Why We Build The Wall Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Novice "Why We Build The Wall" Billy Bragg (originally Anais Mitchell) Capo: wherever’s comfortable for your voice; Billy usually has it on 3 Drop G: DADCmbe Dsus2 : 0xx32x Cm : x3x01x G : x2x03x F E D ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -3-2-0

Intro: Dsus2 Cm G Dsus2 Cm G Dsus2 Verse 1: Dsus2 Why do we build the wall? Cm G My children, my children Dsus2 F E D Why do we build the wall? Dsus2 Why do we build the wall? Cm G We build the wall to keep us free Dsus2 That's why we build the wall Dsus2 F E D We build the wall, to keep us free Verse 2: Dsus2 How does the wall keep us free? Cm G My children, my children Dsus2 F E D How does the wall keep us free? Dsus2 How does the wall keep us free? Cm G The wall keeps out the enemy Cm G And we build the wall to keep us free Dsus2 That's why we build the wall Dsus2 F E D We build the wall to keep us free Verse 3: Dsus2 Who do we call the enemy? Cm G My children, my children Dsus2 F E D Who do we call the enemy? Dsus2 Who do we call the enemy? Cm G The enemy is poverty Cm G And the wall keeps out the enemy Cm G And we build the wall to keep us free Dsus2 That's why we build the wall Dsus2 F E D We build the wall to keep us free Verse 4: Dsus2 Because we have and they have not Cm G My children, my children Dsus2 F E D Because they want what we have got Dsus2 Because we have and they have not Cm G The enemy is poverty Cm G And the wall keeps out the enemy Cm G And we build the wall to keep us free Dsus2 That's why we build the wall Dsus2 F E D We build the wall to keep us free Verse 5: Dsus2 What do we have that they should want? Cm G My children, my children Dsus2 F E D What do we have that they should want? Dsus2 What do we have that they should want? Cm G We have a wall to work upon Cm G We have work and they have none Cm G And our work is never done Cm G My children, my children Cm G And the war is never won Cm G The enemy is poverty Cm G And the wall keeps out the enemy Cm G And we build the wall to keep us free Dsus2 That's why we build the wall Dsus2 F E D We build the wall to keep us free Dsus2 F E D We build the wall to keep us free