These Four Walls — Shawn Colvin

Chords and lyrics for These Four Walls by Shawn Colvin (key of Em, capo 2).

Intro

[Em] [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]
[Em] [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]
[Em] [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]
[G] [D7sus4] [G]

Verse 1

[Em]I'm gonna die in these [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]four walls
[Em]I've had enough and I've tried it [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]all
[Em]I'll watch the day break and I'll see the night [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]fall
[G] [D7sus4] [G]In these four walls

Verse 2

[Em]Show me trouble I'll take him [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]down
[Em]I drew a line on this patch of [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]ground
[Em]Everything's safe and everything's [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]sound
[G] [D7sus4] [G]In these four walls

Chorus

[A#]Up on the rooftop I can remember
[Cm]Borders I had to break
[A#]Now I can see I had this life
[Cm] [D/F#]To make to make

Verse 3

[Em]I'm gonna miss your southern [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]drawl
[Em]A baby's footsteps in an empty [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]hall
[Em]And every little thing I can ever [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]recall
[G] [D7sus4] [G]In these four walls these four walls

Interlude

[Em] [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]
[Em] [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]
[Em] [D/F#] [G] [Am] [C]
[G] [D7sus4] [G]

Chorus 2

[A#]Up on the rooftop you feel like you're flying
[Cm]Thinking your heart could break
[A#]Oh can't you see we had this love
[Cm] [D/F#]To make to make