Fortress Around Your Heart

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[Verse 1]

| Gm9Under the C7/Gruins of a Gm9walled|  ciC7/Gty

| Gm9Crumbling C7/Gtowers and Gm9beams of | yellow C7/Glight

| Gm9No flags of C7/Gtruce, no Gm9cries | of piC7/Gty

The | Gm9siege C7/Gguns had been Gm9pounding | through the C7/Gnight

| Eb7It took a Eb6day to Ebbuild | the ciEb6ty

| Eb7We walked Eb6through its streets in Ebthe | afternoonEb6

| F#m9As I reB7/F#turned across F#m9the | fields I'd B7/F#known

| F#m9I recogB7/F#nized the walls F#m9that | I'd once B7/F#made

| F#m9I had to B7/F#stop in F#m9my | tracks for B7/F#fear Of

| B7sus4walking E/Bon the Bmines | I'd B7sus4laid And if

[Chorus]

| EmI D/F#built this Gfor| --- Amtress a| Dround your heart| D---- ----

En| Emcircled D/F#you in Gtren|ches and Ambarbed | Dwire| D---- ---Then

| Emlet me D/F#build a Gbridge| --- AmFor I | Dcannot fill the | Dchasm And

| Cm7let me Dm7set the EbM7battle| Fments on (↓)fire

|Gm9---C7/G- ---Gm9-|---C7/G- ----|Gm9---C7/G- ---Gm9-|---C7/G- ----|

[Verse 2]

| Gm9Then I went C7/Goff to Gm9fight | some batC7/Gtle

| Gm9That I'd inC7/Gvented inGm9side | my headC7/G

| Eb7Away Eb6so long for Ebyears | and yearsEb6

| Eb7You probably Eb6thought or even Ebwished | that I was Eb6dead

| F#m9While the B7/F#armies are B7/F# | all sleeB7/F#ping

| F#m9Beneath B7/F#the tattered F#m9flag | we'd madeB7/F#

| F#m9I had B7/F#to stop my F#m9tracks | for B7/F#fear Of

| B7sus4walking E/Bon the Bmines | I'd B7sus4laid And if

[Chorus]

| EmI D/F#built this Gfor| --- Amtress a| Dround your heart| D---- ----

En| Emcircled D/F#you in Gtren|ches and Ambarbed | Dwire| D---- ---Then

| Emlet me D/F#build a Gbridge| --- AmFor I | Dcannot fill the | Dchasm And

| Cm7let me Dm7set the EbM7battle| Fments on (↓)fire

[Interlude]

Sax solo

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|Gm9---C7/G- ---Gm9-|---C7/G- ----|Gm9---C7/G- ---Gm9-|---C7/G- ----|

[Verse 3]

| Gm9This prison has C7/Gnow beGm9come | your homeC7/G

| Gm9A sentence C7/Gyou seem preGm9pared | to payC7/G

| Eb7It took a Eb6day to Ebbuild | the ciEb6ty

| Eb7We walked Eb6through its streets in Ebthe | afternoonEb6

| F#m9As I reB7/F#turned across F#m9the | lands I'd B7/F#known

| F#m9I recogB7/F#nized the fields F#m9where | I'd once B7/F#played

| F#m9Had to B7/F#stop in F#m9my | tracks for B7/F#fear Of

| B7sus4walking E/Bon the Bmines | I'd B7sus4laid And if

[Outro]

| EmI D/F#built this Gfor| --- Amtress a| Dround your heart| D---- ----

En| Emcircled D/F#you in Gtren|ches and Ambarbed | Dwire| D---- ---Then

| Emlet me D/F#build a Gbridge| --- AmFor I | Dcannot fill the | Dchasm And

| Cm7let me Dm7set the EbM7battle| Fments on (↓)fire

|Gm9---C7/G- ---Gm9-|---C7/G- ----|Gm9---C7/G- ---Gm9-|---C7/G- ----|

|Gm9---C7/G- ---Gm9-|---C7/G- ----|Gm9---C7/G- ---Gm9-|---C7/G- ----|