The Airborne Toxic Event – The Lines Of The Cars (Guitar)

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[Intro] F Bb C 2x [Bridge]
       F
Oh the lines of the cars

       Bb          C
At the college at night

          F
All their pillows, their blankets

      Bb           C
Their posters and lights

          F
All their hopelessly young faces

Bb              C         F
Tired with the solace of years
[Interlude] Bb C [Verse 1]
        F
And you look at me blankly

    Bb          C
Did I miss something?

          F
All these kids seem to be

          Bb             C
Less like ghosts on the ring

       F
Of the graveyard we've built

         Bb              C        F
From the sting of these horrible fears
Bb C [Bridge 1]
      Dm                     Am            C
And I try not to laugh as it brings you to tears
[Verse 2]
      F
But I won't tell your secret

   Bb              C
If you won't tell mine

          F
I'll just speak quietly

     Bb              C
As a well rehearsed line

F                          Bb             C        F
My, but how time makes one long for such ignorant peers
[Interlude] Bb C [Bridge 2]
             Dm                   Am              C
And you grab hold of my hand as I whisper in your ear
[Verse 3]
       F
On the day that you die

       Bb              C
Please remember these words

             F
You were the luckiest gift

          Bb     C
That I'll never deserve

      F
I can feel you and me

        Bb
Like my heart beat

    C               F
And blood stream in turns
[Interlude] Bb C [Verse 4]
         F
And it's desperate, I know

    Bb               C
But please don't let go

        F
I can't begin to repay

          Bb            C
All these debts that I owe

           F
I'm just a sketch of a man

             Bb           C           F
I'll let you know when I sharpen the blurs
[Interlude] Bb C [Solo] F C Bb F F Bb C F Bb C 4x [Verse 5]
       F                       Bb        C
I have hurt you, deserted you, left you alone

          F
With your loneliness to wear

       Bb          C
Like a crown on a throne

       F                    Bb        C          F
I'm as selfish and trite as anything God's ever known
[Interlude] Bb C [Verse 6]
       F
Oh but don't be afraid

       Bb              C
'Cause I'm going down too

       F
When I finally fade

        Bb           C
I'll be fading with you

               F
I'll just hold onto your hand

       Bb              C            F
God, I wish there was more I could do
[Interlude] Bb C [Verse 7]
          F
And these kids have no clue

         Bb         C
It's all happening too

          F
Let's not tell them

                   Bb           C
Let's pretend it's just me and you

           F
We'll find out soon enough

Bb C    Bb             C             F
But by then we'll be dust on their shoes
[Interlude] B C F Bb C [Verse 8]
          F
And these kids have no clue

     Bb           C
It's just me and you

          F
Let's not tell them

                   Bb         C
Let's pretend it's happening too

           F
We'll find out soon enough

       Bb               C          F
But by then we'll have nothing to lose
[Interlude] Bb C [Outro]
          F
I'll just hold onto your hand

       Bb              C            F
God, I wish there was more I could do