Cardboard Castles (CHORDS) by Watsky
[Intro]~
Out on the curb again
On the curb again
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
Out on the curb again
Out on the curb again
On the curb again
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
Out on the curb again
[Chorus]~
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C
I’m still dreaming after all these years
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C
I’m still dreaming after all these years
[Verse 1]~
F C
Because if we don’t build it who will..?
F C
I do things on a shoestring that you couldn’t do for a cool mil
Am G6
I run with no laces,.. and when I fall,.. I start
F C
To build my Taj Mahal with shit I found at Dollarmart
F
This life’s our greatest project
C
The journey’s all an art
F C
But I built my perfect nest,.. and it’s ‘bout to fall apart
Am G6
Again and again and then I just I make it twice as high
F C
And I give my tower teeth,.. and I watch it bite the sky
F C
Because I might just cry if I don’t keep it moving
F C
I focus on what I can make and not what just got ruined
Am G6 F C
‘Cause every stone will crumble down to dust,.. to dust,.. to dust
F C
And I say love thy neighbor,.. and I say fuck thy hater
F C
There’s nothing I can’t solve with duct tape and construction paper
Am G6 F C
I don’t want a Band-Aid,.. I’ll only rip it off,.. I’ll rip it off
[Bridge]~
F C
Out on the curb again
F C
On the curb again
Am G6
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
F C
Out on the curb again
(I’m in my room making cardboard castles)
F C
Out on the curb again
(With shoestring rope)
F C
On the curb again
(Soup spoon drawbridge,.. tinfoil moat)
Am G6
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
(I’m still dreaming after all these)
F C
Out on the curb again
(years)
[Verse 2]~
F C
I know someday I’ll pass,.. and maybe then rest
F
I’m laying on my back;
C
Heaven’s my bench press
Am G6
‘Cause my imagination is crazy as Glenn Beck
F C
A cloud is floating by in the shape of a rent check
F C
And when the world ends,.. that’s what I’ll plan towards
F C
Then I’ll trust girlfriends and maybe landlords
Am G6
Cause I been played but I’m looking for more
F C
I say,.. "What would I gain if I took it to court..?"
F C
‘Cause if people were perfect then there wouldn’t be war
F C
We stay pushing but once we get a foot in the door
Am G6
We get our toes chopped off and a foot of manure
F
I still gotta believe people
C
Are good at the core
F
‘Cause if we weren’t,.. what’s at stake..?
C F
Why would we stay to break what we make
C
And create all these beautiful mistakes
Am G6 F C
When they blow our house down let’s draw on the walls,.. the walls,.. the walls
[Chorus]~
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C
I’m still dreaming after all these years
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C
I’m still dreaming after all these years
[Bridge]~
F C
Out on the curb again
F C
On the curb again
Am G6
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
F C
Out on the curb again
F C
Out on the curb again
F C
On the curb again
Am G6
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
F C
Out on the curb again
[Chorus]~
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C
I’m still dreaming after all these years
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C F
I’m still dreaming after all these years
Out on the curb again
On the curb again
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
Out on the curb again
Out on the curb again
On the curb again
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
Out on the curb again
[Chorus]~
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C
I’m still dreaming after all these years
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C
I’m still dreaming after all these years
[Verse 1]~
F C
Because if we don’t build it who will..?
F C
I do things on a shoestring that you couldn’t do for a cool mil
Am G6
I run with no laces,.. and when I fall,.. I start
F C
To build my Taj Mahal with shit I found at Dollarmart
F
This life’s our greatest project
C
The journey’s all an art
F C
But I built my perfect nest,.. and it’s ‘bout to fall apart
Am G6
Again and again and then I just I make it twice as high
F C
And I give my tower teeth,.. and I watch it bite the sky
F C
Because I might just cry if I don’t keep it moving
F C
I focus on what I can make and not what just got ruined
Am G6 F C
‘Cause every stone will crumble down to dust,.. to dust,.. to dust
F C
And I say love thy neighbor,.. and I say fuck thy hater
F C
There’s nothing I can’t solve with duct tape and construction paper
Am G6 F C
I don’t want a Band-Aid,.. I’ll only rip it off,.. I’ll rip it off
[Bridge]~
F C
Out on the curb again
F C
On the curb again
Am G6
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
F C
Out on the curb again
(I’m in my room making cardboard castles)
F C
Out on the curb again
(With shoestring rope)
F C
On the curb again
(Soup spoon drawbridge,.. tinfoil moat)
Am G6
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
(I’m still dreaming after all these)
F C
Out on the curb again
(years)
[Verse 2]~
F C
I know someday I’ll pass,.. and maybe then rest
F
I’m laying on my back;
C
Heaven’s my bench press
Am G6
‘Cause my imagination is crazy as Glenn Beck
F C
A cloud is floating by in the shape of a rent check
F C
And when the world ends,.. that’s what I’ll plan towards
F C
Then I’ll trust girlfriends and maybe landlords
Am G6
Cause I been played but I’m looking for more
F C
I say,.. "What would I gain if I took it to court..?"
F C
‘Cause if people were perfect then there wouldn’t be war
F C
We stay pushing but once we get a foot in the door
Am G6
We get our toes chopped off and a foot of manure
F
I still gotta believe people
C
Are good at the core
F
‘Cause if we weren’t,.. what’s at stake..?
C F
Why would we stay to break what we make
C
And create all these beautiful mistakes
Am G6 F C
When they blow our house down let’s draw on the walls,.. the walls,.. the walls
[Chorus]~
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C
I’m still dreaming after all these years
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C
I’m still dreaming after all these years
[Bridge]~
F C
Out on the curb again
F C
On the curb again
Am G6
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
F C
Out on the curb again
F C
Out on the curb again
F C
On the curb again
Am G6
I’ve come to learn it’s hard and firm
F C
Out on the curb again
[Chorus]~
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C
I’m still dreaming after all these years
F
I’m in my room making cardboard castles
C
With shoestring rope
F
Soup spoon drawbridge
C
Tinfoil moat
Am G6 F C F
I’m still dreaming after all these years
