Byline
Key: CEnglish
Intro
C Cmaj9 Dm7 (x2)
Verse
I Cread by Cmaj9line by Dm7line by Em7line
CSome words Cmaj9of yours Fsome Cwords Emof mine
G(add9)Some Fsentiments D(sus4)are best Gforgot
Em7Some letters read F(add9)then folded shut
Verse
CThe profile Cmaj9on the Dm7postage Em7stamp
I Ctraced Cmaj9it by my FreadCing Emlamp
G9Remembered Fwhen I'd sit and Gwait
Em7Then marked our parting F(add9)from that date
Verse
I Cread by Cmaj9line by Dm7line by Em7line
CThat old Cmaj9sarcastic FValCentiEmne
G9That you Fdenied you'd sent to Gme
Em7Then took it back
Bridge
It's a Fthought that we shared a careless phrase
A Dm7curse or a joke some words of praise
Bbmaj7But I didn't write
Did you wonder Gmwhy?
It was the Geasiest way to say "Goodbye"
Verse
You'll Csee my Cmaj9photo Dm7beside the Em7article
"That's Cjust Cmaj9some guy I Fused Cto Emknow
I G9was Fnever his
D(sus4)He was Galways mine
Em7But I wrote him off F(add9)by line by line"
Outro
By Cline by Cmaj9line by Dm7line by Em7line by Cline by Cmaj9line
By Dm7line by Cline