Why Do We Build The Wall Uke tab by Hadestown (Baritone Chords)

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

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Album:  unknown
Difficulty: 
4.7
(Intermediate)
Key: D, GChords
[Intro]
Em Em Dsus2 Dsus2 D D Em Em G G G/F# G/F# Em Em

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uke tab by , 10 May 2022

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