Louis Tomlinson – Walls Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Louis Tomlinson – Walls Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsF#mAEDBC#BmC#7

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This is the chords of Walls by Louis Tomlinson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Inrtro]
F#m A

[Verse 1]
F#m                                                     A
Nothing wakes you up like wakin’ up alone
F#m                                                 A
And all that’s left of us is a cupboard full of clothes
E                                     D
The day you walked away and took the higher ground
E                                     B                         D
Was the day that I became the man that I am now

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[Chorus]
(A)             D                         F#m              E
But these high walls, they came up short
A           D           F#m                     E
Now I stand taller than them all
C#                     F#m                               B
These high walls never broke my soul
D
And I, I watched them all come fallin’ down
Bm                     A                   D                     A                     D
I watched them all come fallin’ down for you, for you

[Verse 2]
F#m                                                                       A
Nothing makes you hurt like hurtin’ who you love (Hurtin’ who you love)
F#m                                                          A
And no amount of words will ever be enough (Will ever be enough)
E                                                                                            D
I looked you in the eyes, saw that I was lost (Saw that I was lost)
E                                                        B                                                         D
For every question why, you were my because (You were my because)

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[Chorus]
(A)                    D                    F#m                    E
But these high walls, they came up short
A                    D        F#m        E
Now I stand taller than them all
C#                     F#m                    B
These high walls never broke my soul
D
And I, I watched them all come fallin’ down
Bm                    A                                      D
I watched them all come fallin’ down for you
A D
Fallin’ down for you

[Bridge]
D                                      F#m                                      E
So this one is a thank you for what you did to me
D                                      F#m                    E
Why is it that thank-yous are so often bittersweet?
D                    F#m                    C#7                    F#m                    B
I just hope I see you one day, and you say to me, “Oh, oh”

[Chorus]
(A)                    D                    F#m                    E
But these high walls, they came up short
A                    D                    F#m     E
Now I stand taller than them all
C#                       F#m                    B
These high walls never broke my soul
D
And I, I watched them all come fallin’ down
Bm                    A                    D
I watched them all come fallin’ down for you
A                    D
Fallin’ down for you

[Outro]
F#m                                                        A
Nothing wakes you up like wakin’ up alone

How to play Walls: key, chords and progression

Walls by Louis Tomlinson is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 8 chords: F#m, A, E, D, B, C#, Bm and C#7.

Most of the song cycles through A – D – F#m – E (I – IV – vi – V in A major), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, C, A, B, Am, B7 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
C#7 chord on guitar (x46464)
C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ B

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Walls chords: questions

What key is Walls in?

Walls by Louis Tomlinson is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Walls?

Walls uses 8 chords: F#m, A, E, D, B, C#, Bm, C#7.

What is the chord progression of Walls?

The main progression is A – D – F#m – E (I – IV – vi – V), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V.

Is Walls easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, C, A, B, Am, B7 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).

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