Black Lines Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays393

Black Lines by Richard Ashcroft is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords C, Am, Fmaj7, Em 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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Verse 

C               Am       C          Am 
Who put those black lines under your eyes? 
Fmaj7      Em      Fmaj7     G 
Let me replace them with a smile 
C             Am   C              Am 
Letters from lovers that you don't read 
Fmaj7     Em     Am              G 
Toys for children you've not conceived 

Bridge 

         Fmaj7 Em 
Yes it's real life 
Fmaj7                Em 
Sometimes it gets so hard 
          G         Fmaj7 
You wonder why you try 
G                Fmaj7 
Makes no sense at all 
                             Em 
So you just turn out your light 
Fmaj7         Em 
Try to figure out 
            G            Fmaj7 
What's going on in your mind 
G                 Fmaj7 
Makes no sense at all, oh 

G 
You know and I know too, ah 
                                   Fmaj7 
You gotta see it through until the morning 
G                     Fmaj7 
I can wait until the morning 
G 
So you close your eyes 

You think of death 
                                   Fmaj7 
Nothing left in your head till the morning 
G                       Fmaj7     G 
Can you wait until the morning? 

Instrumental 

C Am C Am 
Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 G 

Verse 

C             Am     C                 Am 
Sweet bird of fortune I had to let you go 
Fmaj7         Em      Fmaj7              G 
This gilded cage yeah, couldn't hold that soul 
C                Am         C          Am 
So who put those black lines under your eyes? 
Fmaj7   Em         Fmaj7    G 
Let me replace them with a smile 

Bridge 

         Fmaj7 Em 
Yes it's real life 
Fmaj7                Em 
Sometimes it gets so hard 
          G         Fmaj7 
You wonder why you try 
G                Fmaj7 
Makes no sense at all 
                             Em 
So you just turn out your light 
Fmaj7         Em 
Try to figure out 
            G            Fmaj7 
What's going on in your mind 
G                 Fmaj7 
Makes no sense at all, 
         Fmaj7 Em 
Yes it's real life 
Fmaj7                Em 
Sometimes it gets so hard 
          G         Fmaj7 
You wonder why you try 
G                Fmaj7 
Makes no sense at all 
                             Em 
So you just turn out your light 
Fmaj7         Em 
Try to figure out 
            G            Fmaj7 
What's going on in your mind 
G                 Fmaj7 
Makes no sense at all, 

G 
You know and I know too, ah 
                                   Fmaj7 
You gotta see it through until the morning 
G                     Fmaj7 
I pray until the morning 
G 
So you close your eyes 

Think of death 
                                          Fmaj7 
Think of yourself somewhere better in the morning 

Outro 

G                     Fmaj7 
Still praying for the morning 
G                     Fmaj7 
I can wait until the morning 
G                     Fmaj7 
Let's wait until the morning 
G                     Fmaj7 
Still praying for the morning 
G                     Fmaj7 
I can wait until the morning 
G                     Fmaj7 
I can wait until the morning 
G                     Fmaj7 
I can wait until the morning 
G               Fmaj7 
Ooooooh ooh ooh ooh 
G               Fmaj7 
Ooooooh ooh ooh ooh 
G               Fmaj7 
Ooooooh ooh ooh ooh 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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