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Crossing A Line

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[Intro]
|Db  
[Chorus]
They’ll tBbmell you I dDbon’t care aEbmnymore
BbmAnd I hAbope you’ll knDbow that’s a lGbie
AbCause I’ve fBbmound what EbmI have been Bbmwaiting for
BbmBut to Abget there means cDbrossing a lGbine
[Verse]
I don’t know how to wGbarn you / Abfor what I’m gonna sBbmay
Cause you’re hoDblding so tEbmight to / wBbmhat I’m taking Abaway
DbI got demons iGbnside me / so I’m fAbaced with a choBbmice
Either tDbry to iEbmgnore them / or I Bbmgive them a vAboice
[Pre Chorus]
BbmAnd it’s kGbeeping me Abup at night
BbmWorried it’s Dbnot alright
EbmHolding back Bbmthings you don’t kAbnowEbm  
DbAnd it’s kGbeeping me Abup at night
BbmWorried it’s nDbot alright
You’re nEbmot gonna lBbmike where this gAboesEbm  
[Chorus]
They’ll tBbmell you I dDbon’t care aEbmnymore
BbmAnd I hAbope you’ll knDbow that’s a lGbie
AbCause I’ve fBbmound what DbI have been wEbmaiting for
BbmBut to Abget there means cDbrossing a lGbine
                   Ab| Bbm   Db| Ebm  Bbm  
So I'm crossing the line
[Instrumental]
| Ab   Fm| Gb  Db  
[Verse 2]
It’s not about stGbatus / we know iAbt never wBbmas
DbCause what good is the kEbmingdom / wBbmhen you’re missing the loAbve
DbThis is not a gGboodbye now / AbI’m not going Bbmaway
DbNo I don’t have the aEbmnswers / but I Bbmdo have the faAbith, Dbooh
[Pre Chorus]
BbmAnd it’s kGbeeping me Abup at night
BbmWorried it’s Dbnot alright
EbmHolding back Bbmthings you don’t kAbnowEbm  
DbAnd it’s kGbeeping me Abup at night
BbmWorried it’s nDbot alright
You’re nEbmot gonna lBbmike where this gAboes
[Chorus]  x2
They’ll tBbmell you I dDbon’t care aEbmnymore
BbmAnd I hAbope you’ll knDbow that’s a lGbie
AbCause I’ve fBbmound what DbI have been wEbmaiting for
BbmBut to Abget there means cDbrossing Fma   lGbine
                   Ab| Bbm   Db| Ebm  Bbm  
So I'm crossing the line
| Ab|           Gb             Ab| Bbm| Db  Ebm  
          So I'm crossing the line
| Bbm   Ab|       Gb            Ab  Bbm  
         So I'm crossing the line

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Crossing A Line

by Mike Shinoda

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bbm

Ebm

[Intro]

[Chorus]

Bbm Db Ebm

They’ll tell you I don’t care anymore

Bbm Ab Db Gb

And I hope you’ll know that’s a lie

Ab Bbm Ebm Bbm

Cause I’ve found what I have been waiting for

Bbm Ab Db Gb

But to get there means crossing a line

[Verse]

Gb Ab Bbm

I don’t know how to warn you / for what I’m gonna say

Db Ebm Bbm Ab

Cause you’re holding so tight to / what I’m taking away

Db Gb Ab Bbm

I got demons inside me / so I’m faced with a choice

Db Ebm Bbm Ab

Either try to ignore them / or I give them a voice

[Pre Chorus]

Bbm Gb Ab

And it’s keeping me up at night

Bbm Db

Worried it’s not alright

Ebm Bbm Ab Ebm

Holding back things you don’t know

Db Gb Ab

And it’s keeping me up at night

Bbm Db

Worried it’s not alright

Ebm Bbm Ab Ebm

You’re not gonna like where this goes

[Chorus]

Bbm Db Ebm

They’ll tell you I don’t care anymore

Bbm Ab Db Gb

And I hope you’ll know that’s a lie

Ab Bbm Db Ebm

Cause I’ve found what I have been waiting for

Bbm Ab Db Gb

But to get there means crossing a line

Ab Bbm Db Ebm Bbm

| |

So I'm crossing the line

[Instrumental]

Ab Fm Gb Db

| |

[Verse 2]

Gb Ab Bbm

It’s not about status / we know it never was

Db Ebm Bbm Ab

Cause what good is the kingdom / when you’re missing the love

Db Gb Ab Bbm

This is not a goodbye now / I’m not going away

Db Ebm Bbm Ab Db

No I don’t have the answers / but I do have the faith, ooh

[Pre Chorus]

Bbm Gb Ab

And it’s keeping me up at night

Bbm Db

Worried it’s not alright

Ebm Bbm Ab Ebm

Holding back things you don’t know

Db Gb Ab

And it’s keeping me up at night

Bbm Db

Worried it’s not alright

Ebm Bbm Ab

You’re not gonna like where this goes

[Chorus] x2

Bbm Db Ebm

They’ll tell you I don’t care anymore

Bbm Ab Db Gb

And I hope you’ll know that’s a lie

Ab Bbm Db Ebm

Cause I’ve found what I have been waiting for

Bbm Ab Db Fm Gb

But to get there means crossing a line

Ab Bbm Db Ebm Bbm

| |

So I'm crossing the line

Ab Gb Ab Bbm Db Ebm

| | | |

So I'm crossing the line

Bbm Ab Gb Ab Bbm

| |

So I'm crossing the line

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