Anaïs Mitchell – Why We Build The Wall (Guitar)
Capo 3
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Chords]
Em - 022000
Dsus2 - 000230
D - 000232
Dsus4 - 000233
G - 320033
G/F# - 200233
During the later Responses where you're just going back and forth between Dsus2 and D a bunch, for interest
you can switch up every other repetition into Dsus2-D-Dsus4-D, though I try to make sure the last one is
always a Dsus2-D again, just sounds best for transitioning into the call imo.
Any time you see G G/F# Em, that's just a walk down the top string with those chord shapes, I tend to just
hit the top two or three strings doing that but either way, only strike each chord once and heavy on the top.
[Intro]
Em Dsus2 D Em G G/F# Em
[Call]
Em Why do we build the wall? Dsus2 D My children, my children Em G G/F# Em Why do we build the wall?
[Response]
Em Why do we build the wall? Dsus2 D We build the wall to keep us free Em That's why we build the wall G G/F# Em We build the wall to keep us free
[Call]
Em How does the wall keep us free? Dsus2 D My children, my children Em G G/F# Em How does the wall keep us free?
[Response]
Em How does the wall keep us free? Dsus2 D The wall keeps out the enemy Dsus2 D And we build the wall to keep us free Em That's why we build the wall G G/F# Em We build the wall to keep us free
[Call]
Em Who do we call the enemy? Dsus2 D My children, my children Em G G/F# Em Who do we call the enemy?
[Response]
Em Who do we call the enemy? Dsus2 D The enemy is poverty Dsus2 D And the wall keeps out the enemy Dsus2 D And we build the wall to keep us free Em That's why we build the wall G G/F# Em We build the wall to keep us free
[Call]
Em Because we have, and they have not! Dsus2 D My children, my children Em G G/F# Em Because they want what we have got!
[Response]
Em Because we have and they have not Dsus2 D Because they want what we have got Dsus2 D The enemy is poverty Dsus2 D And the wall keeps out the enemy Dsus2 D And we build the wall to keep us free Em That's why we build the wall G G/F# Em We build the wall to keep us free
[Call]
Em What do we have that they should want? Dsus2 D My children, my children Em G G/F# Em What do we have that they should want?
[Final Response]
Em What do we have that they should want? Dsus2 D We have a wall to work upon! Dsus2 D We have work and they have none Em And our work is never done! Dsus2 D My children! My children! Em And the war is never won! Dsus2 D The enemy is poverty Dsus2 D And the wall keeps out the enemy Dsus2 D And we build the wall to keep us free Em That's why we build the wall G G/F# Em We build the wall to keep us free N.C G G/F# Em We build the wall to keep us free