Hearts And Dreams On The Line

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Hearts And Dreams On The Line’ is from the album“The Last Campaign”, Homecoming Records 1985, CD re-release by NEC, 1988, new title “American Hero”.  Great album. 

This song sounds good any way you play it, strummed or picked.  The spoken intro – food for thought.  Fine melody, good lyrics, not as difficult to play as it might look at first sight – go ahead and learn it!

 

 

Aadd11
E-------------------
B--------2---------
G--------2---------
D-------------------
A--xx--------------

E--xx--------------

 

G6: G-chord with high E-string played ‘empty’

 

 

Hearts And Dreams on the Line     John Stewart

 

"And in a moment it was over, and we were left with what we might have been

and what we had become."

 

Capo 3^rd fret

(D) (Aadd11)(D)   (Aadd11)(D)
(G)  (A7short)   (D)  (G)   (D)  (Em7) (A7 short) (D) (Aadd11)(D)(hold)

Ah, (D)time (Aadd11)after (D)time
You can (Aadd11)read the (D)signs,
With our hearts and our (Em7)dreams on the (D)line.(A7short) (D)
And if someone (Aadd11)has a (D)light,
You'd better shine it (Aadd11)every (D)night,
With our hearts and our (Em7)dreams on the (D)line.(A7short) (D)
With our hearts and our (Em7)dreams on the (D)line.(A7short) (D)(hold)
(D) (Aadd11)(D)   (Aadd11)(D)
(G)  (A7short)   (D)  (G)   (D)  (Em7) (A7 short) (D) (Aadd11)(D)(hold)

There are (Dsoldiers (Aadd11)in the (D)cold
Whose spirits (Aadd11)have been (D)sold
With our hearts and our (Em7)dreams on the (D)line (A7short) (D)(hold)
And there's (D)nowhere (Aadd11)left to (D)run
For the children (Aadd11)all have (D)guns,
With our hearts and our (Em7)dreams on the (D)line,(A7short) (D)(hold)
With our (D)hearts and our (Em7)dreams on the (D)line,(A7 short) (D)(hold)
Yeah, with our (G)hearts and our (A)dreams(hold) on the (D)line.

(Aadd11) (D)   (Aadd11)(D)

(G)  (A7 short)  (D)  (G)  (D)  (Em7) (A7 short) (D) (Aadd11)(D)(hold)

(G6) (A7 short)(hold)  (G6) (A7)(hold) (D)  (G)  (A7 short)  (D)(hold)

And (D)have you (Aadd11)heard the (D)news?
There's nothing (Aadd11)left to (D)lose,
With our hearts and our (Em7)dreams on the (D)line.(A7 short) (D)(hold)
And (D)you won't (Aadd11)feel the (D)sting
Till you hear the (Aadd11)Angel's (D)wings,
With our hearts and our (Em7)dreams on the (D)line,(Aadd11) (D)(hold)
With our (D)hearts and our (G)dreams on the (D)line,(A7 short) (D)(hold)
Yeah, with our (G)hearts and our (A)dreams(hold) on the (D)line, (Aadd11)(D)   (A)
[this A-chord played as F at 8^th fret, yep, fifth if you count ‘from capo’]
With our (D)hearts and our (G)dreams on the (D)line, (Aadd11)(D)(hold)
With our (D)hearts and our (G)dreams (A)on the (D)line. (G) (A) (D)

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

Art Faller, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Charlie Woodward

February 2005