THESE FOUR WALLS
By Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal

capo 2

1 time thru before verse 

Em D/F# G Am C  3X
G  D7sus4  G   1X

(walk down to Em)
           Em
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-----------2--|
|-----------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 Em)

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           Bb
|--3--------------|
|--------------3--|
|--------------3--|
|--------------3--|
|--2--------1--1--|
|--3--3--5--------|

Chorus

Bb
Up on the rooftop I can remember
Cm               Gm
Borders I had to break
Bb
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 Em)

1 time thru before chorus

Em D/F# G Am C  3X
G  D7sus4  G   1X

(walk up from G to A# )

Chorus

Bb
Up on the rooftop You feel like you’re flying
Cm                       Gm
Thinking your heart could break
Bb
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  
Em        X2200X
D/F#      XX0232
G         320003
Am        X02210
C         X32010
D7sus4    3X0213  
Bb        x10330  
Cm        335543  
Gm        355333