Western Shoreline chords by Christa Wells

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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

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


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

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


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


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


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


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