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The Lines Of My Earth

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Tune a half step down
6/8
CHORDS FORMS USED:
   Dm       G        Gm       C        F       F/E     Csus4      Bb      Bbm6
5x-----  3------  3------  3x-----  3x-----  3x-----  3x-----  6------  5-x----
 |o|||o   o|||oo   o||ooo   |o|||o   |||o|o   |||o|o   |o|||o   o|||oo   ||o|||
 ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------
 ||||o|   |||o||   ||||||   ||||||   ||||o|   ||||o|   ||||||   |||o||   o||ooo
 ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------
 ||oo||   |oo|||   |oo|||   ||ooo|   ||o|||   |oo|||   ||oo||   |oo|||   ||||||
 ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------
 ||||||   ||||||   ||||||   ||||||   |o||||   ||||||   ||||o|   ||||||   ||||||
INTRO:
|Dm/ / / / / /|G/ / / / / / :|| [repeat]
VERSES:
1.    DmThe lines of my Gmearth,        Cso brittle, unFfertile and  F/Eready  to Dmdie
2.   It should be our time, this fertile youth's black soil is ready for rain
      I need a Gdrink but the well has gone CdryCsus4  C  
the harvest is nigh, but the well has gone dry
    DmAnd we in the Gmhabit of       Csaying the Fsame things all F/Eover aDmgain
  And they in the habit of       saying the same things all over again
  for the Gmoney we shall Cmake
about the money we shall make
CHORUS:
This is the Gmlast song that I Bbwrite    'til you Ftell me    F/EotherDmwiseC  G  
                            Bb           F(F#)
and it's because I just don't feel it  
     GmThis is the Bblast song    'til you Ftell me    F/EotherDmwise
   F(F#)                     Gm             Bbm6Dm...
and it's because I just don't feel it  ...any more  [go to VERSE 1 after first CHORUS]
[after second CHORUS repeat INTRO during solo]
[after solo repeat CHORUS for a third time]
[after third CHORUS, repeat INTRO during second solo]

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The story behind the song

Sixpence None the Richer is an American alternative rock band known for their distinctive sound. Their name itself was inspired by a passage from C. S. Lewis's book Mere Christianity, which discusses how parents are "none the richer" monetarily when children buy them gifts with their own money, yet there is still great value in the gesture. This song emerges from the world of a band that often explores themes of value beyond the material. It plays like an intimate reflection, perhaps on one's personal boundaries or the landscape of their existence.

AI-written from these sources:Sixpence None the Richer — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Lines Of My Earth

by Sixpence None The Richer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/E

Csus4

Bbm6

Tune a half step down

6/8

CHORDS FORMS USED:

Dm G Gm C F F/E Csus4 Bb Bbm6

5x----- 3------ 3------ 3x----- 3x----- 3x----- 3x----- 6------ 5-x----

|o|||o o|||oo o||ooo |o|||o |||o|o |||o|o |o|||o o|||oo ||o|||

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------

||||o| |||o|| |||||| |||||| ||||o| ||||o| |||||| |||o|| o||ooo

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------

||oo|| |oo||| |oo||| ||ooo| ||o||| |oo||| ||oo|| |oo||| ||||||

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------

|||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |o|||| |||||| ||||o| |||||| ||||||

INTRO:

Dm G

|/ / / / / /|/ / / / / / :|| [repeat]

VERSES:

Dm Gm C F F/E Dm

1. The lines of my earth, so brittle, unfertile and ready to die

2. It should be our time, this fertile youth's black soil is ready for rain

G C Csus4 C

I need a drink but the well has gone dry

the harvest is nigh, but the well has gone dry

Dm Gm C F F/E Dm

And we in the habit of saying the same things all over again

And they in the habit of saying the same things all over again

G C

for the money we shall make

about the money we shall make

CHORUS:

Gm Bb F F/E Dm C G

This is the last song that I write 'til you tell me otherwise

Bb F F#

()

and it's because I just don't feel it

Gm Bb F F/E Dm

This is the last song 'til you tell me otherwise

F F# Gm Bbm6

() Dm...

and it's because I just don't feel it ...any more [go to VERSE 1 after first CHORUS]

[after second CHORUS repeat INTRO during solo]

[after solo repeat CHORUS for a third time]

[after third CHORUS, repeat INTRO during second solo]

About The Lines Of My Earth Chords by Sixpence None The Richer

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