Thin Lines
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Verse
G#
I said a word
E
It got caught in my throat and it burned
G#
Slipped off my tongue and I choked
You were concerned for a second
E
Then cries echoed into the night lesson learned
G#
Because you heard a word
E
That I said and this word how it rang
G#
In your head it was loud and glorious yes
E
And from where you lay on my chest
Well you heard it best
G# E
But you held me closely while I screamed
G# E
And I watched the thinnest trails of green
F# D#
Run down your neck and drip from your chin
E F# G#
Thin trails of green, thin lines on gray skin
[Refrão]
G# E
Thin lines on gray skin
G# E
Thin lines on gray skin
G# E
Where the world ends that’s where it begins
F# D#
My thin lines my thin lines
verse 2
G#
I said a word
E
Was it a blessing or curse?
G#
Nobody knows the whole story
Nobody hears me but you
E
And you would have heard more if you could have I’m sure
G#
Because you heard my word,
E
You still do with your hands, eyes, and rest of you too
G#
Little stray on my lap, zealot, hellcat
E
Can’t forgive what I did to my dream-maker
Has thou forsaken her?
G# E
And if you knew what I knew would you object?
G# E
Are we madmen or soothsayers? Truthfully sweet heretic?
F# D#
I bit off the bit that silenced the world for you sewed up my sin
E F# G#
With thin threads of black, thin lines on gray skin
[Refrão]
G# E
Thin lines on gray skin
G# E
Thin lines on gray skin
G# E
Where the world ends that’s where it begins
F# D#
My thin lines, my thin lines
How to play Thin Lines
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G#. 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.