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G:      320033
G/F#: 200033
C9:    X32033
D:      000232
INTRO: |   G      G/F#  C9:|
                G         G/F#                         C9     G  G/            F#  C9  
I thought the time was past when I could find beauty in the words
          G                 G/F#          C9   G  G/               F#  C9  
I set the stage and the scenery, rehearsing every word
Chorus:
DWhen I tried to make it more, well it was always lessC9  G  
               D
                                                                   C9
And it's a Gthin line between pleasing yourself and pleasing somebody else
G            G/F#             C9                                   G
With my confG/F#idence on fire                                       C9I set to
fixing up my role
                                      (With my confidence on fire)
G     G/F#             C9                                      G
My separation of dG/F#esires                                      C9just led me
deeper down the hole
                                    (Oh, separation of desires)
Chorus2:
DWhen I tried to make it more, well it was always less C9  G  
               D
                                                                   C9
And it's a Gthin line between pleasing yourself and pleasing somebody else,
yeah
DWhen I tried to make it more, well it was always lessC9  G  
               D
                                                                   C9
And it's a Gthin line between pleasing yourself and pleasing somebody else 
INSTRUMENTAL
          G             G/F#          C9         G  G/       F#  C9  
Now I'm trying to get back to what I know that I should be
             G                          G/F#                        C9      G  G/F#  
HoC9ping to God I was just                                  a temporary
absentee
                             (Oh, I was hoping I was just a temporary
absentee)
Chorus2

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Thin Line

by Indigo Girls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

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: 320033

G/F#

: 200033

: X32033

: 000232

G G/F# C9

INTRO: | :|

G G/F# C9 G G F# C9

I thought the time was past when I could find beauty in the words

G G/F# C9 G G F# C9

I set the stage and the scenery, rehearsing every word

Chorus:

D C9 G

When I tried to make it more, well it was always less

And it's a thin line between pleasing yourself and pleasing somebody else

G G/F# C9 G

G/F# C9

With my confidence on fire I set to

fixing up my role

(With my confidence on fire)

G G/F# C9 G

G/F# C9

My separation of desires just led me

deeper down the hole

(Oh, separation of desires)

Chorus2:

D C9 G

When I tried to make it more, well it was always less

And it's a thin line between pleasing yourself and pleasing somebody else,

yeah

D C9 G

When I tried to make it more, well it was always less

And it's a thin line between pleasing yourself and pleasing somebody else

INSTRUMENTAL

G G/F# C9 G G F# C9

Now I'm trying to get back to what I know that I should be

G G/F# C9 G G F#

Hoping to God I was just a temporary

absentee

(Oh, I was hoping I was just a temporary

absentee)

Chorus2

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