Chords for Iris DeMent "There's a Wall in Washington"
Tempo:
93.4 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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[C]
There's a wall in Washington and it's made of coal black.
They say 60,000 names are etched there in it.
And that wall in Washington, the father, he
travels from far away.
Walk with fast till he finds that name.
And he reaches his hand up and traces each letter.
Tears, they fall as his memories gather.
For the boy who filled his heart with pride
now the name has been etched in the side of this wall
in Washington.
There's a wall in Washington.
For the mother, she travels from far [F] away.
[C]
Walk with fast till she finds that name.
She reaches her hand up and traces each letter.
Tears, they fall as her memories gather.
She feels pain at her breast.
Her heart breaks because all that is left
is this wall in Washington.
There's a wall [F] in [C] Washington.
A boy, he travels [F] from [C]
far away.
Walk with fast till he finds that name.
He reaches his hand up and traces each letter.
He's stared at the name of his unknown father.
His heart is young, filled with pain.
In anger, he cries out, who is to blame for this wall
in Washington that's made of cold black granite?
Why is my father's name etched here in it?
This wall in Washington.
There's a wall in Washington.
There's a wall in Washington.
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[Gm] [C]
[G] [C]
[C]
There's a wall in Washington and it's made of coal black.
They say 60,000 names are etched there in it.
And that wall in Washington, the father, he
travels from far away.
Walk with fast till he finds that name.
And he reaches his hand up and traces each letter.
Tears, they fall as his memories gather.
For the boy who filled his heart with pride
now the name has been etched in the side of this wall
in Washington.
There's a wall in Washington.
For the mother, she travels from far [F] away.
[C]
Walk with fast till she finds that name.
She reaches her hand up and traces each letter.
Tears, they fall as her memories gather.
She feels pain at her breast.
Her heart breaks because all that is left
is this wall in Washington.
There's a wall [F] in [C] Washington.
A boy, he travels [F] from [C]
far away.
Walk with fast till he finds that name.
He reaches his hand up and traces each letter.
He's stared at the name of his unknown father.
His heart is young, filled with pain.
In anger, he cries out, who is to blame for this wall
in Washington that's made of cold black granite?
Why is my father's name etched here in it?
This wall in Washington.
There's a wall in Washington.
There's a wall in Washington.
[F] [C]
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[Gm] [C]
[G] [C]
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_ _ There's a wall _ in Washington and it's made of coal black.
_ _ They say 60,000 names are etched there in it.
_ And that wall _ in _ Washington, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the father, he
travels from far away.
Walk with fast till he finds that name.
And he reaches his hand up and traces each letter.
_ Tears, they fall as his memories gather.
For the boy who filled his heart with pride
now the name has been etched in the side of this wall
in Washington. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's a wall _ in Washington. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ For the mother, she travels from far [F] away.
[C] _
Walk with fast till she finds that name.
She reaches her hand up and traces each letter.
_ Tears, they fall as her memories gather.
She feels pain at her breast.
Her heart breaks because all that is left
is this wall _ _ _ in Washington. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There's a wall [F] in [C] Washington.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ A boy, he travels [F] from [C]
far away.
Walk with fast till he finds that name.
He reaches his hand up and traces each letter.
He's stared at the name of his unknown father.
His heart is young, filled with pain.
In anger, he cries out, who is to blame for this wall _
in Washington that's made of cold black _ granite?
Why is my father's name etched here in it?
_ This wall _ in _ Washington. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's a wall _ _ in Washington. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's a wall in Washington. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ There's a wall _ in Washington and it's made of coal black.
_ _ They say 60,000 names are etched there in it.
_ And that wall _ in _ Washington, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the father, he
travels from far away.
Walk with fast till he finds that name.
And he reaches his hand up and traces each letter.
_ Tears, they fall as his memories gather.
For the boy who filled his heart with pride
now the name has been etched in the side of this wall
in Washington. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's a wall _ in Washington. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ For the mother, she travels from far [F] away.
[C] _
Walk with fast till she finds that name.
She reaches her hand up and traces each letter.
_ Tears, they fall as her memories gather.
She feels pain at her breast.
Her heart breaks because all that is left
is this wall _ _ _ in Washington. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There's a wall [F] in [C] Washington.
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_ A boy, he travels [F] from [C]
far away.
Walk with fast till he finds that name.
He reaches his hand up and traces each letter.
He's stared at the name of his unknown father.
His heart is young, filled with pain.
In anger, he cries out, who is to blame for this wall _
in Washington that's made of cold black _ granite?
Why is my father's name etched here in it?
_ This wall _ in _ Washington. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's a wall _ _ in Washington. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's a wall in Washington. _ _ _ _ _ _
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