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THESE FOUR WALLS
By Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal
capo 2
1 time thru before verse 
 Em   D/F#   G   Am    C3X
  G    D7sus4     G1X
(walk down to Em)
|----------Em----|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-----------2--|
|-----------2--|
|--3--2--0-----|
Verse 1
EmI’m gonna die in tD/F#hese foGur wAmallsC  
EmI’ve had enough and I’D/F#ve trieGd it AmallC  
EmI’ll watch the day break and I’ll sD/F#ee the Gnight AmfallC  
In these four waGllsD7SUS4  G  
(walk down to Em)
Verse 2
EmShow me trouble I’ll D/F#take hGim dAmownC  
EmI drew a line on this D/F#patch oGf grAmoundC  
EmEverything’s safe and eveD/F#rythingG’s sAmoundC  
In these four wGallD7SUS4sG  
(walk up from G to A# )
|--G3-----------A#---|
|--------------3--|
|--------------3--|
|--------------3--|
|--2--------1--1--|
|--3--3--5--------|
Chorus
A#Up on the rooftop I can remember
CmBorders I had to Gmbreak
A#Now I can see I had this life
CmTo make tD/F#o make
Verse 3
EmI’m gonna miss youD/F#r southGern AmdrawlC  
EmA baby’s footsteps D/F#in an GemptAmy halCl
EmAnd every little tD/F#hing I Gcan Amever Crecall
In these four wGallD7SUS4s these Gfour walls
(walk down to Em)
1 time thru before chorus
 Em   D/F#   G   Am    C3X
  G    D7sus4     G1X
(walk up from G to A# )
Chorus
A#Up on the rooftop You feel like you’re flying
CmThinking your heart could Gmbreak
A#Oh can’t you see we had this love
CmTo make to D/F#make
(repeat Verse 1)
EmI’m gonna die in tD/F#hese foGur wAmallsC  
EmI’ve had enough and I’D/F#ve trieGd it AmallC  
EmI’ll watch the day break and I’ll sD/F#ee the Gnight AmfallC  
In these four wGallD7SUS4sG  
these four D7SUS4wallsG  
these four D7SUS4wallsG  
Chords  
        EmX2200X
      D/F#XX0232
         G320003
        AmX02210
         CX32010
    D7sus43X0213  
        A#x10330  
        Cm335543  
        Gm355333

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These Four Walls

by Shawn Colvin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

D7sus4

THESE FOUR WALLS

By Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal

capo 2

1 time thru before verse

Em D/F# G Am C

G D7sus4 G

(walk down to )

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

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

|--3--2--0-----|

Verse 1

Em D/F# G Am C

I’m gonna die in these four walls

Em D/F# G Am C

I’ve had enough and I’ve tried it all

Em D/F# G Am C

I’ll watch the day break and I’ll see the night fall

G D7SUS4 G

In these four walls

(walk down to )

Verse 2

Em D/F# G Am C

Show me trouble I’ll take him down

Em D/F# G Am C

I drew a line on this patch of ground

Em D/F# G Am C

Everything’s safe and everything’s sound

G D7SUS4 G

In these four walls

(walk up from G to A# )

G A#

|--3--------------|

|--------------3--|

|--2--------1--1--|

|--3--3--5--------|

Chorus

Up on the rooftop I can remember

Cm Gm

Borders I had to break

Now I can see I had this life

Cm D/F#

To make to make

Verse 3

Em D/F# G Am C

I’m gonna miss your southern drawl

Em D/F# G Am C

A baby’s footsteps in an empty hall

Em D/F# G Am C

And every little thing I can ever recall

G D7SUS4 G

In these four walls these four walls

(walk down to )

1 time thru before chorus

Em D/F# G Am C

G D7sus4 G

(walk up from G to A# )

Chorus

Up on the rooftop You feel like you’re flying

Cm Gm

Thinking your heart could break

Oh can’t you see we had this love

Cm D/F#

To make to make

(repeat Verse 1)

Em D/F# G Am C

I’m gonna die in these four walls

Em D/F# G Am C

I’ve had enough and I’ve tried it all

Em D/F# G Am C

I’ll watch the day break and I’ll see the night fall

G D7SUS4 G

In these four walls

D7SUS4 G

these four walls

D7SUS4 G

these four walls

Chords

X2200X

D/F#

XX0232

320003

X02210

X32010

D7sus4

3X0213

x10330

335543

355333

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