A Four-Metre Ladder

by @rockstarsmd

Lyrics

A Four-Metre Ladder and a Ten-Foot Fence (Dargan)

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I need a Four-Metre Ladder… C A Four-Metre Ladder… D A Four-Metre Ladder… C G For this Ten-Foot Fence

D C G They built themselves a barrier, they built themselves a wall D C D We made a better battering ram to try and make it fall Am Em C D It’s a classic problem… what do I really need…?

CHORUS

I believe we can “up and over” this… I believe we can fly I believe we can not be stopped until We finally touch the sky It’s a classic problem… what do really need?

CHORUS

F C Am G I’m only asking questions here, it’s not some mortal sin… F C Am D Is this a wall to keep them out, or a wall to keep us in?

GTR SOLO

CHORUS CHORUS

© 2026 Sean Michael Dargan

Comments

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Haha awesome. Build the wall my ass. Build a longer table.

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Hi Sean! Good to meet you Sunday. 👋

That chorus is crazy hooky. I think I’ll be singing “I need a four-metre ladder” in my head all day. British spelling of course. The shift to the Am-Em in the last line of the verse works really well - made my ears go 👀 👀

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Catchy and groovin', with a rather unsettling and pertinent question in the bridge. Clever take on what's goin' on....I dig it!

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