Faultlines
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Intro: F#m Bm D C#m C#
Verse (0:16)
F#m Bm
With the sunrise burning into your green eyes,
D C#m C#
Adam and Eve on faultlines greet the golden dawn.
F#m Bm
Is it birdsong or is it just the car alarms
D C#m C#
Making us feel so young, naked as the faun?
Chorus (0:52)
F#m C#m C#m F#m
Celebrate the pale dawn, celebrate the birdsong,
F#m C#m
Celebrate, this is your time,
C#m F#m
Although we live in the wreckage and on the faultlines.
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Guitar break (1:25)
e---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
B---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
G---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
D---------------|---------------|---------------|--------0-2----------|
A--------0-2----|--------0-2-4--|--------0-4-2--|--2-2-4-----4-4-5-4--|
E--2-2-4-----2--|--2-2-4--------|--2-2-4--------|---------------------|
F#m C#
And everything we own is not everything we are,
Bm C#
With every word we breathe, we live, we live again.
Verse with piano (1:43)
e---------7--9--|---------7--|----------7-10-9--|
B--7-9-10-------|--7-9-10----|--7-9-10----------|
G---------------|------------|------------------|
D---------------|------------|------------------|
A---------------|------------|------------------|
E---------------|------------|------------------|
x2 x2
F#m Bm
And you love me more than I deserve to be,
D C#m C#
The palace of cards you built for me is all just paper now.
F#m Bm
Is it birdsong or is it just the car alarms
D C#m C#
Making me feel so young and savage like the dawn?
Chorus (2:18)
F#m C#m C#m F#m
Celebrate the pale dawn, celebrate the birdsong,
F#m C#m
Celebrate, this is your time,
C#m F#m
Although we live in the wreckage and on the faultlines.
Guitar break (2:50)
e---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
B---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
G---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
D---------------|---------------|---------------|--------0-2----------|
A--------0-2----|--------0-2-4--|--------0-4-2--|--2-2-4-----4-4-5-4--|
E--2-2-4-----2--|--2-2-4--------|--2-2-4--------|---------------------|
F#m C#
And everything we own is not everything we are,
Bm C#
With every word we breathe, we live, we live again.
Chorus (3:10)
F#m Bm
Celebrate, there is no fear now,
D C#m C#
There is no fear now for us to feel.
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Chorus with piano (3:29)
e---------7--9--|---------7--|----------7-10-9--|
B--7-9-10-------|--7-9-10----|--7-9-10----------|
G---------------|------------|------------------|
D---------------|------------|------------------|
A---------------|------------|------------------|
E---------------|------------|------------------|
x2 x2
F#m Bm
Celebrate, there is no fear now,
D C#m C#
There is no fear now for us to feel.
End on (3:45):
F#m
For us to feel.
How to play Faultlines
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.