The Dotted Line Chords

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The Dotted Line by David Gray is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D 
Trying to square the circle of my creed, 
C 
spread a little around for chicken feed, 
Am                                                     G 
and every (any) little thing I need baby, oh. 
D 
Everything that rises, all that flows, 
C                                      G 
and every which way that it goes. 

      Am  C            G                Am C        G 
It's tick, tock, the raindrop, and I wait for you. 
       Am    C          G               C Am   G 
Like green eyes or cream pies. I won't yield. 

Solo (yeahee) 

      Am  C               G 
I'm tick, tock, those green locks. 
C Am       G 
I can't go through. 

       Am    C          G 
Like green eyes or cream pies. 
C Am   G 
I won't yield. 
C Am   G 
I won't yield. 

C                  Am   G 
Oh, the darling light. 
C                  Am   G 
Oh, the darling light. 
C                  Am   G 
Oh, the darling light. 
C Am   G 
I won't yield. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante