Tapping On The Line chords by Calexico

Intro:
D
D G

Verse:
D      Bm   Bm/A    D
 Someone’s messing with the machines
       Bm    Bm/A  D
They’ve been left out in the rain
     Bm       Bm/A G      Em
Well it’s strange to come back free of any rust
C        D
 Dares you to explain
     Em         C        D
Could you speak a little more  clearly on the line

Verse:
     Bm  Bm/A       D
Cold wind keeps blowing from the east
    Bm        Bm/A    D
Trans-Atlantic crossings coming to a freeze
    Bm        Bm/A  G
I’m in exile with a sign that  reads
    Em    C         D
No one can tell   which side of street
    Em       C       D
Would I stand a little closer to the line

Chorus:
   G     D
Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh
   Bm    Bm/A D
Oh oh oh, Mmm Mmm  Mmm
   Bm    Bm/A D
Oh oh oh, Mmm Mmm  Mmm

Verse:
      Bm     Bm/A  G   G
No one can tell which side to claim
     Em         C       D
Could you speak a little more clearly once again
Em       C       D
Speak a little clearly on the line

Bridge:
A        G    D
 Indian summer, cold war skies
A          G     D
Nervous drummers on overbooked flights
     Bm     A        G      D
Well the chaos grows stronger on the superstition flyway
Em        C        D
Looks like we’re  spinning up tonight
     Em      C       D
Could you step a little closer to the line

Verse:
     G     D      G      D
Splitting heart and mind, broken circuit by design
      G       D           G
Well the demand for arms  is goin’ through the roof
  Em                  D
The scientists are forced to work in the maze
      Em       G         D
While they tap tap tap tap  tapping on the line
     Em       G        D
Could you speak a little clearly one more time
     Em       G        D
While you tap tap tap tap  tapping on the line

Outro:
D G
D