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Bloodlines

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[Intro]
 E5   Em   E5   Ex2
[Verse 1]
EmWelcome back to the Gcity at the edge of the Eworld
EmWelcome back to the Gcity of the plastic Egirl
EmWelcome back to the Gfight you're perpetually Ein
EmWelcome back to the Gwar that you can't Ewin
Oh you're breaking my Emheart
    GYour bloodliEne
Oh you're breaking my Emheart
    GYour bloodliEne
[Chorus]
I want to break these DbloodlinesA  E  
These narrow-minded Dconfines A  E  
Are you dead and lonely BminsideA  C#m  
Then bAreak free from Bthis imitation life
[Instrumental]
 E5   Em   E5   Ex2
[Verse 2]
EmI want a hope that Gcan't be killed
With a Ahammer and nails on JeErusalem hills
EmI want a hope that Gcan't be killed
By your Adeath, TV, and the Eboot camp drills
EmOh you're breaking my Gheart
   EYou're breaking my Gheart
EmWelcome back to the Gcity at the edge of the Eworld
[Chorus]
I want to break these DbloodlinesA  E  
These narrow-minded Dconfines A  E  
Are you dead and lonely Bminside         A  C#mAlive
Break Afree from this Bimitation life
[Bridge]
AAll this time
BAll this time
AFinding lies
BBlack as nightE  
[Chorus]
       Break the bloodDlineA  E  
These narrow-minded Dconfines A  E  
Are you dead and lonely BminsideA  C#m  
Then bAreak free from Bthis imitation life
[Outro]
EAre you sick of the CheadlineDs 
EThen break the CbloodlineDs

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Bloodlines

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

E5 Em E5 E

[Verse 1]

Em G E

Welcome back to the city at the edge of the world

Em G E

Welcome back to the city of the plastic girl

Em G E

Welcome back to the fight you're perpetually in

Em G E

Welcome back to the war that you can't win

Oh you're breaking my heart

G E

Your bloodline

Oh you're breaking my heart

G E

Your bloodline

[Chorus]

D A E

I want to break these bloodlines

D A E

These narrow-minded confines

Bm A C#m

Are you dead and lonely inside

A B

Then break free from this imitation life

[Instrumental]

E5 Em E5 E

[Verse 2]

Em G

I want a hope that can't be killed

A E

With a hammer and nails on Jerusalem hills

Em G

I want a hope that can't be killed

A E

By your death, TV, and the boot camp drills

Em G

Oh you're breaking my heart

E G

You're breaking my heart

Em G E

Welcome back to the city at the edge of the world

[Chorus]

D A E

I want to break these bloodlines

D A E

These narrow-minded confines

Bm A C#m

Are you dead and lonely inside Alive

A B

Break free from this imitation life

[Bridge]

All this time

Finding lies

B E

Black as night

[Chorus]

D A E

Break the bloodline

D A E

These narrow-minded confines

Bm A C#m

Are you dead and lonely inside

A B

Then break free from this imitation life

[Outro]

E C D

Are you sick of the headlines

E C D

Then break the bloodlines

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