Building A Wall

Pet Shop Boys

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Building a Wall - Pet Shop Boys --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Tennant/Lowe From: “Yes” (2009) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Capo: 1st fret For chords in original key transpose +1 (and “use flats”) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS ----- Emaj7 0-6-6-4-0-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | N.C. | [Verse] | | % | | % | | | % | | % | [Bridge] Protection detection (Protection detection) There’s nowhere to defect to any more Protection detection (Protection detection) There’s nowhere to defect to any more [Chorus] I’m building a wall A fine wall Not so much to keep you out More to keep me in I’m building a wall A fine wall Not so much to keep you out More to keep me in [Verse] Back then on a bomb-site We were spies among the ruins Such precocious barbarians On TV we saw ... [Bridge] Cold War Protection detection (Protection detection) There’s nowhere to defect to any more Protection detection (Protection detection) There’s nowhere to defect to any more [Chorus] I’m leaving the world It’s all wrong Not so much what men are doing Much more what they’re not I’m building a wall A fine wall Not so much to keep you out More to keep me in [Middle 8] Jesus and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Caesar conquered Gaul Scouting for centurions On a Roman wall "Through the woods the trees and further on the sea We lived in the shadow of the war Sand in the sandwiches wasps in the tea It was a free country" "Who d’you think you are? Captain Britain?" [Chorus] (variation) I’m building a wall A fine wall Not so much to keep you out More to keep me in I’m losing my head Well why not? More work for the undertaker Means there’s less for me [Chorus] I’m building a wall (I’m building a wall) A fine wall (A fine wall) Not so much to keep you out More to keep me in I’m building a wall (I’m building a wall) A fine wall (A fine wall) Not so much to keep you out More to keep me in (repeat and fade)

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Cette chanson évoque la construction d'un mur, non pas pour isoler les autres, mais pour se protéger soi-même. L'idée principale tourne autour du désir de se retirer du monde extérieur, illustrant un sentiment de désespoir face aux actions humaines et aux conflits. Les paroles plongent dans une réflexion sur les choix de vie et le besoin de trouver un refuge, même symbolique. Le contexte semble se situer dans une période de tension, évoquant des souvenirs de guerre et de division. Il fait référence à des éléments historiques et culturels tout en révélant un côté personnel, où le narrateur préfère s’enfermer plutôt que d’affronter les réalités du monde. Ce mélange de réflexions personnelles et d'échos d’événements passés donne une profondeur touchante au propos.

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