For standard tuning: change to Am and set capo on 1st fret
[Intro]
Bm D G G (A)
[Verse 1]
Bm D
My mama told me, when I was younger
G G (A)
You better speak up, don't be a number
Bm D
My daddy told me, when there was thunder
G G (A)
Go be the lightning, don't run for cover
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm A F#m G
Who's gonna help the helpless, Sometimes we're all alone
Bm A F#m (G)
These days we're all just looking, For a place that we call home
[Chorus]
G Bm
Now we can't climb over, And you can't go 'round
A Bm
Build them up, We'll tear them down
G Bm
Brick by brick, Gonna watch them fall
A Bm
Build more bridges, And tear down walls
[Verse]
G D
These walls! Are the mountains that we climb
A Bm A
These walls, Are the great divide
G D
Brick by brick, Gonna watch them fall
A Bm
Build more bridges, Tear down walls
[Verse 2]
Bm D
The space between us, Is getting wider
G G (A)
We need this bar to, Light the fire
Bm D
Show me the promise, Give me some dealing
G G (A)
There's too much hurting, We need some healing
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm A F#m G
Who's gonna help the helpless, Sometimes we're all alone
Bm A F#m G
These days we're all just looking, For a place that we call home
[Chorus]
G Bm
Now we can't climb over, And you can't go 'round
A Bm
Build them up, We'll tear them down
G Bm
Brick by brick, Gonna watch them fall
A Bm
Build more bridges, And tear down walls
[Verse]
G D
These walls! Are the mountains that we climb
A Bm A
These walls, Are the great divide
G D
Brick by brick, Gonna watch them fall
A Bm A
Build more bridges, Tear down walls
[Solo]
G D A Bm (A) }x2
[Bridge]
Bm A
I remember when the world was smaller
F#m G
And we both felt 10 feet taller
[Chorus]
G Bm
Now we can't climb over, And you can't go 'round
A Bm
Build them up, We'll tear them down
G Bm
Brick by brick, Gonna watch them fall
A Bm
Build more bridges, And tear down walls
[Verse]
G D
These walls! Are the mountains that we climb
A Bm A
These walls, Are the great divide
G D
Brick by brick, Gonna watch them fall
A Bm A
Build more bridges, Tear down walls