Blue Lines Chords

KeyCm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays351

Blue Lines by Mister Heavenly is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm, Eb, Fm, Gm and Ab. 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 Eb Cm Eb Fm Gm 

verse 1 
Cm        Eb 
Thin blue lines 
    Cm                                                    Eb 
You try and disguise who with mask, you're hiding them from sight 
    Cm                     Eb 
And oh goddamn, the end is nice 
Cm                                                 Eb 
Rubbing those club kids, roaming our hallways with knowing eyes. 

Instrumental 
Ab Eb 
 
Ab 
Nobody's home answering the phone 
Eb 
You said you were nobody, but oh you love the tone 
Ab 
Bee in your bonnet, you got all the tea in China 
Eb 
I got zero feelings on it, give or take a plus or minus (one and two) 

Instrumental 
Ab Gm Cm Eb Cm Eb 

verse 2 
Cm        Eb 
Thin blue lines 
    Cm                                                    Eb 
You try and disguise who with mask, you're hiding them from sight 
    Cm                    Eb 
And oh goddam, the end is nice, you said 
    Cm                                          Eb 
You cut 'em with Ovaltine hoping nobody reads between them 

Instrumental 
Ab Eb 

Ab 
Nobody's home answering the phone 
Eb 
You said you were nobody, but oh you love the tone 
Ab 
Bee in your bonnet, you got all the tea in China 
Eb 
I got zero feelings on it, give or take a plus or minus (one and two) 

Ab 
Needy dog, craving some affection 
Eb 
But all it gets is a little bit of section 
Ab 
Nobody's home, now we'll never find 'em 
Eb 
Here's a young band, I think I'm gonna sign 'em 

Outro 
Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb 
    	

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