Why Do We Build The Wall Uke tab by Hadestown

5 Chords used in the song: Em, Dsus2, D, G, G/F#

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Artist: Hadestown

Album: unknown

Difficulty:

4.7

(Intermediate)

Key: D, GChords

[Intro]
Em  Dsus2 D  Em  G G/F# Em

[Call]
Em
Why do we build the wall?
Dsus2        D
My children, my children
Em                      G G/F# Em
Why do we build the wall?

[Response]
Em
Why do we build the wall?
   Dsus2             D
We build the wall to keep us free
       Em
That's why we build the wall
             G       G/F#    Em
We build the wall to keep us free

[Call]
Em
How does the wall keep us free?
Dsus2        D
My children, my children
Em                             G 
How does the wall keep us free?
G/F# Em

[Response]
Em
How does the wall keep us free?
    Dsus2              D
The wall keeps out the enemy
      Dsus2             D
And we build the wall to keep us 
free
       Em
That's why we build the wall
             G       G/F#    Em
We build the wall to keep us free

[Call]
Em
Who do we call the enemy?
Dsus2        D
My children, my children
Em                       G G/F# Em
Who do we call the enemy?

[Response]
Em
Who do we call the enemy?
    Dsus2              D
The enemy is poverty
        Dsus2              D
And the wall keeps out the enemy
      Dsus2             D
And we build the wall to keep us 
free
       Em
That's why we build the wall
             G       G/F#    Em
We build the wall to keep us free

[Call]
Em
Because we have, and they have not!
Dsus2        D
My children, my children
Em                                 G
Because they want what we have got!
G/F# Em

[Response]
Em
Because we have and they have not
    Dsus2              D
Because they want what we have got
    Dsus2    D
The enemy is poverty
        Dsus2              D
And the wall keeps out the enemy
      Dsus2             D
And we build the wall to keep us 
free
       Em
That's why we build the wall
             G       G/F#    Em
We build the wall to keep us free

[Call]
Em
What do we have that they should 
want?
Dsus2        D
My children, my children
Em                               
What do we have that they should 
 G G/F# Em
want?

[Final Response]
Em
What do we have that they should 
want?
    Dsus2              D
We have a wall to work upon!
Dsus2            D
We have work and they have none
Em
And our work is never done!
Dsus2        D
My children! My children!
Em
And the war is never won!
    Dsus2    D
The enemy is poverty
        Dsus2              D
And the wall keeps out the enemy
      Dsus2             D
And we build the wall to keep us 
free
       Em
That's why we build the wall
             G       G/F#    Em
We build the wall to keep us free
N.C          G       G/F#    Em
We build the wall to keep us free