{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2683122,"song":"Why We Build The Wall","artist":"Anaïs Mitchell","content_type":"tab","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11112578-why-we-build-the-wall-tab-by-anais-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2683122?type=tab","rating":4.92697,"votes":87,"content":"Capo 3\r\n\r\n[Chords]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] - 022000\r\n[ch]Dsus2[/ch] - 000230\r\n[ch]D[/ch] - 000232\r\n[ch]Dsus4[/ch] - 000233\r\n[ch]G[/ch] - 320033\r\n[ch]G/F#[/ch] - 200233\r\n\r\nDuring the later Responses where you're just going back and forth between Dsus2 and D a bunch, for interest\r\nyou can switch up every other repetition into Dsus2-D-Dsus4-D, though I try to make sure the last one is\r\nalways a Dsus2-D again, just sounds best for transitioning into the call imo.\r\nAny time you see G G/F# Em, that's just a walk down the top string with those chord shapes, I tend to just\r\nhit the top two or three strings doing that but either way, only strike each chord once and heavy on the top.\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Call]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhy do we build the wall?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy children, my children[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhy do we build the wall?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Response]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhy do we build the wall?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dsus2[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe build the wall to keep us free[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat's why we build the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe build the wall to keep us free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Call]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHow does the wall keep us free?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy children, my children[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHow does the wall keep us free?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Response]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHow does the wall keep us free?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe wall keeps out the enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dsus2[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we build the wall to keep us free[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat's why we build the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe build the wall to keep us free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Call]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWho do we call the enemy?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy children, my children[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWho do we call the enemy?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Response]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWho do we call the enemy?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe enemy is poverty[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dsus2[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the wall keeps out the enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dsus2[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we build the wall to keep us free[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat's why we build the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe build the wall to keep us free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Call]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBecause we have, and they have not![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy children, my children[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBecause they want what we have got![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Response]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBecause we have and they have not[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBecause they want what we have got[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe enemy is poverty[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dsus2[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the wall keeps out the enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dsus2[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we build the wall to keep us free[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat's why we build the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe build the wall to keep us free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Call]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhat do we have that they should want?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy children, my children[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhat do we have that they should want?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Final Response]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhat do we have that they should want?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe have a wall to work upon![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe have work and they have none[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd our work is never done![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy children! My children![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the war is never won![/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe enemy is poverty[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dsus2[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the wall keeps out the enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dsus2[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we build the wall to keep us free[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat's why we build the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe build the wall to keep us free[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe build the wall to keep us free[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo 3\n\n[Chords]\nEm - 022000\nDsus2 - 000230\nD - 000232\nDsus4 - 000233\nG - 320033\nG/F# - 200233\n\nDuring the later Responses where you're just going back and forth between Dsus2 and D a bunch, for interest\nyou can switch up every other repetition into Dsus2-D-Dsus4-D, though I try to make sure the last one is\nalways a Dsus2-D again, just sounds best for transitioning into the call imo.\nAny time you see G G/F# Em, that's just a walk down the top string with those chord shapes, I tend to just\nhit the top two or three strings doing that but either way, only strike each chord once and heavy on the top.\n\n[Intro]\nEm  Dsus2 D  Em  G G/F# Em\n\n[Call]\n\n\n\n\n[Response]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Call]\n\n\n\n\n[Response]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Call]\n\n\n\n\n[Response]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Call]\n\n\n\n\n[Response]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Call]\n\n\n\n\n[Final Response]","chords":["Em","Dsus2","D","Dsus4","G","G/F#","G/F","C"]}