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Before These Walls Were Blue

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[Intro]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1-0-------------1-0------------1-0---0-------------|
G|--------------2---------------2-------------2---0-----------|
D|-----0h2-------------0h2------------0h2---------------------|  h = Hammer-on
A|--3---------------3--------------3--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
TGhe world says you’re ready when you’re eiEmghteen
And DI was no exception to the Grule.
GEager to try my hand and Cprove to them that I was a man
Not an Dounce of fear in anything I Gdo.
Yeah, I Cthought I knew it Dall
[Chorus]
Turns Gout I didn’t have a cClue
CBefore these Dwalls were Gblue.
[Verse 2]
I Gremember sitting there in that old Crocker
D3 am trying to get you back aGsleep
When I Gfound myself Claughing at you laughing
DWishing the hands of time that I could Gcheat.
Yeah, I Cthought that I knew Dlove
[Chorus]
Turns Gout I didn’t have a cClue
CBefore these DwallsC, before these Dwalls were Gblue.
[Bridge]
EmI believe in HeavenD, I believe in magic,
CI believe in a life besides these Amwalls
[Verse 3]
Now I believe
In Gdinosaurs, in toy trains and Cbaseball
DWhat are you gonna be for HalloGween
GI'll be the villain and Cyou be the hero
And Dsave the day the way that you saved Gme.
Yeah, I Cthought I knew myDself,
[Chorus]
Turns Gout I didn’t have a cClue
CBefore these DwallsC, before these Dwalls
CBefore these Dwalls were Gblue.

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Before These Walls Were Blue

by Wade Bowen

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[Intro]

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------1-0-------------1-0------------1-0---0-------------|

G|--------------2---------------2-------------2---0-----------|

D|-----0h2-------------0h2------------0h2---------------------| h = Hammer-on

A|--3---------------3--------------3--------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G Em

The world says you’re ready when you’re eighteen

D G

And I was no exception to the rule.

G C

Eager to try my hand and prove to them that I was a man

D G

Not an ounce of fear in anything I do.

C D

Yeah, I thought I knew it all

[Chorus]

G C

Turns out I didn’t have a clue

C D G

Before these walls were blue.

[Verse 2]

G C

I remember sitting there in that old rocker

D G

3 am trying to get you back asleep

G C

When I found myself laughing at you laughing

D G

Wishing the hands of time that I could cheat.

C D

Yeah, I thought that I knew love

[Chorus]

G C

Turns out I didn’t have a clue

C D C D G

Before these walls, before these walls were blue.

[Bridge]

Em D

I believe in Heaven, I believe in magic,

C Am

I believe in a life besides these walls

[Verse 3]

Now I believe

G C

In dinosaurs, in toy trains and baseball

D G

What are you gonna be for Halloween

G C

I'll be the villain and you be the hero

D G

And save the day the way that you saved me.

C D

Yeah, I thought I knew myself,

[Chorus]

G C

Turns out I didn’t have a clue

C D C D

Before these walls, before these walls

C D G

Before these walls were blue.

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