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[Intro]
F    C  Dm7    C
F    C  Dm7    C
[Verse]
Have you ever held something until you hands were achDm7ing?C  
And then Flet it go and watched it fall Cand listened to it breakDm7ing?C  
I Amhave held back time and Ctide when alAml the world was plenCty
But Amnow my hands are open Cwide, open Fwide and empty
[Verse]
For Cevery breath that leaves me now, another comes to fill Dm7meC  
And for Fevery death that grievCes me now, the next will Dm7surely kill meC  
For those Amborders crumble every Cday, the faultAmlines are showCing
And alAml I thought was here to stCay slowly is Fgoing
[Verse]
CHistory abandons us and we're Dm7holding on, holding Con
To Fnothing but dirt and Cdust, we're holding on, Dm7holding Con
While those Amborders crumble every daCy, the faultAmlines are showCing
And aAmll I thought was here to stay Cslowly is Fgoing
[Verse]
Have you ever held something until you hands were achDm7ing?C  
And then Flet it go and watched it fall Cand listened to it breakDm7ing?C  

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Faultlines

by Karine Polwart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

[Intro]

F C Dm7 C

[Verse]

Dm7 C

Have you ever held something until you hands were aching?

F C Dm7 C

And then let it go and watched it fall and listened to it breaking?

Am C Am C

I have held back time and tide when all the world was plenty

Am C F

But now my hands are open wide, open wide and empty

[Verse]

C Dm7 C

For every breath that leaves me now, another comes to fill me

F C Dm7 C

And for every death that grieves me now, the next will surely kill me

Am C Am C

For those borders crumble every day, the faultlines are showing

Am C F

And all I thought was here to stay slowly is going

[Verse]

C Dm7 C

History abandons us and we're holding on, holding on

F C Dm7 C

To nothing but dirt and dust, we're holding on, holding on

Am C Am C

While those borders crumble every day, the faultlines are showing

Am C F

And all I thought was here to stay slowly is going

[Verse]

Dm7 C

Have you ever held something until you hands were aching?

F C Dm7 C

And then let it go and watched it fall and listened to it breaking?

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