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Tight Rope

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Capo 1st Fret
    GLife's a Dtightrope,
    And you're Amstanding on one Emtoe.
    GDon't let the feDar take hold of yAmou,
    You're bound to fall to the grEmound below.
    GPick yourself up aDgain,
    Over the edge aAmgain,
    Hold on to your hEmopes and dreams.
    GWhen all seems to be lDost,
    Don't start to count the cAmosts,
    Just go and beEmgin again.
GTight Drope AmwalEmker, Gtight Drope AmwalEmker.
[Chorus:]
The Gonly thing I'm Dsure of is, to Amhave no fear at Emall,
Just go, Gkeep oDn going Amon.Em  
And the Gonly thing that's Dcertain is someAmtimes you're bound to Emfall,
Just go, Gkeep Don going Amon.Em  
  GWhen all you Dwork for,
Comes Amtumbling to the Emground.
  GDon't let the sadnDess fill your heart,
AmTomorrow may be a Embetter day.
GLift your head up again,
DYou know you'll start again,
AmNo matter what may Emcome of it.
GYou know there's more to life,
DI'm sure that you'll survive,
AmYou know what you Emhave to do.
GTight Drope AmwalEmker, Gtight Drope AmwalEmker.
[Chorus:]
The Gonly thing I'm Dsure of is to Amhave no fear at Emall,
Just go, Gkeep oDn going Amon.Em  
And the Gonly thing that's Dcertain is someAmtimes you're bound to Emfall,
Just go kGeep, oDn going Amon.Em  
 GWho knows, who Dknows, who Amknows what may come Emtomorrow,
 GWho knows, who Dknows, who Amknows, what tomorrow Emmay bring.
 GWho knows, who Dknows, who Amknows what may come Emtomorrow,
 GWho knows, who Dknows, who Amknows, what tomorrow Emmay bring.
The Gonly thing I'm Dsure of is to Amhave no fear at Emall,
Just go, Gkeep oDn going Amon,Em  
And the Gonly thing that's Dcertain is someAmtimes you're bound to Emfall,
Just go, Gkeep Don going Amon Em[x2]
*you can add a G strum at the end (it sounds nice)

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Tight Rope

by Alex Clare

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Capo 1st Fret

G D

Life's a tightrope,

Am Em

And you're standing on one toe.

G D Am

Don't let the fear take hold of you,

You're bound to fall to the ground below.

G D

Pick yourself up again,

Over the edge again,

Hold on to your hopes and dreams.

G D

When all seems to be lost,

Don't start to count the costs,

Just go and begin again.

G D Am Em G D Am Em

Tight rope walker, tight rope walker.

[Chorus:]

G D Am Em

The only thing I'm sure of is, to have no fear at all,

G D Am Em

Just go, keep on going on.

G D Am Em

And the only thing that's certain is sometimes you're bound to fall,

G D Am Em

Just go, keep on going on.

G D

When all you work for,

Am Em

Comes tumbling to the ground.

G D

Don't let the sadness fill your heart,

Am Em

Tomorrow may be a better day.

Lift your head up again,

You know you'll start again,

Am Em

No matter what may come of it.

You know there's more to life,

I'm sure that you'll survive,

Am Em

You know what you have to do.

G D Am Em G D Am Em

Tight rope walker, tight rope walker.

[Chorus:]

G D Am Em

The only thing I'm sure of is to have no fear at all,

G D Am Em

Just go, keep on going on.

G D Am Em

And the only thing that's certain is sometimes you're bound to fall,

G D Am Em

Just go keep, on going on.

G D Am Em

Who knows, who knows, who knows what may come tomorrow,

G D Am Em

Who knows, who knows, who knows, what tomorrow may bring.

G D Am Em

Who knows, who knows, who knows what may come tomorrow,

G D Am Em

Who knows, who knows, who knows, what tomorrow may bring.

G D Am Em

The only thing I'm sure of is to have no fear at all,

G D Am Em

Just go, keep on going on,

G D Am Em

And the only thing that's certain is sometimes you're bound to fall,

G D Am Em

Just go, keep on going on [x2]

*you can add a G strum at the end (it sounds nice)

About Tight Rope Chords by Alex Clare

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