These Four Walls
By Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal
capo 2
1 time thru before verse
Em D/F# G Am C 3X
G D7sus4 G 1X
(walk down to Em)
Em
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Verse 1
Em D/F# G Am C
I?m gonna die in these four walls
Em D/F# G Am C
I?ve had enough and I?ve tried it all
Em D/F# G Am C
I?ll watch the day break and I?ll see the night fall
G G7sus4
In these four walls
(walk down to Em)
Verse 2
Em D/F# G Am C
Show me trouble I?ll take him down
Em D/F# G Am C
I drew a line on this patch of ground
Em D/F# G Am C
Everything?s safe and everything?s sound
G DGsus4
In these four walls
(walk up from G to A# )
GA#
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Chorus
A#
Up on the rooftop I can remember
Cm Gm
Borders I had to break
A#
Now I can see I had this life
Cm D/F#
To make to make
Verse 3
Em D/F# G Am C
I?m gonna miss your southern drawl
Em D/F# G Am C
A baby?s footsteps in an empty hall
Em D/F# G Am C
And every little thing I can ever recall
G D7sus4 G
In these four walls these four walls
(walk down to Em)
1 time thru before chorus
Em D/F# G Am C 3X
G D7sus4 G 1X
(walk up from G to A# )
Chorus
A#
Up on the rooftop You feel like you?re flying
Cm Gm
Thinking your heart could break
A#
Oh can?t you see we had this love
Cm D/F#
To make to make
(repeat Verse 1)
Em D/F# G Am C
I?m gonna die in these four walls
Em D/F# G Am C
I?ve had enough and I?ve tried it all
Em D/F# G Am C
I?ll watch the day break and I?ll see the night fall
G DGsus4
In these four walls
D7sus4G
these four walls
D7sus4G
these four walls
Chords
Em X2200X
D/F# XX0232
G 320003
Am X02210
C X32010
D7sus4 3X0213
A# x10330
C335543
G355333