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Key: G#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G#-  466544
 Eb-  x68886
 Fm-  133111
 C#-  x46664
 Bbm- x13321
 Cm-  x35543
Intro:  G#   Cm   Fm  C#  
Verse 1:
  G#I feel  Cmsafe when  Fmwe are
standing in the C#wreckageG#  
Are we  Cmhopeless  Fmpulled
in opposite diC#rections
Refrain:
  C#Just when I was Fmthinking
that I couldn't be Eblonely
any longer  C#You start to
pull me Fmunder when I
try to keep my Ebhead
above the water
Chorus:
  G#Tremble and shake
  CmWe can't rewrite
  Fmall our mistakes
C#Lovers on a fault
line  G#The things we
say  CmWhen we're both
right  Fmwill ricochet
C#Lovers on a fault line
  G#And we Cmboth know you
and I will never Fmchange
But we're C#holding on
until we feel it G#break
It's too Cmlate to be
the first to walk aFmway
When we're C#lovers
on a fault line
Post chorus:  G#   Cm   Fm  C#  
Verse 2:
  G#You kissed me  Cmtoo
hard  FmI thought you
had the best inC#tentions
  G#You took it  Cmtoo far
  FmAlways desperate
for atC#tention
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude:  C#   Fm   G#  Bbm  
Bridge:
  C#I'm scared that I am
Fmdrowning in an open
sea  G#You're standing
on the Bbmshore not
even noticing
  C#Just when I was
Fmthinking that
I couldn't be
Eblonely Bbmany longer
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
Verse 1:
  G#I feel  Cmsafe when  Fmwe are
standing in the C#wreckageG#  

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Fault Line

by Michelle Branch

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Key: G#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 466544

- x68886

- 133111

- x46664

Bbm

- x13321

- x35543

G# Cm Fm C#

Intro:

Verse 1:

G# Cm Fm

I feel safe when we are

C# G#

standing in the wreckage

Cm Fm

Are we hopeless pulled

in opposite directions

Refrain:

C# Fm

Just when I was thinking

that I couldn't be lonely

any longer You start to

pull me under when I

try to keep my head

above the water

Chorus:

Tremble and shake

We can't rewrite

all our mistakes

Lovers on a fault

line The things we

say When we're both

right will ricochet

Lovers on a fault line

G# Cm

And we both know you

and I will never change

But we're holding on

until we feel it break

It's too late to be

the first to walk away

When we're lovers

on a fault line

G# Cm Fm C#

Post chorus:

Verse 2:

G# Cm

You kissed me too

hard I thought you

had the best intentions

G# Cm

You took it too far

Always desperate

for attention

(Repeat Refrain)

(Repeat Chorus)

C# Fm G# Bbm

Interlude:

Bridge:

I'm scared that I am

drowning in an open

sea You're standing

Bbm

on the shore not

even noticing

Just when I was

thinking that

I couldn't be

Eb Bbm

lonely any longer

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro:

Verse 1:

G# Cm Fm

I feel safe when we are

C# G#

standing in the wreckage

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