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