Walls
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A# C A# C
A# C A# C
Listen, if you listen you will hear a reckless heartbeat on the inside
A# C
Through the walls the sound is crawling down the corridors and halls
A# C
It cracks the ceiling, the windows and the doors
A#
Well the rest won't listen, all the walls have ears
C
But they never really look, they just stand and stare
A# C (NC)
They're all standing, staring at the walls
G# Cm
Who put the writing on the walls?
G#
Will no-one ever know?
F
Oh, oh and I don't mind the walls
A# C A# C
Tell me, why don't you tell me? Have you got nothing to say?
A# C
Tell me where in hell this place is, tell me why I get no answers
A# C
Am I talking, talking to the walls?
A#
So it's running, jumping, standing still
C
I think I've had enough of it all
A# C (NC)
Get your hands up, up against the wall
G# Cm
Who put the writing on the walls?
G#
Will no-one ever know?
F
Oh, oh and I don't mind the walls
G# F
Oh, oh and I don't mind the walls
A# A A# A A# A A# C A# A A# A A# A A# C
I don't mind the walls
A#
I'm never going back to the factory, factory
C
I'll never be a part of the machinery, machinery
A#
I'm never going back to the factory, factory
C
I'll never be a part of the machinery, machinery
A#
I'm never going back to the factory, factory
C
I'll never be a part of the machinery, machinery
A#
I'm never going back to the factory, factory
C
I'll never be a part of the machinery, machinery
A# C
Through the walls the sound is crawling down the corridors and halls
A# C
It cracks the ceiling, the windows and the doors
A#
Well the rest won't listen, all the walls have ears
C
But they never really look, they just stand and stare
A# C
They're all standing, staring at the walls
A# C
They're all standing, staring at the walls
A# C (NC)
They're all standing, staring at the walls
G# Cm
Who put the writing on the walls?
G#
Will no-one ever know?
F
Oh, oh and I don't mind the walls
G# F
Oh, oh and I don't mind the walls
A# A A# A A# A A# C A# A A# A A# A A# C (NC)
I don't mind the walls
G# Cm
Who put the writing on the walls?
G#
Who fights and runs away?
Cm
The minutes and the hours passing
G#
Chasing out the days
Cm
The days and nights drag into years
G#
And no-one ever knows
F
Oh, oh and I don't mind the walls
G# F
Oh, oh and I don't mind the walls
A# A A# A A# A A# C
I don't mind the walls
How to play Walls
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A#. 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.