Tuning: E A D G B E

Walls Come Tumbling Down - The Style Council, Our Favourite Shop (1985) Words and Music by Paul Weller Tabbed by Ryan Chan Chords: Em (022000) or (x79987) or (079987) A (x02220) or (577655) or (x07655) D (xx0232) D/C# (x4x232) D/C (x3x232) Bm (x24432) B/D# (x6444x) G (320003) or (320033) or (355433) F# (244322) or (x44322) B (x24442) Fmaj7 (x33210) C (x32010) Note: Sometimes the B/D# does not always sound great, but it is the correct chord and this sometimes comes strumming the chord too much. You could also alternate between playing it with and without the B string in it: (x6444x) and (x644xx) Intro: Starts with organ and builds up Em A D D/C# Bm B Verse 1:

^Em You don't have to ^Atake this crap ^Em You don't have to sit ^Aback and relax You can ^Dactually^D/C# try ^Bmchanging i^B/D#t ^Em I know we've always been ^Ataught to rely ^Em Upon those in ^Aauthority ^Em But you never know ^Auntil to try ^Em How things ^Ajust might be ^DIf we came to^D/C#gether so^Bm strongl^B/D#y

Chorus 1:

^G Are you gonna try to^A make this work ^F# Or spend your days down^Bm in the dirt? You see t^Emhings can change Yes, the ^Awalls can come tumbling dow^Dn

^DGovernments crack and ^D/C#systems fall 'Cause ^D/Cunity is ^Bpowerful ^EmLights go out, ^Awalls come tumbling dow^Dn Yes they do^D/C# (yes they do) Yes they do^D/C (yes they do)^B

Verse 2:

^Em The competition is a ^Acolour TV ^Em We're on still pause with the ^Avideo machine That ^Dkeeps you ^D/C#slaves to^Bm the H.P^B/D#. ^Em Until the unity is ^Athreatened by ^Em Those who have and ^Awho have not ^Em Those who are with and ^Athose who are without ^Em And dangle jobs like the ^Adonkey's carrot Unt^Dil you ^D/C#don't know w^Bmhere you ^B/D#are

Chorus 2:

^G Are you gonna get to^A realise ^F# The class war's real and not myth^Bmologised Just like ^EmJericho, yes the ^Awalls can come tumbling down^D

^DGovernments crack and ^D/C#systems fall 'Cause ^D/Cunity is ^Bpowerful ^EmLights go out, ^Awalls come tumbling

Bridge:

^Fmaj7(Down,) they'll be ^Ctoo weak to fight it ^Fmaj7(Down,) oh, ^Clet's unite it ^Fmaj7(Down,) oh, ^Cwill you unite it? ^Fmaj7Ooooh ^G ^A ^B

Verse 3:

^Em Are you gonna be ^Athreatened by ^Em The public enemies ^Anumber ten? ^Em Those who play the ^Apower game, ^Em They take the profits, you ^Atake the blame, When they ^Dtell you ^D/C#there's no ^Bmrise in ^B/D#pay

Chorus 3/Outro:

^G Are you gonna try to^A make this work ^F# Or spend your days down^Bm in the dirt? You see t^Emhings can change Yes, the ^Awalls can come tumbling dow^Dn

^DGovernments crack and ^D/C#systems fall 'Cause ^D/Cunity is ^Bpowerful ^EmLights go out, ^Awalls come tumbling dow^Dn

Repeat till end

The Style Council - Walls come tumbling down