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Standard Tuning: EADGBe
Chords Used:
Am: 002210
C: 032010 or 032013
Fmaj7: 003210 or 003213
Em: 022000
G: 320003 or 320013
[Verse]
CWho put those blAmack lines Cunder your Emeyes?
Fmaj7Let me replEmace them Amwith a Gsmile
CLetters from lAmovers Cthat you don't Emread
Fmaj7Toys for cEmhildren Amyou've not concGeived
[Bridge]
Yes it's Fmaj7real lEmife
Fmaj7Sometimes it gets so Ghard
You wonder Emwhy you Fmaj7try
GMakes no sense at Fmaj7all
So you just Fmaj7turn out your Emlight
Fmaj7Try to figure Gout
What's going Emon in your Fmaj7mind
GMakes no sense at Fmaj7all, oh
[Chorus]
GYou know and I know too, ah
You gotta see it through until the Fmaj7morning
GI can wait until the mFmaj7orning
GSo you close your eyes
You think of death
Nothing left in your head till the Fmaj7morning
GCan you wait until the Fmaj7morning?G  
[Instrumental]
C Am C Em
Fmaj7 Em Am G
[Verse]
CSweet bird of Amfortune CI had to let you Emgo
Fmaj7This gilded caEmge yeah, Amcouldn't hold that sGoul
CSo who put those Amblack lines Cunder your Emeyes?
Fmaj7Let me replEmace them Amwith a sGmile
[Bridge]
Yes it's Fmaj7real lEmife
Fmaj7Sometimes it gets so Ghard
You wonder Emwhy you Fmaj7try
GMakes no sense at Fmaj7all
So you just Fmaj7turn out your Emlight
Fmaj7Try to figure Gout
What's going Emon in your Fmaj7mind
GMakes no sense at Fmaj7all,
Yes it's Fmaj7real lEmife
Fmaj7Sometimes it gets so Ghard
You wonder Emwhy you Fmaj7try
GMakes no sense at Fmaj7all
So you just Fmaj7turn out your Emlight
Fmaj7Try to figure Gout
What's going Emon in your Fmaj7mind
GMakes no sense at Fmaj7all,
[Chorus]
GYou know and I know too, ah
You gotta see it through until the Fmaj7morning
GI pray until the morniFmaj7ng
GSo you close your eyes
Think of death
Think of yourself somewhere better in the Fmaj7morning
[Outro]
GStill praying for the Fmaj7morning
GI can wait until the mFmaj7orning
GLet's wait until the mFmaj7orning
GStill praying for the Fmaj7morning
GI can wait until the mFmaj7orning
GI can wait until the mFmaj7orning
GI can wait until the mFmaj7orning
GOoooooh ooh ooh Fmaj7ooh
GOoooooh ooh ooh Fmaj7ooh
GOoooooh ooh ooh Fmaj7ooh

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Black Lines

by Richard Ashcroft

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Standard Tuning: EADGBe

Chords Used:

Am: 002210

C: 032010 or 032013

Fmaj7: 003210 or 003213

Em: 022000

G: 320003 or 320013

[Verse]

C Am C Em

Who put those black lines under your eyes?

Fmaj7 Em Am G

Let me replace them with a smile

C Am C Em

Letters from lovers that you don't read

Fmaj7 Em Am G

Toys for children you've not conceived

[Bridge]

Fmaj7 Em

Yes it's real life

Fmaj7 G

Sometimes it gets so hard

Em Fmaj7

You wonder why you try

G Fmaj7

Makes no sense at all

Fmaj7 Em

So you just turn out your light

Fmaj7 G

Try to figure out

Em Fmaj7

What's going on in your mind

G Fmaj7

Makes no sense at all, oh

[Chorus]

You know and I know too, ah

Fmaj7

You gotta see it through until the morning

G Fmaj7

I can wait until the morning

So you close your eyes

You think of death

Fmaj7

Nothing left in your head till the morning

G Fmaj7 G

Can you wait until the morning?

[Instrumental]

C Am C Em

Fmaj7 Em Am G

[Verse]

C Am C Em

Sweet bird of fortune I had to let you go

Fmaj7 Em Am G

This gilded cage yeah, couldn't hold that soul

C Am C Em

So who put those black lines under your eyes?

Fmaj7 Em Am G

Let me replace them with a smile

[Bridge]

Fmaj7 Em

Yes it's real life

Fmaj7 G

Sometimes it gets so hard

Em Fmaj7

You wonder why you try

G Fmaj7

Makes no sense at all

Fmaj7 Em

So you just turn out your light

Fmaj7 G

Try to figure out

Em Fmaj7

What's going on in your mind

G Fmaj7

Makes no sense at all,

Fmaj7 Em

Yes it's real life

Fmaj7 G

Sometimes it gets so hard

Em Fmaj7

You wonder why you try

G Fmaj7

Makes no sense at all

Fmaj7 Em

So you just turn out your light

Fmaj7 G

Try to figure out

Em Fmaj7

What's going on in your mind

G Fmaj7

Makes no sense at all,

[Chorus]

You know and I know too, ah

Fmaj7

You gotta see it through until the morning

G Fmaj7

I pray until the morning

So you close your eyes

Think of death

Fmaj7

Think of yourself somewhere better in the morning

[Outro]

G Fmaj7

Still praying for the morning

G Fmaj7

I can wait until the morning

G Fmaj7

Let's wait until the morning

G Fmaj7

Still praying for the morning

G Fmaj7

I can wait until the morning

G Fmaj7

I can wait until the morning

G Fmaj7

I can wait until the morning

G Fmaj7

Ooooooh ooh ooh ooh

G Fmaj7

Ooooooh ooh ooh ooh

G Fmaj7

Ooooooh ooh ooh ooh

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