[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