Tuning: E A D G B E

DOWN TO THE LINE As recorded by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (From the 1975 Album HEAD ON) [Intro] A G A G [Verse 1]

I've ^Amade up my mind ^C ^G I've ^Agot to get out in a ^Churry^G I've ^Astated my case ^C ^G There's ^Ano need to come on with ^C#5worry ^F#5'Cause I'm a ^B5real straight ^C#5shooter^B5 ^C#5And my boot ^B5heels are ^C#5clean^B5 ^C#5I'll always ^B5try to do ^C#5better^B5 ^C#5I don't ^B5live in no ^C#5dream ^B5I live ^E5Down To The ^A5Line^D5 ^E5 ^A5 ^D5 ^E5 ^A5

[Chorus]

^A5You know I made it all ^D5right (Down ^E5to the ^A5line) Stayed up all ^D5night (Down ^E5to the ^A5line) It's the way to live ^D5life (Down ^E5to the ^A5line) It's the way to live ^D5love (Down ^E5to the ^A5line) ^D5 ^E5 ^A5 ^E5 ^A5Down to the ^D5line, down ^E5to the ^A5line Sooner or ^D5later it gets ^E5you every ^A5time ^D5 ^A5 ^D5 ^E5 ^A5 Down ^Eto the ^Bmline ^A ^G

[Verse 2]

I ^Afound me a way ^C ^G To ^Astand up this way without ^Ccryin^G' Now they ^Aasked for the key ^C ^GBut they're com^Aplainin' instead of just ^C#5tryin' ^F#5But I'm a ^B5real straight ^C#5shooter^B5 ^C#5And my boot ^B5heels are ^C#5clean^B5 ^C#5I'll always ^B5try to do ^C#5better^B5 ^C#5I don't ^B5live in no ^C#5dream ^B5I live down ^E5to the line^A5 ^D5 ^E5 ^A5 ^D5 ^E5 ^A5

[Chorus]

^A5You know I made it all ^D5right (Down ^E5to the ^A5line) Stayed up all ^D5night (Down ^E5to the ^A5line) It's the way to live ^D5life (Down ^E5to the ^A5line) It's the way to live ^D5love (Down ^E5to the ^A5line) ^D5 ^E5 ^A5 ^E5 ^B5Down to the ^E5line, down ^F#5to the ^B5line Sooner or ^E5later it gets ^F#5you every ^B5time ^E5 ^B5 ^E5 ^F#5 ^B5 ^E5 ^F#5 ^B5 Down ^F#to the ^C#5line ^ADown ^Eto the ^Bmline ^A ^G

[Outro]

^A5Down to the ^D5line, down ^E5to the ^A5line Sooner or ^D5later it gets ^E5you every ^A5time ^A5Down to the ^D5line, down ^E5to the ^A5line Sooner or ^D5later, down ^E5to the ^A5line B5 E5 B5 E5 B5 E5 B5 E5 C#5 F#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 F#5 C#5

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Down to the line