The Lines Of The Cars chords by The Airborne Toxic Event

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
FF BB C majorC 2x

Bridge:
    FF
Oh the lines of the cars
    BB     C majorC
At the college at night
     FF
All their pillows, their blankets
   BB      C majorC
Their posters and lights
     FF
All their hopelessly young faces
BB       C majorC     FF
Tired with the solace of years

Interlude:
BB C majorC

Verse 1:
    FF
And you look at me blankly
  BB     C majorC
Did I miss something?
     FF
All these kids seem to be
     BB       C majorC
Less like ghosts on the ring
    FF
Of the graveyard we've built
     BB       C majorC    FF
From the sting of these horrible fears


BB C majorC

Bridge 1:
   DmDm           A minorAm      C majorC
And I try not to laugh as it brings you to tears

Verse 2:
   FF
But I won't tell your secret
  BB       C majorC
If you won't tell mine
     FF
I'll just speak quietly
   BB       C majorC
As a well rehearsed line
FF             BB       C majorC    FF
My, but how time makes one long for such ignorant peers

Interlude:
BB C majorC

Bridge 2:
       DmDm          A minorAm       C majorC
And you grab hold of my hand as I whisper in your ear

Verse 3:
    FF
On the day that you die
    BB       C majorC
Please remember these words
       FF
You were the luckiest gift
     BB   C majorC
That I'll never deserve
   FF
I can feel you and me
    BB
Like my heart beat
  C majorC        FF
And blood stream in turns

Interlude:
BB C majorC

Verse 4:
     FF
And it's desperate, I know
  BB        C majorC
But please don't let go
    FF
I can't begin to repay
     BB      C majorC
All these debts that I owe
      FF
I'm just a sketch of a man
       BB      C majorC      FF
I'll let you know when I sharpen the blurs

Interlude:
BB C majorC

Solo:
FF C majorC BB FF   FF BB C majorC
FF BB C majorC 4x

Verse 5:
    FF            BB    C majorC
I have hurt you, deserted you, left you alone
     FF
With your loneliness to wear
    BB     C majorC
Like a crown on a throne
    FF          BB    C majorC     FF
I'm as selfish and trite as anything God's ever known

Interlude:
BB C majorC

Verse 6:
    FF
Oh but don't be afraid
    BB       C majorC
'Cause I'm going down too
    FF
When I finally fade
    BB      C majorC
I'll be fading with you
        FF
I'll just hold onto your hand
    BB       C majorC      FF
God, I wish there was more I could do

Interlude:
BB C majorC

Verse 7:
     FF
And these kids have no clue
     BB     C majorC
It's all happening too
     FF
Let's not tell them
          BB      C majorC
Let's pretend it's just me and you
      FF
We'll find out soon enough
    BB       C majorC       FF
But by then we'll be dust on their shoes

Interlude:
BB C majorC
FF BB C majorC

Verse 8:
     FF
And these kids have no clue
   BB      C majorC
It's just me and you
     FF
Let's not tell them
          BB     C majorC
Let's pretend it's happening too
      FF
We'll find out soon enough
    BB        C majorC     FF
But by then we'll have nothing to lose

Interlude:
BB C majorC

Outro:
     FF
I'll just hold onto your hand
    BB       C majorC      FF
God, I wish there was more I could do