A Fine Line Chords by Radney Foster
Tempo:
116.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
There's a curve in the highway [D] just south of town [Em] where a man is pulled over [C] to figure
life out [G] with only his conscience [D] and a lonesome sound [C] of diesel's winding up the grave.
[G] He's got a wife and two kids, [D] they love him so.
[Em] A woman down in Georgia, [C] she's starting to show.
[G] He's damned if he leaves [D] and he's sure damned if he don't.
[C] And he wonders how life got this way, [G] cause it's a [D] [G] fine line [C] in between right [D] and wrong.
[G] She's been crossing over that border way too [D] long.
You [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no [G] escape [D] from a broken [G] heart.
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
Now they call the highway [D] a powerful thing, [Em] like a pull of a lover [C] or a child in a swing.
[G] If his heart's to win, [D] only one word's as rang.
[C] They're both gonna have his babies now.
[G] So how do you confess?
[D] What words won't explain?
[Em] He never intended, [C] causes much pain.
[G] Now he feels like a farmer [D] who went praying for rain.
[C] Got more than he bargained from the clouds.
And it's a [D] [G] fine line [C] in between right [D] and wrong.
[G] Yeah, he's been crossing over [C] that border way too [D] long.
He [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
[C] [D] [G]
[Bm] He'll turn his car around tonight, [C] go home and try to face the truth.
[G] [Am] Everyone [G] involved's getting hurt and [D] there ain't nothing he can't do.
[G] Thanks!
[C]
[D]
[G]
[D]
He [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no escape, now there [Em] ain't no escape from [D] a fine [G] line [C] in between right [D] and wrong.
[G] Yeah, he's been crossing over [C] that border way [D] too long.
[Em] He should have seen it coming at [D] him right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't [Em] no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
Now there ain't no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
[C] Yeah, they're all gonna wind [D] up with a broken [G]
heart.
Nobody's getting out [D] without [G] a broken heart.
[C] [D] [G]
There's a curve in the highway [D] just south of town [Em] where a man is pulled over [C] to figure
life out [G] with only his conscience [D] and a lonesome sound [C] of diesel's winding up the grave.
[G] He's got a wife and two kids, [D] they love him so.
[Em] A woman down in Georgia, [C] she's starting to show.
[G] He's damned if he leaves [D] and he's sure damned if he don't.
[C] And he wonders how life got this way, [G] cause it's a [D] [G] fine line [C] in between right [D] and wrong.
[G] She's been crossing over that border way too [D] long.
You [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no [G] escape [D] from a broken [G] heart.
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
Now they call the highway [D] a powerful thing, [Em] like a pull of a lover [C] or a child in a swing.
[G] If his heart's to win, [D] only one word's as rang.
[C] They're both gonna have his babies now.
[G] So how do you confess?
[D] What words won't explain?
[Em] He never intended, [C] causes much pain.
[G] Now he feels like a farmer [D] who went praying for rain.
[C] Got more than he bargained from the clouds.
And it's a [D] [G] fine line [C] in between right [D] and wrong.
[G] Yeah, he's been crossing over [C] that border way too [D] long.
He [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
[C] [D] [G]
[Bm] He'll turn his car around tonight, [C] go home and try to face the truth.
[G] [Am] Everyone [G] involved's getting hurt and [D] there ain't nothing he can't do.
[G] Thanks!
[C]
[D]
[G]
[D]
He [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no escape, now there [Em] ain't no escape from [D] a fine [G] line [C] in between right [D] and wrong.
[G] Yeah, he's been crossing over [C] that border way [D] too long.
[Em] He should have seen it coming at [D] him right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't [Em] no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
Now there ain't no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
[C] Yeah, they're all gonna wind [D] up with a broken [G]
heart.
Nobody's getting out [D] without [G] a broken heart.
[C] [D] [G]
Key:
D
G
C
Em
Bm
D
G
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a curve in the highway [D] just south of town [Em] where a man is pulled over [C] to figure
life out [G] with only his conscience [D] and a lonesome sound [C] of diesel's winding up the grave. _ _
[G] He's got a wife and two kids, [D] they love him so.
[Em] A woman down in Georgia, [C] she's starting to show.
[G] He's damned if he leaves [D] and he's sure damned if he don't.
[C] And he wonders how life got this way, [G] cause it's a [D] [G] fine line [C] in between right [D] and wrong. _ _ _ _
[G] She's been crossing over that border way too [D] _ _ _ long. _
You [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no [G] escape [D] from a broken [G] heart.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
Now they call the highway [D] a powerful thing, [Em] like a pull of a lover [C] or a child in a swing.
[G] If his heart's to win, [D] only one word's as rang.
[C] They're both gonna have his babies now. _
[G] So how do you confess?
[D] What words won't explain?
[Em] He never intended, [C] causes much pain.
[G] Now he feels like a farmer [D] who went praying for rain.
[C] Got more than he bargained from the clouds.
And it's a [D] _ [G] fine line [C] in between right [D] and wrong. _ _ _
[G] Yeah, he's been crossing over [C] that border way too [D] _ _ _ long. _
He [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] He'll turn his car around tonight, [C] go home and try to face the truth. _
[G] _ [Am] _ Everyone _ [G] involved's getting hurt and [D] there ain't nothing he can't do.
_ [G] _ _ Thanks!
[C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no escape, now there [Em] ain't no escape from [D] a fine [G] line [C] in between right [D] and wrong. _ _ _
[G] Yeah, he's been crossing over [C] that border way [D] too _ _ long. _
[Em] He should have seen it coming at [D] him right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't [Em] no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
Now there ain't no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
[C] Yeah, they're all gonna wind [D] up with a broken [G]
heart.
_ Nobody's getting out [D] without [G] a broken heart.
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a curve in the highway [D] just south of town [Em] where a man is pulled over [C] to figure
life out [G] with only his conscience [D] and a lonesome sound [C] of diesel's winding up the grave. _ _
[G] He's got a wife and two kids, [D] they love him so.
[Em] A woman down in Georgia, [C] she's starting to show.
[G] He's damned if he leaves [D] and he's sure damned if he don't.
[C] And he wonders how life got this way, [G] cause it's a [D] [G] fine line [C] in between right [D] and wrong. _ _ _ _
[G] She's been crossing over that border way too [D] _ _ _ long. _
You [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no [G] escape [D] from a broken [G] heart.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
Now they call the highway [D] a powerful thing, [Em] like a pull of a lover [C] or a child in a swing.
[G] If his heart's to win, [D] only one word's as rang.
[C] They're both gonna have his babies now. _
[G] So how do you confess?
[D] What words won't explain?
[Em] He never intended, [C] causes much pain.
[G] Now he feels like a farmer [D] who went praying for rain.
[C] Got more than he bargained from the clouds.
And it's a [D] _ [G] fine line [C] in between right [D] and wrong. _ _ _
[G] Yeah, he's been crossing over [C] that border way too [D] _ _ _ long. _
He [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] He'll turn his car around tonight, [C] go home and try to face the truth. _
[G] _ [Am] _ Everyone _ [G] involved's getting hurt and [D] there ain't nothing he can't do.
_ [G] _ _ Thanks!
[C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He [Em] should have seen it coming at him [D] right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't no escape, now there [Em] ain't no escape from [D] a fine [G] line [C] in between right [D] and wrong. _ _ _
[G] Yeah, he's been crossing over [C] that border way [D] too _ _ long. _
[Em] He should have seen it coming at [D] him right from [G] the start.
[C] Now there ain't [Em] no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
Now there ain't no escape [D] from a broken [G]
heart.
[C] Yeah, they're all gonna wind [D] up with a broken [G]
heart.
_ Nobody's getting out [D] without [G] a broken heart.
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _