DOTM 04 A Line is a Line (Live at the QEH Bristol)

by Keith Christmas

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This was recorded at the QEH Theatre in Bristol in the early 2000s when it was a regular part of my set. Unlike it’s more famous London namesake, QEH stands for Queen Elizabeth Hospital and is a private school in the heart of Bristol, £15K per annum, meals not included. It has a gorgeous little ‘theatre in the round’ which can be hired and don’t ask me who hired it because I can’t remember. I think I was the only one on the bill that night and we had a good crowd in, as you can hear!

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A Line Is A Line

Tuning: Open G (Slide) Strings (6-1) DGDGD No Capo Key G

Well pride that’s a wonderful thing
It makes a poor man feel like a king
Makes him stand 10 foot tall
Over triumph great and small
Well pride that’s a wonderful thing

But when you’re drowning a line is a line
When you’re drowning a line is a line
Do you worry who’s hand
Pulls you up on to dry land
When you’re drowning a line is a line

Well fame’s like a star in the night
The world looks up, and you’re in sight
No matter what you’re like inside
You’ll always get a free ride
Well fame’s like a star in the night

But when you’re drowning a line is a line.....

Well money, that’s the cream on the cake
The more you get, the more you make
When you’re rich you’ve got a voice
When you’re poor you got no choice
Well money, that’s the cream on the cake

But when you’re drowning a line is a line.....

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released September 1, 2020

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In a career spanning over 50 years Keith has recorded multiple albums, played acoustic guitar on Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ album, appeared at the first Glastonbury Festival in 1970 and gigged solo all over the UK and Europe.
A legendary live performer he has had a resurgence in popularity since ‘Crazy Dancing Days’ was released in December 2016 and ‘Life,Life’ in 2019 ... more

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