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JP Saxe – Line By Line Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
F C F C

[Verse 1]
          F                 C
There are things that I sing that
                                  F C
 I'd never have the confidence to say
          F                C
There are things I believe that I only
                       Am         G
figure out when I sit down to play
                              F C
The truth don't scare me in a melody,
                   F    C
 immortalizing my sincerity
          F                 C
There are things that I sing that
                                  Am G
I'd never have the confidence to say

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[Pre-Chorus]
                          F
Like that song about my parents
that I'll never show 'em
                      G
And the ones about my exes
                 Am
that they don't deserve
        C           F           G
When it comes to you, I'm still trying
to find the words

[Chorus]
F             C
Love too big for a love song
     Am
If I tried to sum it up
        G
I know I'd get it wrong
F               C
Sometimes if it don't sound right
Am             G
I apologize, I just said
it 'cause it rhymed
F
Four chords, three minutes,
C
 you never fit in it
   E                   Am
So I just take you line by line
F    C
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
        Am
I'll be writing about you for
  G
the rest of my life
F           C
Line by line by line by line
             Am G
(line by line)

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[Verse 2]
          F                    C
There are things that I sing that
                                   F C
 I'll never have the confidence to say
         F                 C
Like I'm still not convinced that
                                Am G
 I won't be too much for you someday
                       F           C
Yeah, we both know the way it goes
                           F C
Hear my fears all on the radio
          F              C
There are things that I sing that
                                    Am G
I'll never have the confidence to say

[Chorus]
F             C
Love too big for a love song
     Am
If I tried to sum it up
        G
I know I'd get it wrong
F               C
Sometimes if it don't sound right
Am             G
I apologize, I just said it
'cause it rhymed
F
Four chords, three minutes,
 C
 you never fit in it
   E                   Am
So I just take you line by line
F    C
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
        Am                     G
I'll be writing about you for the
 rest of my life
F           C
Line by line by line by line
(line by line)
           Am
I'll be writing about you
      G
 for the rest of my life
F           C
Line by line by line by line
 (line by line)
          Am
I'll be writing about you
     G
for the rest of my life

[Bridge]
                Gm
I know it's complicated having
  F
 all your shit on display
    G                        Am
I appreciate the way you make it work
        C        F
When it comes to you I'm still
      G
trying to find the words

[Chorus]
F             C
Love too big for a love song
     Am                        G
If I tried to sum it up I know I'd
get it wrong
F               C
Sometimes if it don't sound right
Am             G
I apologize, I just said
it 'cause it rhymed
F                          C
Four chords, three minutes, you
 never fit in it
   E                   Am
So I just take you line by line
F    C
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
        Am
I'll be writing about
           G
you for the rest of my life
F           C
Line by line by line by line
(line by line)
        Am
I'll be writing about you
     G
for the rest of my life
F           C
Line by line by line by line
(line by line)
        Am
I'll be writing about you
     G
for the rest of my life

How to play Line By Line: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Line By Line by JP Saxe on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Line By Line by JP Saxe, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 6 chords: F, C, Am, G, E and Gm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – Am – G (IV – I – vi – V in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Em, D, B, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Line By Line chords: questions

What key is Line By Line in?

Line By Line by JP Saxe is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Line By Line?

Line By Line uses 6 chords: F, C, Am, G, E, Gm.

What is the chord progression of Line By Line?

The main progression is F – C – Am – G (IV – I – vi – V).

Is Line By Line easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Em, D, B, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

How to play Line By Line: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Line By Line chords: questions

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