Gordon Lightfoot – Walls (Guitar)

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[Intro] D [Verse 1]
         D          A             D     A  Bm
I'm not ashamed to say that I've loved you well,

         E                  A  G
I'm not ashamed to let you know,

     D                 Bm
I'm just a name that's all,

D                    Bm
Scratched upon your wall,

                Em                A
You've used it well but what the hell,

                       D
That's what walls are for.
[Verse 2]
         D           A           D    A     Bm
I'm not ashamed to listen to the fast falling rain,

         E              A   G
In the morning upon my window,

     D             Bm
I'm not afraid to cry,

     D             Bm
I'm not afraid to try,

             Em         A
To be your friend once again,

                               D
Cause that's what friends are for.
[Chorus 1]
            F#m   Bm              E             A
Friends are for sorting out the hangups that we hide,

          F#m   Bm               E              A  G
Walls are for shutting out the love we feel inside.
[Verse 3]
         D      A             D   A    Bm
I'm not ashmed no to talk it over once again,

       E                A  G
To rearrange my vocabulary,

    D                Bm
But I can't seem to find,

     D                   Bm
Any words to change your mind,

           Em              A
Because I left them all behind,

                       D
That's what words are for.
[Interlude] A D Bm Em A D [Chorus 2]
          F#m  Bm             E                      A
Words are for explaining the mistakes we might have made,

          F#m    Bm                  E              A  G
Names are for calling when there's nothing left to say.
[Verse 4]
           D        A              D    A   Bm
I'm not ashamed,to say that I've loved you well,

           E                A  G
I'm not ashamed, and yet I know,

      D                  Bm
I'm just a name, that's all,

D                     Bm
Scratched upon your wall,

                Em                 A  A7
You've used it well but what the hell,

                       D
That's what walls are for.
[Outro] E A D [Verse 5]
           D           A           D    A     Bm
I'm not ashamed of wearing out my old grey socks,

         E               A   G
Chasing you around the backwoods,

     D              Bm
I'm not ashamed to darn,

         D                  Bm
Nor too proud to find some yarn,

            Em        A
To sew them up once again,

                             D
Cause that's what socks are for.