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"The Lines" by Emerson Hart
From the album "Beauty In Disrepair"
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Tabbed by: Aaron Field
Email: Oasis4U2NV@tampabay.rr.com
Standard Tuning
All chords relative to Capo on 1st Fret
Chord names have been altered to be more recognizable as if in standard tuning.
Actual chord names are listed below the chord chart.
Chords used: Capo on 1st Fret
C Am/D Fmaj7 Gsus4 Am Am/G G
F |--0-----0-------0-------3------0-----0-----3-|
C |--1-----1-------1-------1------1-----1-----0-|
G#|--0-----2-------2-------0------2-----2-----0-|
D#|--2-----0-------3-------0------2-----2-----0-|
A#|--3-----0-------3-------2------0-----0-----2-|
F |--0-----x-------0-------3------x-----3-----3-|
C# A#m/D# F#maj7 G#sus4 A#m A#m/G# G#
Intro: C - Am/D - Fmaj7 - Gsus4
Verse 1:
C Am/D Fmaj7
When I was, oh, just nineteen
Gsus4 C
Fell in love, I didn't know what it means
Am/D Fmaj7
To be good to someone else
Gsus4 C
To build a world bigger than myself
Am/D Fmaj7
So learned it, yeah, I learned it
Gsus4 Am Am/G Fmaj7
And I'd do anything just to have that back
Verse 2:
C Am/D Fmaj7
When I was, oh, twenty two
Gsus4 C
I had to burn everything I knew
Am/D Fmaj7
It took me years to understand
Gsus4 C
Sacrifice makes a better man
Am/D Fmaj7
So I've earned it, and I earned it
Gsus4 Am Am/G
And I'd do anything just to have that back
Fmaj7
But you can't go back
Chorus 1:
Fmaj7
It was worth it
C Gsus4
These are the lines that you're made of
Fmaj7
It was certain
C Gsus4
Time that was lost could be made up
Am Fmaj7 C
If life hits you fast there's no take backs
Gsus4
But there's a grace in that
Fmaj7
It was worth it
C Gsus4
These are the lines that you're made of
Mid: C - Am/D - Fmaj7 - Gsus4
Verse 3:
C Am/D Fmaj7
When I was, oh, twenty eight
Gsus4 C
Slowly turned into what I hated
Am/D Fmaj7
Everything that I put first
Gsus4 C
Took what I loved and made it worse
Am/D Fmaj7
Couldn't take it, so I changed it
Gsus4 Am Am/G
I'd seen enough to know when it's best to fight
Fmaj7
When it's best to let it go
Chorus 2:
Fmaj7
It was worth it
C Gsus4
These are the lines that you're made of
Fmaj7
It was certain
C Gsus4
Time that was lost could be made up
Am Fmaj7 C
If life hits you fast there's no take backs
Gsus4
But there's a grace in that
Fmaj7
It was worth it
C Gsus4
These are the lines that you're made of
Bridge:
Am Fmaj7 Gsus4 G Am Fmaj7 Gsus4 G
These are the lines that you're made of
Build up: C - Am/D - Fmaj7 - Gsus4
Chorus 3:
Fmaj7
It was worth it
C Gsus4
These are the lines that you're made of
Fmaj7
It was certain
C Gsus4
Time that was lost could be made up
Am Fmaj7 C
If life hits you fast there's no take backs
Gsus4
But there's a grace in that
Fmaj7
It was worth it
C Gsus4
These are the lines that you're made of
Fmaj7 C Gsus4
These are the lines that you're made of
Am Fmaj7 Gsus4 G Am Fmaj7 Gsus4
Ooooooooohhhhhhhhh