Learn to play "Line and Sinker" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Chorus: What you see is what you get (don't ya know) F#m (Fishing for the answer A with a line and sinker) D Bm Look at me and don't forget (don't ya know) F#m (Hard to get a grip with A all these broken fingers) D Bm What you see is what you get (don't ya know) F#m (Fishing for the answer A with a line and sinker) D Bm Look at me and don't forget (don't ya know) F#m (Hard to get a grip with A all these broken fingers) D Bm Today I don't feel pretty F#m A And I'm tired of trying D to fit right in Bm Don't think that you're so great F#m A Cause being great must suck D We don't always Bm see the bright side F#m A D We all need ego suicide Bm You hung my head F#m today But I have A licked my wounds Em D and carried on A/C# Bm Em D Everybody needs some sympathy A/C# Bm Em D Santa seemed to miss my chimney A/C# Bm Em D Reality is truly scaring me A/C# Bm So stand up straight and firmly say Chorus My heart is in the right place So wipe that smirk right off your face Don't make me feel like that Cause that's just plain not nice We don't always see the bright side And I lied when I said I was fine You slapped my face today But I have licked my wounds and carried on Everybody needs some sympathy Santa seemed to miss my chimney Reality is truly scaring me So stand up straight and firmly say... Chorus Em D Everybody needs some sympathy A/C# Bm Santa seemed to miss my chimney Em D You stole my luck from me A/C# Bm And now my fortune Em D cookie's empty! A/C# Bm Cause you came and you Em D stole it all from me! A/C# So stand up straight Bm and firmly say Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA ![]() C# ![]() D ![]() Em ![]() F#m ![]() Bm ![]() Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Line and Sinker" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Line and Sinker" by Billy Talent.