[INTRO: ]|G   G/F#    C9 
 
 
 
G                G/F#       C9                       G   G/F#            C9 
I thought the time was past when I could find beauty in the words 
 
G          G/F#               C9        G G/F#               C9 
I set the stage and the scenery, rehearsing every word 
 
Chorus: 
D                                                         C9       G 
When I tried to make it more, well it was always less 
 
               D 
                                                                   C9 
          G 
And it's a thin line between pleasing yourself and pleasing somebody else 
 
G            G/F#             C9                                   G 
            G/F#           C9 
With my confidence on fire                                       I set to 
fixing up my role 
                                      (With my confidence on fire) 
 
G     G/F#             C9                                      G 
                  G/F#                  C9 
My separation of desires                                      just led me 
deeper down the hole 
                                    (Oh, separation of desires) 
  
Chorus2: 
D                                                           C9      G 
When I tried to make it more, well it was always less  
 
               D 
                                                                   C9 
           G      
And it's a thin line between pleasing yourself and pleasing somebody else, yeah 
 
D                                                            C9     G 
When I tried to make it more, well it was always less 
 
               D 
                                                                   C9 
          G 
And it's a thin line between pleasing yourself and pleasing somebody else  
 
INSTRUMENTAL 
 
G          G/F#           C9        G       G/F#       C9 
Now I'm trying to get back to what I know that I should be 
 
G             G/F#                        C9                      G    G/F# 
  C9    
Hoping to God I was just                                  a temporary absentee 
                             (Oh, I was hoping I was just a temporary absentee) 
 
Chorus2 
 
 
 
 
 
I got lazy at the end and didn't feel like typing the chorus again, but you 
get the picture.  I just feel really cool that I get to add something to the 
Indigo Girls folder at FTP Nevada.  Enjoy the music! 
 
No Worries! 
Bill Schofield (and Caroline) 
[email protected]