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The Lines Of The Cars by The Airborne Toxic Event

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
F B C 2x

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

Interlude:
B C

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


B C

Bridge 1:
      Dm                     Am            C
And I try not to laugh as it brings you to tears

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

Interlude:
B C

Bridge 2:
             Dm                   Am              C
And you grab hold of my hand as I whisper in your ear

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

Interlude:
B C

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

Interlude:
B C

Solo:
F C B F      F B C
F B C 4x

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

Interlude:
B C

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

Interlude:
B C

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

Interlude:
B C
F B C

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

Interlude:
B C

Outro:
          F
I'll just hold onto your hand
       B              C            F
God, I wish there was more I could do