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One Red Thread

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1/10

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard, Capo 2
Chords:
      Em- 022000
   Esus4- 002200
  C     - 032010 (He plays sort of a bar C @ 8th fret)
  G     - 320003 (Again he plays G like bar @ 3rd fret)
      Bm- x24432
       D- xx0232
[Intro]
e|---------Em---Esus4---|   |--Em---Esus4---|   |-Em----Esus4---|   |-Em---|
B|---------------|   |--------|   |--------|   |----|
G|--2-3-4------2-|   |------2-|   |------2-|   |----|
D|----------2--2-|   |--2---2-|   |--2---2-|   |--2-|
A|----------2----|   |--2-----|   |--2-----|   |--2-|
E|---------------|   |--------|   |--------|   |----|
oh from the Cfirst that the line got Gdrawn
it was Cpoison in the land it was Gon
one red Emthread through the middle of a Gsong
my only Cone, my only EmoneEsus4  Em  Esus4  Em  Esus4  Em  
I can't remeCmber the age that I wasG  
but not that sCtory that pumped in my bGlood
when yEmou were the savior and I Gwas 
the taker Cof, oh where I wEmasEsus4  Em  Esus4  Em  Esus4  Em  
oh but Cman oh man you can do what you Gwant
oh Cman oh man you can do what you Gwant
the only Bmline that is true is the lCine you're from
Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em
I have to saCy there was a mile or twGo
I had the itCch to fly and I flGew
now at bEmest we would make our drGeams
with something uCsed with something uGsedEm  G  Em  
and from the minCute that the line got drGawn
I couldn't sCee straight to you from noGthing
now Emme, I'm the poison in Gone
yah I'm the Cone, I am thEme..Esus4.Em  Esus4  Em  Esus4  Em  
oh but mCan oh man you can do what you Gwant
oh mCan oh man you can do what you waGnt
the only lBmine that is true is the Dline that you're...
oh Cman oh man you can do what you Gwant
oh mCan oh man you can do what you waGnt
the only lBmine that is true is the liDne you're fromC  
the only lBmine that is true is the Dline you're frGom

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One Red Thread

by Blind Pilot

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

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Tuning: Standard, Capo 2

Chords:

- 022000

Esus4

- 002200

C - 032010 (He plays sort of a bar C @ 8th fret)

G - 320003 (Again he plays G like bar @ 3rd fret)

- x24432

- xx0232

[Intro]

Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em

e|---------------| |--------| |--------| |----|

B|---------------| |--------| |--------| |----|

G|--2-3-4------2-| |------2-| |------2-| |----|

D|----------2--2-| |--2---2-| |--2---2-| |--2-|

A|----------2----| |--2-----| |--2-----| |--2-|

E|---------------| |--------| |--------| |----|

C G

oh from the first that the line got drawn

C G

it was poison in the land it was on

Em G

one red thread through the middle of a song

C Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em

my only one, my only one

C G

I can't remember the age that I was

C G

but not that story that pumped in my blood

Em G

when you were the savior and I was

C Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em

the taker of, oh where I was

C G

oh but man oh man you can do what you want

C G

oh man oh man you can do what you want

Bm C

the only line that is true is the line you're from

Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em

C G

I have to say there was a mile or two

C G

I had the itch to fly and I flew

Em G

now at best we would make our dreams

C G Em G Em

with something used with something used

C G

and from the minute that the line got drawn

C G

I couldn't see straight to you from nothing

Em G

now me, I'm the poison in one

C Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em

yah I'm the one, I am the...

C G

oh but man oh man you can do what you want

C G

oh man oh man you can do what you want

Bm D

the only line that is true is the line that you're...

C G

oh man oh man you can do what you want

C G

oh man oh man you can do what you want

Bm D C

the only line that is true is the line you're from

Bm D G

the only line that is true is the line you're from

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