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      AmX02210              F/CX33211             Am/G302210
     C/G332010            Bm7-5XX0201            Am/F#202210
   Fmaj7133210            E7sus020230            Dm/C#X4023X
    Am+7X02110                 E022100              Dm/CX30231
     Am7X02010            Am7/G302010             Dm/BX20231
     Am6X04210                F133211              C#+X03221
      DmXX0231               E7022130
    Dm+7XX0221             Am/G#4X255X
[Verse]
There's Amnever much to say
Between the C/Gmoments of our games and reparFmaj7tee
There's Amnever much to rAm+7ead
Between the Am7lines of what we Am6need and what we'll Fmaj7take
There's Dmnever much to Dm+7talk about or F/Csay aloud
But Bm7-5say it any E7sus– wayE  
Of Amholidays and Am7/Gyesterdays, and Fbroken dreams
That E7sussomehow sE7lipped a – AmwayE7  
[Verse]
In Ambooks and maga - Am/G#zines on how to Am/Gbe and what to Am/F#see
While you are Fmaj7being
Be-Amfore and after pAm/G#hotographs
Teach Am/Ghow to pass from Am/F#reaching to be-Fmaj7lieving
We Dmlive beyond our Dm/C#means on other Dm/Cpeople's dreamsDm/B  
And that's suc-E7susceedingE7  
BeAmtween the lines of Am/Gphotographs I've Fmaj7seen the past
  E7It isn't AmpleasingA7  
[Verse]
So Dmstrike another match
We'll have another cup of wine
And Amdance until the evening's dead
Of too much song and time
There's Dmnever much to C#+talk about
Or F/Cread between the Bm7-5lines
Of what we E7susdream about
When we're apart
And Eno one's looking on
To say you're AmmineEsus  
[Verse]
  EIt was a Amgood year then, it was a C/Ggood year then
We all remFmaj7ember
The Amtime you threw the Am+7looking glass and Am7seemed a foolAm6  
Or very Fclever
Don't Dmspoil it all, I Dm+7can't recall a Dm/Ctime
When you were Bm7-5struck without an E7susanswerE7  
We'll lAmive a quiet Am/Gpeaceful time be-Am/Ftween the lines
    EsusAnd E7go to-gAmetherA7  
[Verse]
And I'm Dmstriking up the band to play our last hurrah
We'll dAmance until we've killed another evening off
Don't think of E7susanyone but me
I'll have no lovers on the side
Tonight is Amall we've ever dreamed about
For oA7nce let's get it right
We'll go down fGlying in the end
Throw an-oE7susther bottle in Ebetween the liAmnesA7  
I'll go down lDmike a ship of state
Let's be gEsusracious now
  EBetween the lAminesE7  
Am     E7      Am      E7

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Between The Lines

by Janis Ian

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

Am/G

C/G

Bm7-5

Am/F#

Fmaj7

E7sus

Dm/C#

Am+7

Dm/C

Am7

Am7/G

Dm/B

Am6

C#+

Dm+7

Am/G#

Esus

Am F/C Am/G

X02210 X33211 302210

C/G Bm7-5 Am/F#

332010 XX0201 202210

Fmaj7 E7sus Dm/C#

133210 020230 X4023X

Am+7 E Dm/C

X02110 022100 X30231

Am7 Am7/G Dm/B

X02010 302010 X20231

Am6 F C#+

X04210 133211 X03221

Dm E7

XX0231 022130

Dm+7 Am/G#

XX0221 4X255X

[Verse]

There's never much to say

C/G Fmaj7

Between the moments of our games and repartee

Am Am+7

There's never much to read

Am7 Am6 Fmaj7

Between the lines of what we need and what we'll take

Dm Dm+7 F/C

There's never much to talk about or say aloud

Bm7-5 E7sus E

But say it any – way

Am Am7/G F

Of holidays and yesterdays, and broken dreams

E7sus E7 Am E7

That somehow slipped a – way

[Verse]

Am Am/G# Am/G Am/F#

In books and maga - zines on how to be and what to see

Fmaj7

While you are being

Am Am/G#

Be-fore and after photographs

Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

Teach how to pass from reaching to be-lieving

Dm Dm/C# Dm/C Dm/B

We live beyond our means on other people's dreams

E7sus E7

And that's suc-ceeding

Am Am/G Fmaj7

Between the lines of photographs I've seen the past

E7 Am A7

It isn't pleasing

[Verse]

So strike another match

We'll have another cup of wine

And dance until the evening's dead

Of too much song and time

Dm C#+

There's never much to talk about

F/C Bm7-5

Or read between the lines

E7sus

Of what we dream about

When we're apart

And no one's looking on

Am Esus

To say you're mine

[Verse]

E Am C/G

It was a good year then, it was a good year then

Fmaj7

We all remember

Am Am+7 Am7 Am6

The time you threw the looking glass and seemed a fool

Or very clever

Dm Dm+7 Dm/C

Don't spoil it all, I can't recall a time

Bm7-5 E7sus E7

When you were struck without an answer

Am Am/G Am/F

We'll live a quiet peaceful time be-tween the lines

Esus E7 Am A7

And go to-gether

[Verse]

And I'm striking up the band to play our last hurrah

We'll dance until we've killed another evening off

E7sus

Don't think of anyone but me

I'll have no lovers on the side

Tonight is all we've ever dreamed about

For once let's get it right

We'll go down flying in the end

E7sus E Am A7

Throw an-other bottle in between the lines

I'll go down like a ship of state

Esus

Let's be gracious now

E Am E7

Between the lines

Am E7 Am E7

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