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Intro (0:00)
F#m  Bm  D  C#m  C#
Verse (0:16)
With the F#msunrise burning into your gBmreen eyes,
Adam and Eve on fDaultlines greet the goldC#men dawn.C#  
Is it birF#mdsong or is it just the car Bmalarms
Making us feel so Dyoung, naked as the fauC#mn?C#  
Chorus (0:52)
F#mCelebrate the pC#male dawn, C#mcelebrate the birdsF#mong,
F#mCelebrate, this iC#ms your time,
C#mAlthough we live in the wreckage and on the F#mfaultlines.
Guitar break (1:25)
e---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
B---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
G---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
D---------------|---------------|---------------|--------0-2----------|
A--------0-2----|--------0-2-4--|--------0-4-2--|--2-2-4-----4-4-5-4--|
E--2-2-4-----2--|--2-2-4--------|--2-2-4--------|---------------------|
And everything we oF#mwn is not everything we C#are,
With every word we Bmbreathe, we live, we liC#ve again.
Verse with piano (1:43)
e---------7--9--|---------7--|----------7-10-9--|
B--7-9-10-------|--7-9-10----|--7-9-10----------|
G---------------|------------|------------------|
D---------------|------------|------------------|
A---------------|------------|------------------|
E---------------|------------|------------------|
              x2           x2 
And you lF#move me more than I deserve Bmto be,
The palace of cards you Dbuilt for me is all just pC#maper nowC#.
Is it birF#mdsong or is it just the cBmar alarms
Making me feel so Dyoung and savage like tC#mhe dawn?C#  
Chorus (2:18)
F#mCelebrate the pC#male dawn, C#mcelebrate the birdsF#mong,
F#mCelebrate, this iC#ms your time,
C#mAlthough we live in the wreckage and on the F#mfaultlines.
Guitar break (2:50)
e---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
B---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
G---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
D---------------|---------------|---------------|--------0-2----------|
A--------0-2----|--------0-2-4--|--------0-4-2--|--2-2-4-----4-4-5-4--|
E--2-2-4-----2--|--2-2-4--------|--2-2-4--------|---------------------|
And everything we oF#mwn is not everything we C#are,
With every word we Bmbreathe, we live, we liC#ve again.
Chorus (3:10)
F#mCelebrate, there is no Bmfear now,
There is no fDear now for us C#mto fC#eel.
Chorus with piano (3:29)
e---------7--9--|---------7--|----------7-10-9--|
B--7-9-10-------|--7-9-10----|--7-9-10----------|
G---------------|------------|------------------|
D---------------|------------|------------------|
A---------------|------------|------------------|
E---------------|------------|------------------|
              x2           x2 
F#mCelebrate, there is no Bmfear now,
There is no fDear now for us C#mto fC#eel.
End on (3:45): 
F#mFor us to feel.

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Faultlines

by Suede

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

C#m

Intro (0:00)

F#m Bm D C#m C#

Verse (0:16)

F#m Bm

With the sunrise burning into your green eyes,

D C#m C#

Adam and Eve on faultlines greet the golden dawn.

F#m Bm

Is it birdsong or is it just the car alarms

D C#m C#

Making us feel so young, naked as the faun?

Chorus (0:52)

F#m C#m C#m F#m

Celebrate the pale dawn, celebrate the birdsong,

F#m C#m

Celebrate, this is your time,

C#m F#m

Although we live in the wreckage and on the faultlines.

Guitar break (1:25)

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

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

G---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|

D---------------|---------------|---------------|--------0-2----------|

A--------0-2----|--------0-2-4--|--------0-4-2--|--2-2-4-----4-4-5-4--|

E--2-2-4-----2--|--2-2-4--------|--2-2-4--------|---------------------|

F#m C#

And everything we own is not everything we are,

Bm C#

With every word we breathe, we live, we live again.

Verse with piano (1:43)

e---------7--9--|---------7--|----------7-10-9--|

B--7-9-10-------|--7-9-10----|--7-9-10----------|

G---------------|------------|------------------|

D---------------|------------|------------------|

A---------------|------------|------------------|

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

x2 x2

F#m Bm

And you love me more than I deserve to be,

D C#m C#

The palace of cards you built for me is all just paper now.

F#m Bm

Is it birdsong or is it just the car alarms

D C#m C#

Making me feel so young and savage like the dawn?

Chorus (2:18)

F#m C#m C#m F#m

Celebrate the pale dawn, celebrate the birdsong,

F#m C#m

Celebrate, this is your time,

C#m F#m

Although we live in the wreckage and on the faultlines.

Guitar break (2:50)

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

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

G---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|

D---------------|---------------|---------------|--------0-2----------|

A--------0-2----|--------0-2-4--|--------0-4-2--|--2-2-4-----4-4-5-4--|

E--2-2-4-----2--|--2-2-4--------|--2-2-4--------|---------------------|

F#m C#

And everything we own is not everything we are,

Bm C#

With every word we breathe, we live, we live again.

Chorus (3:10)

F#m Bm

Celebrate, there is no fear now,

D C#m C#

There is no fear now for us to feel.

Chorus with piano (3:29)

e---------7--9--|---------7--|----------7-10-9--|

B--7-9-10-------|--7-9-10----|--7-9-10----------|

G---------------|------------|------------------|

D---------------|------------|------------------|

A---------------|------------|------------------|

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

x2 x2

F#m Bm

Celebrate, there is no fear now,

D C#m C#

There is no fear now for us to feel.

End on (3:45):

F#m

For us to feel.

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