Chords for Line 'Em Up

Tempo:
120.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

E

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Line 'Em Up chords
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I remember Richard Nixon [Bm] back in 74 and [G] the final scene at [Em] the White House door and the [D] staff line up to [Bm] say goodbye
[G] Tiny tear in his [Em] ship dear and I, he [C] said, nobody knows me, [D] nobody [Em] understands
[C] These little people were good to me, [Gbm] oh I wanna [B] shake [Em] some hands
[A] Somebody [A] line them up, [D] line them all up, [Bm] line them up, [E] line them all up
Won't [A] you line them up, [D] line them all up, [Bm] line [E] them up, [A] line them [D] all up
[D] I've got time, my [Bm] heart is all broke, [G] I look like ashes, [Em] they smell like smoke
And [D] I turned away from [Bm] my love and kind, tried [G] to leave my body [Em] and live in my mind
[C] But it's much too much emotion to [D] hold in your [Em] hand
They [C] got waves out on the ocean, [Gbm] they're gonna wear [B] away [Em] the land
[A] I [Am] said line them up, [D] line them all up, [Bm] line them up, [E] line them all [A] up
I'm gonna line them up, [D] line them all up, line [E] them up, [Am] line them [D] all up
[Gm] Oh I've seen corn [D] in can, [Dm] [Eb] and I've [F] seen cricket [Bb] fencing, [Gm] and certain [Dm] cowboy dances
[D]
[Dm] [Eb] I've gone [Bb]
lining up [F] for [Bb] shows, [Gm] I've been [A] safely placed [Dm] in rows
[Bb] Sure I know how to go
[D] Another day goes [Bm] by, little time is [G] seen, I'm breaking my [Em] brain
But it might mean [D] just a claim, any time [Bm] I turn away, [G] late [A] today, [B] today
[C] Who waits for you, [G] lonely tired [E] old toe, [C] it's your life laid out before you
[Gbm] Like no broken [B] white [Em] line down the center of the [Am] dark long road
Line them all up, [D] line them all up, line them all up, [E] line them all up
[A] [D]
[Bm] [E] [Am]
[D] Yeah, [G] big moon [D] landing, [Am] [C] people all [G] standing up, smile for [Bm] the loved ones
[G] They go walking on down the [Gb] aisle, [C] each re-engaged, [G] stepping [D] into the [Em]
sun
[C] I watch them turn like pages, [Gbm] one [B] by one [Em] by [A] one
Somebody line them [D] up, line them all up, [Bm] line them up, [E] line them all [A] up, line them [D] up, line them all [Bm] up
Line them up, [E] line them all up, won't you [A] line them up, [D] line them all up, easier just to line them up, [E] line them all up
It [A] works when you line them up, [D] line them all up, and [Bm] you just line them up, [E] line them all up
[D] I'm [Am] a big, [D] tiny, now, I'm not a, [Bm] little, so, [D] I'm not [E] a, little, muscle, [D] only me, [Am] I'm not [D] a, little, I just [Bm] want to line them [E] up, line them all up
[A] Yeah, line them up, [D] yeah, line them up, [Bm] line them up, line them up, [E] line them up
[C] [D] [Bm] [E]
[A] [D]
[Bm] [E]
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
Bm
13421112
E
2311
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To learn James Taylor - Line Em Up chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, E, Am, D, Bm, E and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 60 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 120 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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I remember Richard Nixon [Bm] back in 74 and [G] the final scene at [Em] the White House door and the [D] staff line up to [Bm] say goodbye
_ _ [G] Tiny tear in his [Em] ship dear and I, he [C] said, _ nobody knows me, _ _ [D] nobody _ [Em] understands _
_ _ [C] These little people were good to me, [Gbm] oh I wanna [B] shake [Em] some hands
[A] Somebody [A] line them up, [D] line them all up, _ [Bm] line them up, [E] line them all up
Won't [A] you line them up, [D] line them all up, _ [Bm] line [E] them up, [A] line them [D] all up
_ [D] I've got time, my [Bm] heart is all broke, [G] I look like ashes, [Em] they smell like smoke
And [D] I turned away from [Bm] my love and kind, tried [G] to leave my body [Em] and live in my mind
[C] But it's much too much _ emotion to [D] _ hold in your [Em] hand
They [C] got waves out on the ocean, _ [Gbm] they're gonna wear [B] away [Em] the land
[A] I [Am] said line them up, [D] line them all up, [Bm] line them up, [E] line them all [A] up
I'm gonna line them up, [D] line them all up, _ line [E] them up, [Am] line them [D] all up
[Gm] _ _ _ Oh I've seen corn [D] in can, [Dm] _ _ [Eb] and I've [F] seen cricket [Bb] fencing, _ [Gm] and certain _ [Dm] cowboy dances
_ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I've gone [Bb]
lining up [F] for [Bb] shows, [Gm] I've been [A] safely placed [Dm] in rows
[Bb] Sure I know how to go _ _ _ _
_ [D] Another day goes [Bm] by, little time is [G] seen, I'm breaking my [Em] brain
But it might mean [D] just a claim, any time [Bm] I turn away, [G] late [A] today, [B] today
_ _ _ [C] _ Who waits for you, _ [G] _ lonely tired [E] old toe, [C] it's your life laid out before you
[Gbm] Like no broken [B] white [Em] line down the center of the [Am] dark long road
Line them all up, [D] line them all up, _ line them all up, [E] line them all up
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] Yeah, [G] _ _ big moon [D] landing, _ [Am] _ _ [C] people all [G] standing up, _ smile for [Bm] the loved ones
[G] They go walking on down the [Gb] aisle, _ [C] _ each re-engaged, _ [G] stepping [D] into the [Em]
sun
[C] I watch them turn like pages, _ [Gbm] one [B] by one [Em] by [A] one
_ Somebody line them [D] up, line them all up, [Bm] line them up, [E] line them all [A] up, line them [D] up, line them all [Bm] up
Line them up, [E] line them all up, won't you [A] line them up, [D] line them all up, easier just to line them up, [E] line them all up
It [A] works when you line them up, [D] line them all up, and [Bm] you just line them up, [E] line them all up
[D] I'm [Am] a big, [D] tiny, now, I'm not a, [Bm] little, so, [D] I'm not [E] a, little, muscle, [D] only me, [Am] I'm not [D] a, little, I just [Bm] want to line them [E] up, line them all up
[A] Yeah, line them up, [D] yeah, line them up, [Bm] line them up, line them up, [E] line them up
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _

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