Intro: Am 

verse 1 
                           Dm 
They used to tell me I was building a dream     
Am                    G 
And so I followed the mob 
Am                                Dm 
When there was earth to plough or guns to bear 
Bm                               E 
I was always there, right on the job 


verse 2 
Am                         Dm 
They used to tell me I was building a dream      
Am                    G 
With peace and glory ahead 
           C                E7 
Why should I be standing in line 
Am               F      E7  F  E7 
Just waiting for bread?  


verse 3 
Am                       Bm      A7 
Once I built a railroad, made it run 
D       G            C     E7 
Made it race against time 
F              E7       Am        F7 
Once I build a railroad, now it's done 
Bdim7          E7      Am 
Buddy, can you spare a dime? 


verse 4 
Am                   Bm     A7 
Once I built a tower to the sun 
D        G         C          E7 
Built of brick and mortar and lime 
F              E7    Am        F7 
Once I built a tower, now it's done 
Bdim7          E7      Am 
Buddy, can you spare a dime? 


Bridge 
A7                    Em             Am 
Once, in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell 
Em           A7    
Full of that Yankee Doodle de-dum 
D7 
Half a million boots went slogging through Hell 
    Am        G            Bm    E7 
And I was the kid with the drum 


Verse 5 
Am                            Bm        A7 
Say, don't you remember, they called me Al? 
D      G          C     E7 
It was Al all the time 
F              E7        Am        F7 
Say, don't you remember?  I'm your pal 
Bdim7         E7      Am 
Buddy can you spare a dime?