THESE FOUR WALLS
By Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal

capo 2

1 time thru before verse 

Em D/F# G Am C  3X
G (320003@1)D7sus4 (xx0213@1)G (320003@1) 1X

(walk down to Em)
           Em|--------------| (022000@1)|--------------|
|--------------|
|-----------2--|
|-----------2--|
|--3--2--0-----|

Verse 1

Em (022000@1)              D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)         
I'm gonna die in these four walls
Em (022000@1)                  D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1)  Am (x02210@1) CI've (x32010@1)had enough and I've tried it all
Em (022000@1)                               D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1)   Am (x02210@1) CI'll (x32010@1)watch the day break and I'll see the night fall
                G (320003@1)D7sus4 (xx0213@1)GIn (320003@1)these four walls

(walk down to Em)

Verse 2

Em (022000@1)                D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)Show me trouble I'll take him down
Em (022000@1)                  D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)I drew a line on this patch of ground
Em (022000@1)                     D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)Everything's safe and everything's sound
               G (320003@1)D7sus4 (xx0213@1)GIn (320003@1)these four walls

(walk up from G to A# )
   G (320003@1)         A#|--3--------------| (x1333x@1)|--------------3--|
|--------------3--|
|--------------3--|
|--2--------1--1--|
|--3--3--5--------|

Chorus

A#Up (x1333x@1)on the rooftop I can remember
Cm (x3101x@1)             GmBorders (355333@1)I had to break
A#Now (x1333x@1)I can see I had this life
Cm (x3101x@1)     D/F#To (200232@1)make to make

Verse 3

Em (022000@1)              D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)I'm gonna miss your southern drawl
Em (022000@1)              D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)A baby's footsteps in an empty hall
Em (022000@1)              D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)And every little thing I can ever recall
               G (320003@1)D7sus4 (xx0213@1)GIn (320003@1)these four walls these four walls

(walk down to Em)

1 time thru before chorus

Em D/F# G Am C  3X
G (320003@1)D7sus4 (xx0213@1)G (320003@1) 1X

(walk up from G to A# )

Chorus

A#Up (x1333x@1)on the rooftop You feel like you're flying
Cm (x3101x@1)                     GmThinking (355333@1)your heart could break
A#Oh (x1333x@1)can't you see we had this love
Cm (x3101x@1)       D/F#To (200232@1)make to make

(repeat Verse 1)
Em (022000@1)              D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)         
I'm gonna die in these four walls
Em (022000@1)                  D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1)  Am (x02210@1) CI've (x32010@1)had enough and I've tried it all
Em (022000@1)                               D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1)   Am (x02210@1) CI'll (x32010@1)watch the day break and I'll see the night fall
               G (320003@1)D7sus4 (xx0213@1) GIn (320003@1)these four walls
          D7sus4 (xx0213@1) Gthese (320003@1)four walls
          D7sus4 (xx0213@1) Gthese (320003@1)four walls

Chords  
Em (022000@1)      X2200X
D/F#      XX0232
G (320003@1)       320003
Am (x02210@1)      X02210
C (x32010@1)       X32010
D7sus4    3X0213  
A# (x1333x@1)      x10330  
Cm (x3101x@1)      335543  
Gm (355333@1)      355333