Keane - The Starting Line

chords used :

C – 332010 / 032010
Em – 022000
G – 320033 / 320003
F – 133211
Am – 002210
A# – 113331

intro :

C Em G C ( 2x )

verse 1 :

C Em
this town was a lovers stage
G C
but now you can’t recognise
C Em G
the streetlights that are daggers to your eyes
F Am
you can’t find your bearings
F C
you’re slipping into the ground
F Am Em G
the scene has no colour and no sound .

verse 2 :

C Em
you still believe in me
G C
after the things i’ve done
C Em G
you fear for what we have become
F Am
the ground is uneven
F C
you stumble from day to day
F Am
you tread where its easy
Em
although your feet are like lead
G F
and you gotta get underway

chorus :

F C Em Am
drag your heart up to the starting line
F C G
forget the ghosts that make you old before your time
F C Em Am
its too easy to get left behind
Dm
i know you’ve been kicked around
F C Em G C
but tie up your thoughts and lay them down on me .

verse 3 :

C Em G Am
each heart is a paper kite blown around by the breeze
C Em G
love wont rest till it brings you to your knees
F Am F C
some find it easy , some will never even know
F Am
you think youve done your journey ,
Em G
then you stumble and find that theres such a long way to go

chorus :

( F ) C Em Am
drag your heart up to the starting line
F C G
forget the ghosts that make you old before your time
F C Em Am
its too easy to get left behind
Dm
i know you’ve been kicked around
F
you wanna be lost but now your found
A#
lets take the back way into town
F
drink to the bad times
C Em G C
lay them down on me

C Em G C

verse 4 :

C Em
girl , i still believe in you
G C
your too good to fall so low
C Em G
we’re gonna find a better life i know
F Am
things will be clearer
F C
as soon as we make a start
F Am
we’ll be that much nearer
Em G F
we’re too old to just stand here waiting to break apart

chorus :

( F ) C Em Am
drag your heart up to the starting line
F C G
forget the ghosts that make you old before your time
F C Em Am
its too easy to get left behind
Dm
i know you’ve been kicked around
F C Em G C
but tie up your thoughts and lay them down on me . on me . . .

C Em G C
on me . . .