----------------------------------------- Higher Walls / New Model Army (LP History) ----------------------------------------- Verses: | Am | Am | Bb F | Bridges: | F G | Chorus: | Dm C Dm Dm | Special: | E Db | E Ab | B Ab | B Ab | [Instrumental Intro] Am Am Bb Am ... [Verse 1] Am We're out here on the borders Am With our favourite few possessions Bb F Trading stories whispered around the fire Am With shadows in the searchlight Am Mug shots in the files Bb F Waiting in the camps behind the wire [Bridge 1] F Kick the door until it opens G What you have, you cannot hold F We are young, forever hungry G You are fat and growing old [Chorus] Dm C Dm Dm And everyday you try to build a higher wall, a higher wall Dm C Dm Dm And everyday you try to build a higher wall, a higher wall [Instrumental Bridge 1] C Ab Am [Verse 2] We've picked the leaves of cocoa And stacked the crates of cola We wait upon the tables where you dine And we learned from you not to accept The little that we are given Take the piece of silver where we can [Bridge 2] And clutching at these papers In another office line We stare in from the darkness Of the windows filled with light [Chorus] (2x) And everyday you try to build a higher wall, a higher wall And everyday you try to build a higher wall, a higher wall [Instrumental Bridge 2] C B [Special] E In my town, we used to pray to Db(IV.) idols sent from far away E From out beyond the dusty daze Ab(IV.) We heard your voices call B(VII.) In your town the streets are clean Ab(IV.) The order stands, the sirens scream B(VII.) Talk of peace, vacation, dreams Ab(IV.) And reinforce the wall [Instrumental] |: Am Am Bb F :| [Bridge 3] Now in your queues of immigration In the border zone We are your bastard children Yeah all coming home [Chorus] And everyday you try to build a higher wall, a higher wall And everyday you try to build a higher wall, a higher wall [Outro] Dm C And your money cannot stop us Dm C And your fury cannot stop us Dm C No you will never stop us Dm Dm With your higher wall, your higher wall Dm C Your higher wall Dm C Your higher wall [Instrumental Outro] Dm Dm C Bb E -- Transcribed by Jürgen Bohn, June 1999