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High Walls

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Levon Helm - High Walls
## NOTE: ~ ~ = Walk-Down from  Cto  G##
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: G  
They got the Younger brothersC  
They got plenty of othersG  
Fool enough to cower and crawl
           Em           D    C~ ~           G  C-G  
Shackled and chained behind high walls
They say I've made more widows and orphansC  
Enough to fill twenty coffinsG  
They won't hear my side at all
                     Em       D    C~ ~          G  G-F  
Guess they'll lock me away behind high walls
CHORUS:
                           F-C  
If sixteen grains of morphine
                               C-G  
Could just a-wipe the slate clean
Then you know I would take it allF  
                                   F-C  
But rotting in the state of Minnesota
                               C-G  
Sweating on a chain gang road, ah
The hell, I cannot take Dthat
INSTRUMENTAL:    G     C     G     Em     D   C~ ~    G  G-F  
CHORUS:
                          F-C  
If sixteen grains of morphine
                               C-G  
Could just a-wipe the slate clean
Then you know I would take it allF  
                                   F-C  
But rotting in the state of Minnesota
                               C-G  
Sweating on a chain gang road, ah
The hell, I cannot take Dthat
Frank, they'll never catch us aliveC  
Not with my will to surviveG  
We'll run until they stumble and fall
                    Em       D    C~ ~          G   C~ ~  G  
I shall never spend a day behind high walls

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High Walls

by Levon Helm

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Levon Helm - High Walls

C G

## NOTE: ~ ~ = Walk-Down from to ##

CAPO: 4th Fret

INTRO:

They got the Younger brothers

They got plenty of others

Fool enough to cower and crawl

Em D C G C G

~ ~ -

Shackled and chained behind high walls

They say I've made more widows and orphans

Enough to fill twenty coffins

They won't hear my side at all

Em D C G G F

~ ~ -

Guess they'll lock me away behind high walls

CHORUS:

F C

If sixteen grains of morphine

C G

Could just a-wipe the slate clean

Then you know I would take it all

F C

But rotting in the state of Minnesota

C G

Sweating on a chain gang road, ah

The hell, I cannot take that

G C G Em D C G G F

INSTRUMENTAL: ~ ~ -

CHORUS:

F C

If sixteen grains of morphine

C G

Could just a-wipe the slate clean

Then you know I would take it all

F C

But rotting in the state of Minnesota

C G

Sweating on a chain gang road, ah

The hell, I cannot take that

Frank, they'll never catch us alive

Not with my will to survive

We'll run until they stumble and fall

Em D C G C G

~ ~ ~ ~

I shall never spend a day behind high walls

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