Lifeline — Colin Hay
Chords and lyrics for Lifeline by Colin Hay (key of C).
Verse 1
Taken from the Going Somewhere album
Chords used:
G 320033
D/F# 200232
Em 022000
[C]F 133211
[Am]
Verse 1
[Em]Get out of [G]Hollywood, [D/F#]drive into the [G]hills
[Em]Roll down the [G]top and then[D/F#] just throw away[C] your pills
[Em]You’ll never [G]forget her, so [D/F#]why do you even [G]try?
[Em]Things will get [G]easier as the [D/F#]days go [C]creeping by
Bridge
[F]Broke my [C]heart,[F] I saw it coming [Am]from the start
[F]I really hate to [C]see the shape I’m [G]in
[F]Broke all the [C]rules [F] and you know life [Am]can be cruel but
[F]I think it’s[C] time I learned to [G]swim
Chorus
[G]Show[D/F#] me, [C]there still can be some mystery
[G]I [D/F#]haven't [Am]found
[Em]Throw[D/F#] me, a[C] lifeline to the lost at sea
[G]Don't[D/F#] let me [F]drown[D/F#]
Verse 2
[Em]And if I [G]had my way, [D/F#]tell you what [G]I'd do
[Em]Drive down to [G]the lake before [D/F#]the sky is blue[C]
[Em]Fill up my [G]bottle with water[D/F#] from the [G]spring
[Em]Because I read [G]somewhere that it[D/F#] cures [C]everything
Bridge
[F]Broke my [C]heart,[F] I saw it coming [Am]from the start
[F]I really hate to [C]see the shape I’m [G]in
[F]Broke all the [C]rules [F] and you know life [Am]can be cruel but
[F]I think it’s[C] time I learned to [G]swim
Chorus
[G]Show[D/F#] me, [C]there still can be some mystery
[G]I [D/F#]haven't [Am]found
[Em]Throw[D/F#] me, a[C] lifeline to the lost at sea
[G]Don't[D/F#] let me [F]drown[D/F#]
Instrumental
[Em] [G] [D/F#] [G]
[Em] [G] [D/F#] [C]
Bridge
[F]Broke my [C]heart,[F] I saw it coming [Am]from the start
[F]I really hate to [C]see the shape I’m [G]in
[F]Broke all the [C]rules[F] and you know life[Am] can be cruel but
[F]I think [C]it’s time I learned to [G]swim
Chorus
[G]Show[D/F#] me, [C]there still can be some mystery
[G]I [D/F#]haven't [Am]found
[Em]Throw[D/F#] me, a[C] lifeline to the lost at sea
[G]Don't[D/F#] let me [C]drown
Outro
[G]Show[D/F#] me, a[C] way out of this misery
[G]I [D/F#]haven't [Am]found
[Em]Throw[D/F#] me, a[C] lifeline to the lost at sea
[G]Don't[D/F#] let me [F]drown[D/F#]
Don't let me [F]drown[D/F#]
Don't let me [F]drown[D/F#]
Don't let me [F]drown[D/F#]
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