Biography:
Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1956 in Vermillion, South Dakota) is an American musician. Best known for her hit single "Sunny Came Home" from the album "A Few Small Repairs".
Colvin's formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age of 10. Her first public concert was at age 15 at the University of Illinois campus. Colvin cites Joni Mitchell as a primary influence on her music
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Other songs:
- A Whole New You
- Cry Like An Angel
- Diamond In The Rough
- Even Here We Are
- Fill Me Up
- Get Out Of This House
- Heart On Ice
- Hold On
- I Dont Know Why
- I Dont Need Anything This Christmas
- I Used To Be A King
- If I Were Brave
- If These Walls Could Speak
- Ill Say Im Sorry Now
- Killing The Blues
- Knowing What I Know
- Let It Slide
- Never Saw Blue Like That
- New Thing Now
- Object Of My Affection
- One Cool Remove
- Polaroids
- Ricochet In Time
- Round Of Blues
- Satin Sheets
- Shotgun Down The Avalanche
- Someday
- Suicide Alley
- Summer Dress
- Sunny Came Home
- Talk Around Town
- Texas Blues
- The Bird
- The Facts About Jimmy
- These Four Walls
- Trouble
- Twilight
- When You Know
- Wild Country
- Witchita Skyline
- You And The Mona Lisa
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THESE FOUR WALLS
By Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal
capo 2
1 time thru before verse
Em D/F# G Am C 3X
G D7sus4 G 1X
(walk down to Em)
Em
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-----------2--|
|-----------2--|
|--3--2--0-----|
Verse 1
Em D/F# G Am C
I’m gonna die in these four walls
Em D/F# G Am C
I’ve had enough and I’ve tried it all
Em D/F# G Am C
I’ll watch the day break and I’ll see the night fall
G D7SUS4 G
In these four walls
(walk down to Em)
Verse 2
Em D/F# G Am C
Show me trouble I’ll take him down
Em D/F# G Am C
I drew a line on this patch of ground
Em D/F# G Am C
Everything’s safe and everything’s sound
G D7SUS4 G
In these four walls
(walk up from G to A# )
G A#
|--3--------------|
|--------------3--|
|--------------3--|
|--------------3--|
|--2--------1--1--|
|--3--3--5--------|
Chorus
A#
Up on the rooftop I can remember
Cm Gm
Borders I had to break
A#
Now I can see I had this life
Cm D/F#
To make to make
Verse 3
Em D/F# G Am C
I’m gonna miss your southern drawl
Em D/F# G Am C
A baby’s footsteps in an empty hall
Em D/F# G Am C
And every little thing I can ever recall
G D7SUS4 G
In these four walls these four walls
(walk down to Em)
1 time thru before chorus
Em D/F# G Am C 3X
G D7sus4 G 1X
(walk up from G to A# )
Chorus
A#
Up on the rooftop You feel like you’re flying
Cm Gm
Thinking your heart could break
A#
Oh can’t you see we had this love
Cm D/F#
To make to make
(repeat Verse 1)
Em D/F# G Am C
I’m gonna die in these four walls
Em D/F# G Am C
I’ve had enough and I’ve tried it all
Em D/F# G Am C
I’ll watch the day break and I’ll see the night fall
G D7SUS4 G
In these four walls
D7SUS4 G
these four walls
D7SUS4 G
these four walls
Chords
Em X2200X
D/F# XX0232
G 320003
Am X02210
C X32010
D7sus4 3X0213
A# x10330
Cm 335543
Gm 355333
By Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal
capo 2
1 time thru before verse
Em D/F# G Am C 3X
G D7sus4 G 1X
(walk down to Em)
Em
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-----------2--|
|-----------2--|
|--3--2--0-----|
Verse 1
Em D/F# G Am C
I’m gonna die in these four walls
Em D/F# G Am C
I’ve had enough and I’ve tried it all
Em D/F# G Am C
I’ll watch the day break and I’ll see the night fall
G D7SUS4 G
In these four walls
(walk down to Em)
Verse 2
Em D/F# G Am C
Show me trouble I’ll take him down
Em D/F# G Am C
I drew a line on this patch of ground
Em D/F# G Am C
Everything’s safe and everything’s sound
G D7SUS4 G
In these four walls
(walk up from G to A# )
G A#
|--3--------------|
|--------------3--|
|--------------3--|
|--------------3--|
|--2--------1--1--|
|--3--3--5--------|
Chorus
A#
Up on the rooftop I can remember
Cm Gm
Borders I had to break
A#
Now I can see I had this life
Cm D/F#
To make to make
Verse 3
Em D/F# G Am C
I’m gonna miss your southern drawl
Em D/F# G Am C
A baby’s footsteps in an empty hall
Em D/F# G Am C
And every little thing I can ever recall
G D7SUS4 G
In these four walls these four walls
(walk down to Em)
1 time thru before chorus
Em D/F# G Am C 3X
G D7sus4 G 1X
(walk up from G to A# )
Chorus
A#
Up on the rooftop You feel like you’re flying
Cm Gm
Thinking your heart could break
A#
Oh can’t you see we had this love
Cm D/F#
To make to make
(repeat Verse 1)
Em D/F# G Am C
I’m gonna die in these four walls
Em D/F# G Am C
I’ve had enough and I’ve tried it all
Em D/F# G Am C
I’ll watch the day break and I’ll see the night fall
G D7SUS4 G
In these four walls
D7SUS4 G
these four walls
D7SUS4 G
these four walls
Chords
Em X2200X
D/F# XX0232
G 320003
Am X02210
C X32010
D7sus4 3X0213
A# x10330
Cm 335543
Gm 355333
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