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Tightrope – Ron Pope
Capo 2nd Fret
[Intro]
F  G  Am     Am  G  F     F  G  Am     G
I woke Fup beGfore the Amsun Chased your Amghost aGcross the Fyard 
Through the Ffog and tGumbling Amdark 'til you were Ggone  
Virginia FI can Ghardly Ambreathe I've forAmgotten Ghow to Fsleep 
And your Fface still Ghaunts my Amdreams when I'm aGlone   G  
[Chorus]
So now I'm Amwalking on a Ftightrope wire TCoo far off the gGround       
I'm imagAmining the Fwords you said when lCast I saw your Gmouth       
Yes I'm Amwalking on a tFightrope wire So Cafraid to Gfall 
And I'd Amtell you that I Fmiss you but I'm Gsure it doesn't matter at all 
[Interlude]
F  G  Am     Am  G  F     F  G  Am     G
The Fthings I Ggave awAmay          They're not     Amcoming Gback for Fme
Should've Flearned from Gmy mistAmakes      but I never Gdo
As I Flay here Gall aAmlone    I hang Amup beGfore I Fcall
And adFmit to Gall my Amfaults      to pass the Gtime
[Chorus]
So now I'm Amwalking on a Ftightrope wire TCoo far off the gGround       
I'm imagAmining the Fwords you said when Clast I saw your Gmouth       
Yes I'm Amwalking on a tFightrope wire CSo afraid to Gfall 
And I'd Amtell you that I Fmiss you but I'm Gsure it doesn't matter at all 
[Instrumental Break]
    F      C      G   Am     Gx3
F    C    G
(One Strum Each Chord)
There's a Fplace we Gused to Amgo           TodAmay  I Gwent aFlone 
If there's a Fmessage Gin this Amsong       Well I don't Gknow  
[Chorus] 
(Return to normal strum pattern)
So now I'm Amwalking on a Ftightrope wire CToo far off the Gground       
I'm imagAmining the Fwords you said when Clast I saw your Gmouth       
Yes I'm Amwalking on a tFightrope wire CSo afraid to Gfall 
And I'd Amtell you that I Fmiss you but I'm Gsure
Yes I'm Amwalking on a Ftightrope wire CToo far off the Gground       
I'm imagAmining the Fwords you said when Clast I saw your Gmouth       
Yes I'm Amwalking on a tFightrope wire CSo afraid to Gfall 
And I'd Amtell you that I Fmiss you but I'm Gsure 
And I'd Amtell you that I Fmiss you but I'm Gsure it doesn't matter at Fall   G  Am  
it doesn’t matter at AmallG  F  
F  G  Am     G

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Tightrope

by Ron Pope

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Tightrope – Ron Pope

Capo 2nd Fret

[Intro]

F G Am Am G F F G Am G

F G Am Am G F

I woke up before the sun Chased your ghost across the yard

F G Am G

Through the fog and tumbling dark 'til you were gone

F G Am Am G F

Virginia I can hardly breathe I've forgotten how to sleep

F G Am G G

And your face still haunts my dreams when I'm alone

[Chorus]

Am F C G

So now I'm walking on a tightrope wire Too far off the ground

Am F C G

I'm imagining the words you said when last I saw your mouth

Am F C G

Yes I'm walking on a tightrope wire So afraid to fall

Am F G

And I'd tell you that I miss you but I'm sure it doesn't matter at all

[Interlude]

F G Am Am G F F G Am G

F G Am Am G F

The things I gave away They're not coming back for me

F G Am G

Should've learned from my mistakes but I never do

F G Am Am G F

As I lay here all alone I hang up before I call

F G Am G

And admit to all my faults to pass the time

[Chorus]

Am F C G

So now I'm walking on a tightrope wire Too far off the ground

Am F C G

I'm imagining the words you said when last I saw your mouth

Am F C G

Yes I'm walking on a tightrope wire So afraid to fall

Am F G

And I'd tell you that I miss you but I'm sure it doesn't matter at all

[Instrumental Break]

F C G Am G

F C G

(One Strum Each Chord)

F G Am Am G F

There's a place we used to go Today I went alone

F G Am G

If there's a message in this song Well I don't know

[Chorus]

(Return to normal strum pattern)

Am F C G

So now I'm walking on a tightrope wire Too far off the ground

Am F C G

I'm imagining the words you said when last I saw your mouth

Am F C G

Yes I'm walking on a tightrope wire So afraid to fall

Am F G

And I'd tell you that I miss you but I'm sure

Am F C G

Yes I'm walking on a tightrope wire Too far off the ground

Am F C G

I'm imagining the words you said when last I saw your mouth

Am F C G

Yes I'm walking on a tightrope wire So afraid to fall

Am F G

And I'd tell you that I miss you but I'm sure

Am F G F G Am

And I'd tell you that I miss you but I'm sure it doesn't matter at all

Am G F

it doesn’t matter at all

F G Am G

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