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[Intro 1] [G][Eb][Cm][Ab][G][Gaug][Baug][G] [Cm][G][C][F][Bb][Eb] [G][Fm][G][Cm][Ab][Fm][G][Cm] [Ab][G][Cm][G][C][F][Bb][Eb] [G][Fm][G][Cm][Ab][Ddim][G][Cm] [C][Eb][Cm][C][G] [Fm][F][Fm] [F][Eb][Cm][G][F][Eb][D][G] [Cm][G][C][F][Bb][Eb][G][Fm] [G][Cm][Ab][Cm][Gaug][G][Cm][Baug][Em] [Edim][D][Faug][A] [Dm]They used to tell me I was [Verse 1] [Bb]building [Gm]a dream[G][Gm] [Dm]And so I followed the [Em]mob[C] [F]When their was ear[Dm]th to plow [E]or guns to bear I was al[Bb]ways their right on [A]the job [Dm]They used to tell me I was [C]building [Edim]a dream[G] [Dm]With peace and glory ahead[A] [Am]Why [C]should I[F] be standing in li[Dm]ne[A] [Dm]Just waiting [A]for [D]bread?[Bm][D] [F#] [B]Once I [Bm]built a [G]railroad, I [E]made [G]it run[B] [E]Made [A]it race [D]against [A]time [G]Once I built a railroad, [G]now[Bm] it's[G] done [Em]Brother, [F#]can you spare a[Bm] dim[G]e? [Bm]Once I built a tower up [F#]to the s[B]un [E]Brick [A]and rivet and [D]lime[A] [F#]Once I built[G] a tower,[D] [Bm]now it's d[G]one Brother, can [F#]you spare [G]a d[Bm]ime? [B]Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell Full of that Yankee- Doodly- dumb [E]Half a million boot[Bm]s went [D]sloggin' through [E]Hell And [D]I was the kid with t[G]he drum [F#]Say, don't[Bm] you remember [D], they [A]called [F#]me "[B]Al" [E]It [A]was "Al" all the [D]time[A][F#] [G]Why don't you re[F#]member, [Bm]I'm [G]your pal Say [Bm]buddy, can you [G]spare [B]a dime?[E][B][Em][D] [A][D] [Cm][D] [G][Dm][G][A][C][E][Bbdim][A] [Dm][A][D] [G]Once in khaki suits, ah gee we looked swell [C]Full of [F]tha[Dm]t Yan[A]ke[Gm]e- Doodly- dumb [A]Half a million[Dm][Bb][Dm][A] [Dm] boots went sloggin' through Hell And I was the kid with the drum Oh, say, don't you remember, they called me "Al" It was "Al" all the time Say, don't you remember, I'm your pal Buddy, can you spare a dime?
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