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Thru These Walls

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Drop D   ....  or normal Tunning.
Capo 1
Hi, you can play this tune also using normal tuning, 
I draw bellow the Cadd9/D, Em7 and Cmaj7/G with the 2 shapes. 
In verse all the chord sequences should be played in a single strum.
As always, all suggestions and improvements, are welcome. 
         D drop     Normal Tunning 
  Cadd9/D032010         032030
      Em7220000         020000
  Cmaj7/G532000         332000
      D/Ax00232
      G/Bx20033
   F#m/C#x44222
[Intro]
Cadd9/D     Bm7
Cadd9/D     Bm7
Cadd9/D     Bm7
[Chorus]
  Cadd9/DI can hear thru' these walls
  I can hear it when they're fBm7ooling around
  Cadd9/DI can hear thru' these walls
  And I hear every sBm7ign, every sound
  Cadd9/DI can hear thru' these walls
  In the dark with the shBm7ades pulled down
[Bridge]
  Every wCmaj7/Gord that they sD/Aay
  Every mG/Bove they make feels it's cAmoming my way
[Verse 1]
  MDmy fEmavorFite mAmomeGnt
  PDmuttEming thFe glAmass Gup nFext tEmo thDme wGall
  DmI-mEma-gFi-nAma-tGion
  ThDmo' EmI seFe nAmothGing, FI hEmear Dmit Gall
  DmPuttEming mFy sAmign Gup
  DDmo nEmot dFistAmurb mGe, speak or shBmout, inside F#m/C#out
  Oh mBmind my clothes, they're all laid F#m/C#out
[Chorus]
  Cadd9/DI can see thru' my windows
  I can see the gBm7irls and the boys
  Cadd9/DI can see thru' my windows
  And I can imBm7agine the noise
  Cadd9/DI can see thru' my windows
  I can see them plBm7aying with toys
[Bridge]
  Oh I hoCmaj7/Gpe it won't endD/A  
  If I prG/Bomise not to touch, just bAme a friend
[Verse 2]
  LDmife Emis sFo lAmonelGy
  DmI dEmon't gFet hAmigh Goff jFust bEme--Dming mGe
  DmI lEmike prFetAmendGing
  WDmantEming tFo tAmouch thGem, wFantEming tDmo sGee
  DmIt's EmonlFy nAmormGal
  CrDmeepEming bFehAmind yGou, now don't shBmout, Because it's alrF#m/C#ight
  They keep the wBmindows locked and the dF#m/C#oor shut tight
[Refrain]
  Am7Oo I'm feeling like I'm locked in a cage
  No way in, no way Gout, and it gets so lonely
  Am7Am I really asking a lot
  Just to reach out and tGouch somebody
  EmBecause when I look thru' my wDindows or open my dGoor
  I can feel it all arEmound me
[Chorus]
  Cadd9/DI can hear thru' these walls
  I can hear it when they're fBm7ooling around
  Cadd9/DI can hear thru' these walls
  And I hear every sBm7ign, every sound
  Cadd9/DI can hear thru' these walls
  In the dark with the shBm7ades pulled down
[Outro]
  Every wCmaj7/Gord that they sD/Aay
  Every mG/Bove they make feels it's cAmoming my way
  Cadd9/DAh yeah  Am  
  Cadd9/DAh yeahC  
  Cadd9/DAh yeahEm  
  Cadd9/DAh yeah Am  

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Thru These Walls

by Phil Collins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9/D

Em7

Cmaj7/G

D/A

G/B

F#m/C#

Bm7

Am7

Drop D .... or normal Tunning.

Capo 1

Hi, you can play this tune also using normal tuning,

I draw bellow the Cadd9/D, Em7 and Cmaj7/G with the 2 shapes.

In verse all the chord sequences should be played in a single strum.

As always, all suggestions and improvements, are welcome.

D drop Normal Tunning

Cadd9/D

032010 032030

Em7

220000 020000

Cmaj7/G

532000 332000

D/A

x00232

G/B

x20033

F#m/C#

x44222

[Intro]

Cadd9/D Bm7

[Chorus]

Cadd9/D

I can hear thru' these walls

Bm7

I can hear it when they're fooling around

Cadd9/D

I can hear thru' these walls

Bm7

And I hear every sign, every sound

Cadd9/D

I can hear thru' these walls

Bm7

In the dark with the shades pulled down

[Bridge]

Cmaj7/G D/A

Every word that they say

G/B Am

Every move they make feels it's coming my way

[Verse 1]

Dm Em F Am G

My favorite moment

Dm Em F Am G F Em Dm G

Putting the glass up next to the wall

Dm Em F Am G

I-ma-gi-na-tion

Dm Em F Am G F Em Dm G

Tho' I see nothing, I hear it all

Dm Em F Am G

Putting my sign up

Dm Em F Am G Bm F#m/C#

Do not disturb me, speak or shout, inside out

Bm F#m/C#

Oh mind my clothes, they're all laid out

[Chorus]

Cadd9/D

I can see thru' my windows

Bm7

I can see the girls and the boys

Cadd9/D

I can see thru' my windows

Bm7

And I can imagine the noise

Cadd9/D

I can see thru' my windows

Bm7

I can see them playing with toys

[Bridge]

Cmaj7/G D/A

Oh I hope it won't end

G/B Am

If I promise not to touch, just be a friend

[Verse 2]

Dm Em F Am G

Life is so lonely

Dm Em F Am G F Em Dm G

I don't get high off just be--ing me

Dm Em F Am G

I like pretending

Dm Em F Am G F Em Dm G

Wanting to touch them, wanting to see

Dm Em F Am G

It's only normal

Dm Em F Am G Bm F#m/C#

Creeping behind you, now don't shout, Because it's alright

Bm F#m/C#

They keep the windows locked and the door shut tight

[Refrain]

Am7

Oo I'm feeling like I'm locked in a cage

No way in, no way out, and it gets so lonely

Am7

Am I really asking a lot

Just to reach out and touch somebody

Em D G

Because when I look thru' my windows or open my door

I can feel it all around me

[Chorus]

Cadd9/D

I can hear thru' these walls

Bm7

I can hear it when they're fooling around

Cadd9/D

I can hear thru' these walls

Bm7

And I hear every sign, every sound

Cadd9/D

I can hear thru' these walls

Bm7

In the dark with the shades pulled down

[Outro]

Cmaj7/G D/A

Every word that they say

G/B Am

Every move they make feels it's coming my way

Cadd9/D Am

Ah yeah

Cadd9/D C

Ah yeah

Cadd9/D Em

Ah yeah

Cadd9/D Am

Ah yeah

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