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Chords used:
B:     x2444x
Bsus4: x2445x
D:     x5777x
A5:    577xxx
G5:    355xxx
F#5:   244xxx
F5:    133xxx
Tab notation legend:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = vibrato
INTRO
B Bsus4 D A5
B Bsus4 D A5
VERSE 1
  BHe's trying Bsus4hard to keep Dcontrol and lead the A5way
  BHe's finding Bsus4all the perfeDct words to say to A5me
  BI'm climbing Bsus4stairs with onDly one thing on my A5mind
  BTo kick a haBsus4bit of loDst opportuniA5ty
   G5  F#5It's only natural to G5want what doesn't F5come
   F#5I swiped away all of the G5pauns under my F5thumb
   F#5but like the ending of a G5one act pF5lay
   F#5the curtain closes and the G5actors run A5away and I'm
CHORUS
BUp aBsus4gainst thDe wallA5  
   Bwondering Bsus4why I came at DallA5  
Yes I'm Bup aBsus4gainst thDe wallA5  
G5Trying to disapF#5pear.F5....
  +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
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|---------------2--h4p2---2-------|---------------------------------|
|-----0h2h3h4----------h4--h3~~~~-|-2---2---2-p0h2---h3p2p0h2p0-----| 2 times
|-2-------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
VERSE 2
I look around and watch the world as it goes by
Wondering, how small, how small am I?
He makes a gesture to distract me from a thought
He goes against most everything that I've been taught.
It's when you wake up and you can't go back to sleep
It's when you wonder 'bout the company you keep
It's when you wake up in the middle of your life
You just can't cut it with the dull end of a knife
CHORUS
Up against the wall
wondering why I came at all
Yes I'm up against the wall
Trying to disappear.....
VERSE 3
As you turn the key to your door - you're turning me on.
And my mind spins HIGH above the world.
That's the way I feel.
It's only natural to want what doesn't come
I swiped away all of the pauns under my thumb
but like the ending of a one act play
the curtain closes and the actors run away and I'm
CHORUS
Up against the wall
wondering why I came at all
Yes I'm up against the wall
Trying to disappear.....
Trying to disappear.....
Trying to disappear.....^Z

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Up Against The Wall

by Patti Rothberg

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Bsus4

F#5

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Any comments, suggestions, corrections, or other Patti Rothberg tabs/chords

Chords used:

: x2444x

Bsus4

: x2445x

: x5777x

: 577xxx

: 355xxx

F#5

: 244xxx

: 133xxx

Tab notation legend:

h = hammer on

p = pull off

~ = vibrato

INTRO

B Bsus4 D A5

VERSE 1

B Bsus4 D A5

He's trying hard to keep control and lead the way

B Bsus4 D A5

He's finding all the perfect words to say to me

B Bsus4 D A5

I'm climbing stairs with only one thing on my mind

B Bsus4 D A5

To kick a habit of lost opportunity

G5 F#5 G5 F5

It's only natural to want what doesn't come

F#5 G5 F5

I swiped away all of the pauns under my thumb

F#5 G5 F5

but like the ending of a one act play

F#5 G5 A5

the curtain closes and the actors run away and I'm

CHORUS

B Bsus4 D A5

Up against the wall

B Bsus4 D A5

wondering why I came at all

B Bsus4 D A5

Yes I'm up against the wall

G5 F#5 F5

Trying to disappear.....

+ . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------2--h4p2---2-------|---------------------------------|

|-----0h2h3h4----------h4--h3~~~~-|-2---2---2-p0h2---h3p2p0h2p0-----| 2 times

|-2-------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

VERSE 2

I look around and watch the world as it goes by

Wondering, how small, how small am I?

He makes a gesture to distract me from a thought

He goes against most everything that I've been taught.

It's when you wake up and you can't go back to sleep

It's when you wonder 'bout the company you keep

It's when you wake up in the middle of your life

You just can't cut it with the dull end of a knife

CHORUS

Up against the wall

wondering why I came at all

Yes I'm up against the wall

Trying to disappear.....

VERSE 3

As you turn the key to your door - you're turning me on.

And my mind spins HIGH above the world.

That's the way I feel.

It's only natural to want what doesn't come

I swiped away all of the pauns under my thumb

but like the ending of a one act play

the curtain closes and the actors run away and I'm

CHORUS

Up against the wall

wondering why I came at all

Yes I'm up against the wall

Trying to disappear.....

Trying to disappear.....^Z

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