Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: C G Em D x2 Verse: C G Em D With my own bricks, with clay and sticks C G Em D I’ve been building my house C G Em D With tar and mortar, been making my border C G Em D To keep the pain out C G Em D With my own bricks, with clay and sticks C G Em D I’ve been building my house C G Em D With tar and mortar, been making my border C G Em To keep the pain out
Pre-Chorus: D C G So would You tear my house down? Em D C G Would You tear my house down? Em D C G Would You tear my house down? Em D C G Em D/F# G Would You tear my house down? Instrumental: C G Em D x2 Verse: C G Em D With my own bricks, with clay and sticks C G Em D I’ve been building my house C G Em D With tar and mortar, been making my border C G To keep the pain out Pre-Chorus: Em D C G So would You tear my house down? Em D C G Would You tear my house down? Em D C G Would You tear my house down? Em D C G Em Would You tear my house down? Chorus: D C G Em And set me on Your rock, O God D C G Em Would You place me where my feet won’t slip? D C G Em And set me on Your rock, O God D C G Em Would You place me where my feet won’t slip? D C G Em And set me on Your rock, O God D C G Em Would You place me where my feet won’t slip? D C G Em And set me on Your rock, O God D C G Em D Would You place me where my feet won’t slip? Instrumental: C Em G D Bridge: C So take me back to where I started Em Take me back to when I was G In Your heart, in Your home D Before I went out on my own C Lord, tear this house down to its foundations Em Break what You must break in me G On the shores of Your salvation D C Em Cast my man-made kingdom into the sea G D Oh, into the sea Pre-Chorus: C G Would You tear my house down? Em D C G Would You place me where my feet won't slip? Em D C G Would You tear my house down? Em D C G Em D Would You place me where my feet won't slip? Outro: C G Em D x3 C G Em D/F# G