I'm gonna ^Cmbuild me a ^Ebhouse I'm gonna ^Bbbuild me a ^Cmhome Gonna ^Fmbuild me a ^Cmfamily I can ^G7call my ^Cmown

And all the ^Cmsweat from your ^Ebbrow And the ^Bbseeds you have ^Cmsewn We'll ^Fmreap them in ^Cmjoy But don't ^G7leave them ^Cmalone

I'm gonna ^Fmwork through the ^Cmnight Gonna ^Fmwork through the ^Cmday Say a ^Fmman who don't ^Cmwork Is a ^G7man with no ^Cmsay

Well I have ^Fmeverything I ^Cmneed And ^Fmall that I ^Cmown Is ^Fmhere for some ^Cmtime as a ^G7G-d given ^Cmloan

Well the ^G7foundation is set and the windows are in Are they ^Cmjust to look out or can I ^Bbsee ^Cmwithin?

Yes I ^G7thought to rely on the visions that I've seen If I ^Cmdon't have a goal then a ^Bbdream's still a^Cm dream

Well you're^Fm in or you're ^Cmout You ^Fmspeak or you ^Cmshout You ^Fmlisten real ^Cmhard Or you ^G7don't hear a ^Cmword

Well you're^Fm born just to ^Cmdie Or you ^Fmgrow to be ^Cmwise You can ^Fmchoose how to ^Cmlive Or ^G7learn to ^Cmsurvive

And when the ^Cmhome is all^Eb built And you're ^Bbnow on your ^Cmway Just ^Fmremember each^Cm brick from the ^G7mountain it ^Cmcame

And ^Cmremember where you ^Ebcome And to ^Bbwhere you will ^Cmgo If you're ^Fmhumble you'll ^Cmlearn, If you're ^G7blind you'll ^Cf

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And when ^Fmturning ^Cmaround At the ^Fmedge of ^Cmtown Where the ^Fmonly ^Cmroad is ^G7pointing ^Cmaway

Well if you ^Fmlook there's a ^Cmsign That'll ^Fmhelp you to ^Cmfind The ^Fmdirection to ^Cmgo or ^G7where you must ^Cmst

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