E  C#m  E  C#m B

[Verse 1]
E           C#m
A young man wise to the bone
E                                   C#m
From a youthless man who'€™s walked a lonely road
E                         C#m
And no fear of picking up daddy's traits
   E                                 C#m
He holds himself together with these barbed wire gates


[Pre-chorus]
 C#m              E
Alone we stand, together we fall
     F#m             A          B
Just know that belief conquers all


[Chorus]
   E                         C#m
So don'€™t let people hold you back
     A               E
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
                C#m      A
Don't touch the barbed wire
   E                         C#m
So don'€™t let people hold you back
     A               E
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
                C#m      A                   E           C#m A
Don't touch the barbed wire, don't touch the barbed wire


[Verse 2]
E                         C#m
And watch him grow into a shell of a man
E                              C#m
Every thing is taking shape and going to plan
E                   C#m
How quickly though, Life can turn around
E                 F#m
One step forward, two steps back
     C#m          A
He'€™s lost in the crowd


[Pre-chorus]
 C#m              E
Alone we stand, together we fall
     F#m             A          B
Just know that belief conquers all


[Chorus]
   E                         C#m
So don'€™t let people hold you back
     A               E
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
                C#m      A
Don't touch the barbed wire
   E                         C#m
So don'€™t let people hold you back
     A               E
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
                C#m      A                   E           C#m
Don't touch the barbed wire, don't touch the barbed wire


[Bridge]
E                       C#m
 If you walk in your shadow
                          E
Led by shepards then you know
                        C#m A
If you walk in your shadow
E                       C#m
 If you walk in your shadow
                          E
Led by shepards then you know
                       F#m
If you walk in your shadow


Chorus]
   E                         C#m
So don'€™t let people hold you back
     A               E
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
                C#m      A
Don't touch the barbed wire
   E                         C#m
So don'€™t let people hold you back
     A               E
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
                C#m      A                   E           C#m A
Don't touch the barbed wire, don't touch the barbed wire