-A
Holding on, ...
Bm            G
Yeah, you're ...
D6          A-Asus4-A
Building a ...
Bm     G     D6    A-Asus4-A   BM - G
And choosing ...
 D6               A
You're Building...

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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:
-------------------------------------
 Bm    224432 	Dm     xx0230 (no 3rd)
 G     320033 	A      x02220
 D     xx0232  	Amsus2 x02200
 Dsus4 xx0233
-------------------------------------

[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.|
			------------------------------------------
[VERSE]

Bm		      G
You come ...

D		A
that's when the ...

	Bm	    G
and the dark ...

	D	 A
and the ...

    Bm		     G
you strut your ...

	 D       A
and your ...

      Bm	   G
and a cross ...

[BRIDGE]

     D		 A     Amsus2
that died ...

       G	  A
you're building ...

Bm G D Dsus4 D Dm D A

[VERSE]

Bm		    G
You live ...

D		     A
where you sleep ...

	Bm		  G
and you won't give ...

	D	      A
for the ghosts ...

Bm		 G
you wear sandals ...

      D			    A
and a smile that ....

Bm		     G
can you look out ...

D		    A
without your shadow ....

[BRIDGE]

Amsus2		      G
oh you're ...


with an edge and ...

Amsus2
but so car...

G		 Amsus2
when I'm in ...

[CHORUS]

Bm	      G
'Cause you're ...

D	   A
building a ...

      Bm G D   A
holding on and ...

Bm	    G
yeah ...

D	   A
building a ...

Bm  G	     D  A...............
and choosing ...

[VERSE]

Bm	   		   G
You woke up ...

D		   A
a prayer from ...

Bm		 G
you feed off ...
    D		   A
and hold back ....

Bm		 G
Give us a ...

      D		  A
and a know ...

Bm	     G
just when ....

	 D	   A
when the ...

[BRIDGE]

Amsus2		     G
Oh you're ...

			 Amsus2
a beautiful ...
you're ...

G	   Amsus2
razor ...

[CHORUS]

Bm	      G
'Cause ...

D	   A
building ...

      Bm G D   A
holding on and ...

Bm	    G
yeah you're ...

D	   A
building a ...

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

[SOLO]

Amsus2 D	(Just repeat this pattern through solo)

[OUTRO CHORUS]

Bm	     G
ooooh you're ...

D	   A
building a ...

      Bm G D   A
holding on and ...

Bm	    G
yeah you're ....

D	   A
building ...

Bm  G	     D  A
and choosing ...

Bm	    G
yeah you're ...

D	   A
building ...

      Bm G D   A
holding on and ....

Bm	    G
yeah you're ...

D	   A
building a m...

Bm  G	     D  A
and choosing ...

Bm G

D	   A
building a ....