High Walls
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CAPO: 4
Intro: G
C
They got the Younger brothers
G
They got plenty of others
Fool enough to cower and crawl
Em D C ~ ~ G C-G
Shackled and chained behind high walls
C
They say I've made more widows and orphans
G
Enough to fill twenty coffins
They won't hear my side at all
Em D C ~ ~ G G-F
Yet they'll lock me away behind high walls
[Refrão]
F-C
If sixteen grains of morphine
C-G
Put just a wife to sleep, clean
F
Then you know I would take it all
F-C
But rotten is the state of Minnesota
C-G
Sweating on a chain gang I rode her/rota
D
The hell, I cannot take that
Instrumental: G C G Em D C ~ ~ G G-F
[Refrão]
F-C
If sixteen grains of morphine
C-G
Put just a wife to sleep, clean
F
Then you know I would shoot it all
F-C
But rotten is the state of Minnesota
C-G
Sweating on a chain gang I rode her/rota
D G
The hell, I cannot take that
C
Frank, they'll never catch us alive
G
Not with my will to survive
We'll run until they stumble and fall
Em D C ~ ~ G C ~ ~ G
I shall never spend a day behind high walls
How to play High Walls
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.