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   E|022100
   B|224442
 C#m|446654
 G#m|466444
   A|X02220
 F#m|244222
EWake uBp and try
you'C#mre not listening
and neiG#mther am i
but Ait's Eonly a matter of time
beBfore we're walking out the door
Esit wiBth me on the bed
and C#mstop pacG#ming and pacing instead
cuAz it'Es only a matter of when
this hBeart to heart Awill end
and oEh beAfore we go
Agoodbye safety brace
Agoodbye baby clothes
as Byou deBscribe a straiBght line through all these rF#mooms
i Ewant yBou to put your hands on my face
ruC#mn them oG#mver and over and trace
the lAines thaEt are starting to indicate
hoBw long i've been in this place
E B C#m G#m A
the sEun shines Ball day
on the cC#murb wheG#mre our valuables lay
waiting aAll tEo be taken away
likBe we Abrought them in before
Estand witBh me in the den
thaC#mt's whiG#Mte walls and bare carpet again
iAt waEs warm now it's empty and dead
aBnd Awe won't come back again
and oEh beAfore we go
Agoodbye tv trays
Agoodbye baby clothes
as Byou deBscribe a straiBght line through all these rF#mooms
BthBroBugh birthday parties
BlaBte Bnight laundry
BbaBby's bArides and grooms
i Ewant yBou to put your hands on my face
ruC#mn them oG#mver and over and trace
the lAines thaEt are starting to indicate
hoBw long i've been in this place
the lAines thaEt are starting to indicate
hoBw long i've been in this place

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Lines

by Okkervil River

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

Standard Tuning

Just chord voicing, improvise a picking pattern if you'd like!

|022100

|224442

C#m

|446654

G#m

|466444

|X02220

F#m

|244222

E B

Wake up and try

C#m

you're not listening

G#m

and neither am i

A E

but it's only a matter of time

before we're walking out the door

E B

sit with me on the bed

C#m G#m

and stop pacing and pacing instead

A E

cuz it's only a matter of when

B A

this heart to heart will end

E A

and oh before we go

goodbye safety brace

goodbye baby clothes

B B B F#m

as you describe a straight line through all these rooms

E B

i want you to put your hands on my face

C#m G#m

run them over and over and trace

A E

the lines that are starting to indicate

how long i've been in this place

E B C#m G#m A

E B

the sun shines all day

C#m G#m

on the curb where our valuables lay

A E

waiting all to be taken away

B A

like we brought them in before

E B

stand with me in the den

C#m G#M

that's white walls and bare carpet again

A E

it was warm now it's empty and dead

B A

and we won't come back again

E A

and oh before we go

goodbye tv trays

goodbye baby clothes

B B B F#m

as you describe a straight line through all these rooms

B B B

through birthday parties

B B B

late night laundry

B B A

baby's brides and grooms

E B

i want you to put your hands on my face

C#m G#m

run them over and over and trace

A E

the lines that are starting to indicate

how long i've been in this place

A E

the lines that are starting to indicate

how long i've been in this place

About Lines Chords by Okkervil River

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