THESE WALLS

c. April 24, 2020
Mark Stanton Welch
Key A


                                A                                      Bm                                                              
These walls have eyes   These walls hold stories
                                 E                                                            A
These walls have kept me safe and warm  Built here just for me

These walls hold whispers   These walls hold pain
These walls hold Love and history    Keep out the rain


                               F#m                              D
 These walls have eyes   They sing my songs
                     Bm7                                                           E
 They open up their arms and welcome me when I come back home
                                F#m                            D
 These walls they know me  Maybe too well
                              Bm7                                                                  E
 These walls are holding me in but they might be holding me back as well
                          Dmaj9                       A                 E
 Because they love me   They’re strong   So strong



We’re stayin’ at home   We’re gonna ride this out
And I’ve been talkin to these walls  To feel who I am and what I’m all about

But these walls are changing   They’re just like me
I believe we can open these windows open these doors and we’ll both go out to see

 CHORUS

I’ve built my walls  Just to survive
I’ve done the things I do to keep my life in line


These times are pushing to  break the walls
And let the Me I Am  Be free at last
I hear it  I hear that call

 

CHORUS
  

               E                             D                         A                             E   
 It’s a heartfelt time to be letting go  Of the things that kept me safe
                       D                       E                           A
 Like these walls and all the time we shared together
                   E                  D                           A                         E
 Now I’m calling on an inner strength  To feed me now in new ways
          D                                                                                       E
 I’m about to go I want you to know how much you mean to me
                            Dmaj9                                                                                      A
 Because you loved me…held me…kept me safe…held my space…I’m strong