Intro: F G Am
F Am G

The Fbirds have left their trees
The Glight pours onto Amme
I can Ffeel you lying there
All on your AmownG 

We got Fhere the hard way
All those Gwords that we exAmchanged
FIs it any wonder things get AmbrooooGooke

Pre-Chorus:
    ʼCause Dmin my heart and in my head
    Iʼll Fnever take back the things I said,
    So Amhigh above
    «I Gfeel it coming down», she said

    DmIn my heart and in my head
    FTell my why this has to end
    Oh, Cno
    Oh, Gnooooooooo

Chorus:
    FI canʼt save us
    AmMy  Atlantis, Gwe fall

We built this town on shaky ground

    FI canʼt save us
    AmMy Atlantis, Goh, no

We build it up to pull it down

Instrumental: F G Am
F Am G

Now Fall the birds have fled
The Ghurt just leaves me Amscared
FLosing everything Iʼve ever AmknownG 

Itʼs Fall become too much
Maybe GIʼm not built for Amlove
If I Fknew that I could reach you,
I would Amgooo-Goooo

Pre-Chorus:
    Itʼs Dmin my heart and in my head
    You Fcanʼt take back the things you said,
    So Amhigh above
    «I Gfeel it coming down», she said

    DmIn my heart and in my head
    FTell my why this has to end
    Oh, Cno
    Oh, Gnoooooooo

Chorus:
    FI canʼt save us
    AmMy  Atlantis, Gwe fall

We built this town on shaky ground

    FI canʼt save us
    AmMy Atlantis, Goh, no
    We build it up to pull it downF 

Post-Chorus:
    And we Ambuilt it up
    And we built it up F 
    And we Ambuilt it up to Gpull it down F 

    And we Ambuilt it up
    And we built it up F 
    And we Ambuilt it up to Gpull it down

Chorus:
    FI canʼt save us
    AmMy  Atlantis, Gwe fall

We built this town on shaky ground

    FI canʼt save us
    AmMy Atlantis, Goh, no

We build it up to pull it down

Coda: F G Am
F Am G