Clever Lines chords by
Jay Stapley
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Key: D major

Verse 1
G G 
 
Abdim Abdim 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
I  try      to
G G 
 
write some clever lines
D D 
 
G G 
 
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
Set the world on fire
D D 
 
G G 
 
Sometimes I'm the smartest man alive,
D D 
 
G G 
 
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
sometimes I'm a liar
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
And all my words would be in vain,
D D 
 
A A 
 
if your tears should fall again
G G 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
And all my ideas are falling rain
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
An d  I try to say some clever words
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
To set your heart at ease
D D 
 
But every time I start to speak
G G 
 
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
I  feel your body freeze
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
And all my life I had it wrong
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Every line and every song
E E 
 
A A 
 
I was just stringing myself along
C C 
 
Bm Bm 
 
With words that give me wings
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
But also bring me down to earth again
C C 
 
Csus2 Csus2 
 
Bm Bm 
 
What if no       one sings   them?
Bb Bb 
 
Do the things   they mean
D D 
 
G G 
 
Gm Gm 
 
have any life at all?
D D 
 
G G 
 
I thought that I was older and wiser,
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
but now I'm not so sure
D D 
 
I'm just more aware of when
G G 
 
I'm being foolish
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
than I was before
D D 
 
A A 
 
And every battle that I fought
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
All of the love I thought I'd   bought
G G 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
And all my ideas will count for naught
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
I  try to write some clever lines
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
Set the world on fire
D D 
 
Sometimes I'm the smartest
G G 
 
man alive
Sometimes I'm a liar
You

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