James - Government Walls Taken fromt the album Gold Mother Written and performed by James Riff 1: e--------------------5-3-------------------------------- B--------------------6-5-------------------------------- G--------------------7-5-------------------------------- D----7----------7----7-5-------------------------------- A--5----5-5-5-5------5-3-------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------- Riff 2: e------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------- D----7----------7-----7--------------------------------- A--5----5-5-5-5-----5-----3-3-3-3/5--------------------- E-----------------------5------------------------------- Riff 3: e------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------6-6p5------------------ G--5h6h7--5h6h7-7---5h6h7-5h6h7------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------- Song Structure: The song begins with Riff 1, which also crops up throughout the song, as does similar the similar Riff 2. Riff 3 makes an appearance when Tim's not singing. During the "choruses" ("Bring down the Government Walls") Larry plays a chord of Dm occasionally hammering-on to Dsus4 . The song never deviates from a chords progression of Dm F C. Lyrics/Chords: Dm Break down the government walls F C Speak in tongues, power is money Dm I see our interests fall F C Well behind their curtain Dm Break down the government walls F C Infiltrate our television Dm Break down the government walls F C Crime to be outspoken I can hear the sound of falling masonry As they try to plug that leak I am tempted by their cloak of secrecy To find out what their games are about Ask a question and they'll talk of secret services Secrets from the people they should serve When they can hide their crimes in a legal disguise Truth will not be seen nor heard Break down the government walls Bring them down within my lifetime Let's see the curtain drawn See what they're concealing Break down the government walls Secrecy suggests deception Break down the government walls Crime to be outspoken Bring down the government walls, bring down the government walls Bring down the government walls Bring down, bring down, bring down Bring down, bring down, bring down Break down, break down, break down Break down, break down, break down Break down the government walls, walls While in Ireland they shoot to kill without warning you And lock you away for a while without trial And if an honest cop gets to close to the truth of it They'll set him up in style In style Bring down the government walls, break down the government walls Bring down the government walls Bring down, bring down, bring down Bring down, bring down, bring down Break down, break down, break down Break down, break down, break down Break down the government walls Bring down my government walls Break down the government walls Bring down the government walls Speak in tongues, power is money I see our interests fall Well behind their curtain Break down the government walls Infiltrate our television Break down the government walls Crime to be outspoken It's a crime to be outspoken It's a crime to be outspoken It's a crime, it's a crime Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001. alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk