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I Can Read Between The Lines

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Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
|  E| % | % | % |
[Verse]
EGirl, I got your letter, Etelling me you're coming home toF#m7night
The Alines were sweet and tender, G#m7signed with all your love
                          F#m7|  B   A|  G#m   F#m|
Pretty words to make me feel alright
[Verse]
EThen I read it over, I Egot the feeling you're not completely F#m7mine
I Aheld it to my chest, G#m7where you always rest
And I F#m7cried, 'cause I can Bread between the Elines
[Chorus]
BeAtween the lines I see you're Amaking believe
But I can't Ehelp it, I still want Eyou
BeAtween the lines it's plain, you're playing that old Agame,
                                E|    B    A|    G#m    F#m|
But I still love you and I can't change
[Verse]
EBaby, I'll be waiting Eat the downtown station right on F#m7time
AReaching out to hold you the G#m7way I always do
F#m7I'll pretend that you are only Amine
And Awhile I'm loving Byou
I can't Aread beBtween the Elines
[Coda]
AWhile I'm loving Byou
I can't Aread beBtween the Elines

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I Can Read Between The Lines

by Roy Orbison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

G#m7

G#m

F#m

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Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]

| | % | % | % |

[Verse]

E E F#m7

Girl, I got your letter, telling me you're coming home tonight

A G#m7

The lines were sweet and tender, signed with all your love

F#m7 B A G#m F#m

| | |

Pretty words to make me feel alright

[Verse]

E E F#m7

Then I read it over, I got the feeling you're not completely mine

A G#m7

I held it to my chest, where you always rest

F#m7 B E

And I cried, 'cause I can read between the lines

[Chorus]

A A

Between the lines I see you're making believe

E E

But I can't help it, I still want you

A A

Between the lines it's plain, you're playing that old game,

E B A G#m F#m

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But I still love you and I can't change

[Verse]

E E F#m7

Baby, I'll be waiting at the downtown station right on time

A G#m7

Reaching out to hold you the way I always do

F#m7 A

I'll pretend that you are only mine

A B

And while I'm loving you

A B E

I can't read between the lines

[Coda]

A B

While I'm loving you

A B E

I can't read between the lines

About I Can Read Between The Lines Chords by Roy Orbison

Learn how to play I Can Read Between The Lines by Roy Orbison with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Can Read Between The Lines chords”, “I Can Read Between The Lines guitar chords”, or “Roy Orbison I Can Read Between The Lines chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy I Can Read Between The Lines chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Can Read Between The Lines lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, F#m7, A, G#m7, B, G#m.

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What key is "I Can Read Between The Lines" in?

The chords for "I Can Read Between The Lines" show the original chord names (including E, F#m7, A, G#m7, B, G#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.