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Desire Lines

Cowboy Junkies

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Gm
Bb              Eb
We trace those desire lines
         Db           Bb
from our homes to our heart.
Bb             Eb
Looking for assurance
       Db          Bb
or to make a fresh start.
        Gm
Was it love that drove us in?
     F
Was it love that chased us apart?
Gb
All I know is that these ghosts
F
Piece by piece
                Bb       Eb      Db    Bb
Are pulling me apart
Bb      Eb     Db     Bb
Bb              Eb
We chased those promised lies
          Db           Bb
from the cradle to the grave.
            Eb
Before and after
Db               Bb
Small and lost, afraid
       Gm
Was it need that drove us in?
       F
Was it need that changed our heart?
Gb
All I know is that these ghosts
F
Piece by piece
                Bb    Eb     Db   Bb
Are pulling me apart.
Bb    Eb     Db    Bb

[Bridge]

Eb                            Dm
Don’t believe these days will ever last
D                          Eb
Soap and window, september spinning (?)
Eb
If I could slip away
                   Gm
You’d never notice me
           Cm...
I’d let it begin...
          Eb
Let it begin...
           Bb     Eb      Db    Bb
Yeah let’s start again.
Bb    Eb     Db   Bb
Bb             Eb
We trace those desire lines
         Db            Bb
from our hearts to her home.
Bb              Eb
Searching for redemption
        Db           Bb
or to cast the first stone.
       Gm
Was it peace that drove us in?
       F
Was it peace that shaped our hearts?
Gb
All i hope is that these ghosts
      F
are dragging me
                      Bb  Eb  Db Bb
to a richer, stronger start.
Bb    Eb     Db    Bb, etc.
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