Gordon Lightfoot – Lifeline (Guitar)

Capo 4
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Chords

[INTRO:] C F G F G C [VERSE 1:] I was in some timeless place
F                G
Timeless face of my embrace

     F             G
Held empty air and empty space

F              G     C
All on a sunny day
[VERSE 2:] She lived by the bounding main
   F           G
To Baltimore I took a plane 

   F               G
An east coast lady lit my flame

F              G     C  F  C
All on a sunny day
[VERSE 3:] I was in some dreamless sleep
      F               G
Where angels watch as lovers leap 

F                   G
Some of them landed on their feet

F                    G      C 
Letting the lifeline stray
[VERSE 4:] She was like the breath of spring
      F                G
Where flowers grow and robins sing 

F                   G
Keeping me from the pouring rain

F                 G    F Em G C
All on a summer's day
[CHORUS:]
                   F
There's a lifeline that I know

       G                 C
And it holds me back and lets me go 

    F                  G               C
Whatever I do, I don't let my lifeline stray
[INSTRUMENTAL:] C F G F G F G C F C [VERSE 5:] So it goes as lifetimes pass
     F                 G
From heart to mind and back again

   F              G
My restlessness becomes a flame

F                   G     C 
Letting my lifeline show
[VERSE 6:] She stood by the boundless tide
 F               G
Afraid to ride, afraid to hide 

F                      G
Letting her conscience be her guide

F                  G    C  F  C
Needing a lifeline so
[VERSE 7:] I was in some aimless state
      F                 G
Where lovers meet while angels wait

     F                  G
With gifts of time they hesitate

F              G     C  F  C
All on a sunny day
[VERSE 8:] She lived by the bounding main
     F            G
From Baltimore, I took a train

   F               G
An east coast lady lit my flame

F                 G    F Em G C
All on a summer's day
[CHORUS:]
                   F
There's a lifeline in my soul

       G                 C
And it holds me back and lets me go 

F               C
I'm in love, so I've been told

F                    G      C
Letting the lifeline stay
[CHORUS:]
                     F
I've got a heartline in the air

           G                     C
And if you listen for me, you'll find me there 

    F                  G               C
Whatever I do, I don't let my lifeline stray
[OUTRO:] (## fade to end #) C F G F G F G C F C F C