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Man On Wire

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Not entirely sure about the first 2 chords but better than nothing!
Capo 1
F/CIf I wrote down a hundred things,
F/GThat I thought that I could do,
GBy tFhe time that I was 67.
F/CWould there be another list,
F/GOf 99 things that I missed,
GJust becaFuse I had a fear of failing.
FWould I have walked between two towers,
F/GJust like the man on wire,
GEven though Fhe had a chance of falling.
FWould I have opened up my soul,
F/GAnd let inside that deep dark hole,
GAnothAmer hFuman being capable of calling me back home?
G  Am  G  F
EmAnd wFe can watch movies,
EmAnd wFe can watch movies,
AmWhere GaFll ends well.
EmAnd Fwe can do coffee,
EmYes Fwe can do coffee,
AmWhere GalFl starts hell.
Em      F Em F
	Am  	G     Am     G   Fx5
Em F Em F  Am G  Em F
F/CI wrote down a hundred things,
F/GThat I thought that I could do,
GBy thFe age of 19 years old.
F/CThere's another list,
F/GOf just one thing that I missed,
GAll becaFuse I had a fear of failing.
F/COne thing that I left,
F/GHighly unadjusted,
GWithoFut a line dividing up the letters.
FIf I ignored those little words,
F/GI could never become hurt,
GI couFld move on and do so much better.
EmAnd wFe can watch movies,
EmAnd wFe can watch movies,
AmWhere GaFll ends well.
EmAnd Fwe can do coffee,
EmYes Fwe can do coffee,
AmWhere GalFl starts hell.

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Man On Wire

by Jose Vanders

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

F/G

Not entirely sure about the first 2 chords but better than nothing!

Capo 1

F/C

If I wrote down a hundred things,

F/G

That I thought that I could do,

G F

By the time that I was 67.

F/C

Would there be another list,

F/G

Of 99 things that I missed,

G F

Just because I had a fear of failing.

Would I have walked between two towers,

F/G

Just like the man on wire,

G F

Even though he had a chance of falling.

Would I have opened up my soul,

F/G

And let inside that deep dark hole,

G Am F

Another human being capable of calling me back home?

G Am G F

Em F

And we can watch movies,

Em F

And we can watch movies,

Am G F

Where all ends well.

Em F

And we can do coffee,

Em F

Yes we can do coffee,

Am G F

Where all starts hell.

Em F Em F

Am G Am G F

Em F Em F Am G Em F

F/C

I wrote down a hundred things,

F/G

That I thought that I could do,

G F

By the age of 19 years old.

F/C

There's another list,

F/G

Of just one thing that I missed,

G F

All because I had a fear of failing.

F/C

One thing that I left,

F/G

Highly unadjusted,

G F

Without a line dividing up the letters.

If I ignored those little words,

F/G

I could never become hurt,

G F

I could move on and do so much better.

Em F

And we can watch movies,

Em F

And we can watch movies,

Am G F

Where all ends well.

Em F

And we can do coffee,

Em F

Yes we can do coffee,

Am G F

Where all starts hell.

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