Lifeline Chords

KeyCm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays423

Lifeline by Lena Meyer-landrut is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm, Gm, Bb and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Cm
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: 
Cm Gm Bb F 
Cm Gm Bb F 


Verse: 
Cm                          Gm 
Just for a second if you’re losing heart 
Bb                           F 
I’ll be the one to find your missing part 
Cm                          Gm 
Just for a second if you’ve got the time 
      Bb             F 
I can be your hiding place 

         Cm              Gm 
When the world around is racing by 
           Bb             F 
And you’ve lost your only alibi 
       Cm              Gm 
I will shelter you and keep you dry 
         Bb                       F 
From the storms that rage in your mind 

 
Cm                        Gm 
And when the waters rise, you’re running out of time 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline 
Cm                          Gm 
When you can’t even breathe, you’re sinking underneath 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline 

Cm                        Gm 
And when the waters rise, you’re running out of time 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline 
Cm                          Gm 
When you can’t even breathe, you’re sinking underneath 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline 



Verse: 
Cm                       Gm 
Just for a second we can hit the brakes 
Bb                   F 
And reminisce on our better days 
Cm                       Gm 
Just for a second if the world is ours 
       Bb               F 
We can shut the killers out 

          Cm                Gm 
When your heart is marching to the drums 
         Bb                 F 
And your feet are tired and can’t keep up 
       Cm                 Gm 
I will hold you close and safe above 
         Bb                       F 
From the waves that crash in your mind 



Cm                        Gm 
And when the waters rise, you’re running out of time 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline 
Cm                          Gm 
When you can’t even breathe, you’re sinking underneath 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline 

Cm                        Gm 
And when the waters rise, you’re running out of time 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline 
Cm                          Gm 
When you can’t even breathe, you’re sinking underneath 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline 



Bridge: 
 Cm                 Gm 
(I’ll be your life, I’ll be your life, I’ll be your life) 
 Bb                 F 
(I’ll be your life, I’ll be your life, life) 
 Cm                 Gm 
(I’ll be your life, I’ll be your life, life) 
 Bb                                    F 
(I’ll be your life, I’ll be your life, I’ll be your life) 



Cm                        Gm 
And when the waters rise, you’re running out of time 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline 
Cm                          Gm 
When you can’t even breathe, you’re sinking underneath 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline 

Cm                        Gm 
And when the waters rise, you’re running out of time 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline 
Cm                          Gm 
When you can’t even breathe, you’re sinking underneath 
Bb                F 
I’ll be your lifeline  
    	

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante