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Lifelines

a-ha

RockMedium for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Dm××
Am×
G
E
D××
C×
Em
F

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: Dm  Am  G  
       Dm  Am  G  E
 
Am            D
One time, to know that it's real
Am            D
One time, to know how it feels
        G    E
That's all
 
Am             D
One call your voice on the phone
Am           D
One place a moment alone
        G    E
That's all
 
C                             Em
What do you see, what do you know ?
                     F
One sign, what do we do ?
                 C   G      Am
Just follow your lifelines through
C                       Em
What if it hurts, what then ?
                       F
One sign, what do you say ?
                  C   G        Dm   Am  G  
Don't throw your lifelines away
                               Dm   Am  G  E
Don't throw your lifelines away
 
Am              D
One time, just once in my life
Am           D                     G  E
One time to know it can happen twice
 
Am              D
One shot on a clear blue sky
Am           D                      G  E
One look, i see no reason why we can't
 
C                 Am           D          
One chance to get back to the point where 
G   D        C
everything starts
C             Am        D           
One chance to keep it together 
G       D         Em
when things fall apart
Am        D                    Em   E
One sign make us believe it's true
          
 

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Chord set

Dm · Am · G · E · D · C · Em · F

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.