G     Em     D     G - C

G     Em     D     G - C

G     Em     D     G - C

G     Em     D     G - C


G                    Em
In a compound on the edge of town
D                        G       C
   Security to keep the outside out
 G                                 Em
You and your friends have been discussing how
    D                           G         C
It seems rebellious to vote Conservative now
      G                       Em
Your mind's so sharp and your eyes so bright
      D                     G     C
You shine in love, you are born anointed
     G                        Em
You mean so well, and you'll hurt so hard
 D                   G     C
When you come to be disappointed


    C       Em       Am   Em
And I will never go home again
    C        Em      D
And we will build Jerusalem
             C         Em         C         Em
And I don't know about us but I know about them
    C        Em      D          C G D
And we will build Jerusalem, Jerusalem


C   G   D


G                        Em
   You know exactly how clever sounds
D                           G       C
   The soft consonants and rounded vowels
G                             Em
   You know the land that she labours and
D                        G       C
   Your hypotheses have been confirmed
        G                      Em
We all love The Smiths, and we dig The Clash
          D                    G   C
But the smell of leather is intoxicating
  G                      Em
Brilliant minds, we are genii
      D                G        C
We excel at drama and formal debating


    Am    Em          Am    Em
And I am never going home again
    C        Em      D
And we will build Jerusalem
              C        Em         C         Em
And I don't know about us but I know about them
    C        Em      D
And we will build Jerusalem


   C G D
Jerusalem
   C G D
Jerusalem


C   Em   Am   G   D   C   G

C   Em   Am   G   D   C   G

C   G    C    G   C   G   D

C   Em   Am   G   C   G   D


G                         Em
   And you can take your burning gold
D                      G          C
   You can take your swords and spears
G                     Em
   You can take your lamb of God
D                      G      C
   You can take these deadly years
         G              Em
You can win and win and win again
     D                       G     C
The dice are loaded, you'll never miss
     G                 Em
But you can't build Jerusalem
        D                   G       C
'Cause you don't know what building is


    C     Em          Am    Em
And I am never going home again
    C        Em      D
And we will build Jerusalem
              C        Em         C         Em
And I don't know about us but I know about them
    C        Em      D
And we will build Jerusalem


    C     Em          Am    Em
And I am never going home again
    C        Em      D
And we will build Jerusalem
              C        Em         C         Em
And I don't know about us but I know about them
    C        Em      D
And we will build Jerusalem


   C G D
Jerusalem
   C G D
Jerusalem
   C G D
Jerusalem
   C G D
Jerusalem