Western Shoreline chords by Christa Wells

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
A augmentedA D/F#D/F# A augmentedA D/F#D/F#

Verse 1:
    A augmentedA
I flew out to Palo Alto from Nashville in mid-July
       D/F#D/F#                      A augmentedA
I felt the sea salt burning in my lungs so keenly I could cry
     A augmentedA
'Cause I love my little front porch and waking up in my own bed
       E MajorE                D/F#D/F#       A augmentedA
But I'd been home for a while, I was getting lost inside my head

Verse 2:
     A augmentedA
I drove up to Montebello for a solitary climb
    D/F#D/F#                          A augmentedA
But I met a man who knew the trails‚ we walked the last few miles
  A augmentedA
He told me we were standing on the San Andreas Fault
    E MajorE                 D/F#D/F#       A augmentedA
If it opened we'd both be goners within a minute‚ ready or not


Chorus:
A augmentedA            E MajorE
Well‚ I'm not afraid of dying
    D/F#D/F#         A augmentedA
But I'm dead-set on being alive
      F# minorF#m           E MajorE
So give me something to stop my heartbeat
      D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA
Like the western shoreline


Verse 3:
     A augmentedA
I looked over the Pacific from the height of Mussel Rock
    D/F#D/F#                        A augmentedA
And I saw the waves come rolling with the current of my thoughts
    A augmentedA
Four decades I was breathing without filling up my lungs
     E MajorE                D/F#D/F#      A augmentedA
Now I'm headed for the edge, I'm running right into the sun


Chorus:
  A augmentedA            E MajorE
'Cause I'm not afraid of dying
     D/F#D/F#         A augmentedA
But I'm dead-set on being alive
       F# minorF#m          E MajorE
So give me something to stop my heartbeat
     D/F#D/F#    A augmentedA
Like the western shoreline

Bridge:
F# minorF#m   D/F#D/F#  A augmentedA
I need California
D/F#D/F#  A augmentedA
California
      D/F#D/F#
There's a faultline in my soul
      F# minorF#m
There was a day three years ago
      D/F#D/F#              A augmentedA
When the earth beneath my feet just fell away
     F# minorF#m
I was swallowed by the sea
      D/F#D/F#        A augmentedA
I heard a song rise from the deep
    F# minorF#m     BB      D/F#D/F#
I've never felt so alone, or so safe
F# minorF#m    D/F#D/F#  A augmentedA
Just like California
D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA
California


Chorus:
A augmentedA          E MajorE
I'm not afraid of dying
     D/F#D/F#        A augmentedA
But I'm dead-set on being alive
       F# minorF#m          E MajorE
So give me something to stop my heartbeat
     D/F#D/F#    A augmentedA
Like the western shoreline
A augmentedA          E MajorE
I'm not afraid of dying
    D/F#D/F#         A augmentedA
But I'm dead-set on being alive
       F# minorF#m          E MajorE
So give me something to take my breath away
      D/F#D/F#    A augmentedA
Like the western shoreline
      F# minorF#m          E MajorE
Give me something to stop my heartbeat
      D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA
Like the western shoreline