nd Fret
Intro: F C F C
G F C
She sits and stares into space
G F Dm
He's wearing the same old face
C G Dm
She hates him half the time
C G C
And swears he doesn't mind
G F C
No kind word, no fond embrace
G F C
She says they don't talk enough
G F Dm
He feels like she talks too much
C G Dm
She cites her years of patience
C G C
In all their conversations
G F
He sits down, turns TV up
C G C
She's talking, but he's not listening
Dm7 G F
He's heard it a thousand times
C G C F
He tells her, but she don't hear him
C Dm7 G C F C
She listens between the lines___
G F C
She points out things they drive by
G F Dm
He speaks, but not in reply
C G Dm
Their conversation ranges
C G C
From nil to terse exchanges
G F
And she says, it's useless to try
C G C
She's talking, but he's not listening
Dm7 G F
He's heard it a thousand times
C G C F
He tells her, but she don't hear him
C Dm7 G C F C F
She listens between the lines___
Bridge:
C
If there was love in this house, it's missing by now
F C G
They're walking in two directions
C
And nothing can clear the static in here
F C G F
Oh, talk about bad connections
C G C
She's talking, but he's not listening
Dm7 G
'Cause he's heard it a thousand times
F C G C
And he swears he tells her, but she don't hear him
F C Dm7 G C
Damn, she listens between the lines___
OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
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