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Tightrope

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[Intro]
 Gm   Gm    Dm    Cx2
[Verse 1]
GmWhen I was just a boy
GmMy momma told me, "Son:
DmYou look so serious
CSmile and have some Gmfun"
GmWhen I was seventeen
GmMy father let me know
Dm"Life isn't fun and games
DmGotta Csell your Gmsoul!"
[Pre-Chorus]
GmI don't know how I ended up
DmSo close to where I started
GmI went to war for peace of mind
DmBut what's it Cfor?
[Chorus]
I'm dancing on a Gmtightrope
No time to mess aDmroundC  
Just trying to let my Gmmind go
I'm never coming DmdownC  
[Verse 2]
GmI found a preacher man
GmTo help me understand
DmWhat we are doing here
CWhat comes after Gmlife?
GmAnd now the years have passed
GmBeen to the moon and back
DmAnd all I've realized
DmNo one Cknows a Gmthing
[Pre-Chorus]
GmI don't know how I ended up
DmSo close to where I started
GmI went to war for peace of mind
DmWhat was it Cfor?
[Chorus]
I'm dancing on a Gmtightrope
No time to mess aDmroundC  
Just trying to let my Gmmind go
I'm never coming DmdownC  Gm  
I'm never coming DmdownC  Gm  
I'm never coming DmdownC  
[Bridge]
GmTeachers always say stay in between the linesDm  C  
GmMamma said be quiet if you can't say something niceDm  C  
GmDoctors always say take these pills for your healthDm  C  
But Gmnow I can't remember how to think for myselfDm  
[Chorus]
I'm dancing on a Gmtightrope
No time to mess aDmroundC  
Just trying to let my Gmmind go
I'm never coming DmdownC  Gm  
I'm never coming DmdownC  Gm  
I'm never coming DmdownC  
[Outro]
Gm  Gm  Dm  Am
Gm  Gm  Dm  C

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Tightrope

by Young the Giant

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Gm Gm Dm C

[Verse 1]

When I was just a boy

My momma told me, "Son:

You look so serious

C Gm

Smile and have some fun"

When I was seventeen

My father let me know

"Life isn't fun and games

Dm C Gm

Gotta sell your soul!"

[Pre-Chorus]

I don't know how I ended up

So close to where I started

I went to war for peace of mind

Dm C

But what's it for?

[Chorus]

I'm dancing on a tightrope

Dm C

No time to mess around

Just trying to let my mind go

Dm C

I'm never coming down

[Verse 2]

I found a preacher man

To help me understand

What we are doing here

C Gm

What comes after life?

And now the years have passed

Been to the moon and back

And all I've realized

Dm C Gm

No one knows a thing

[Pre-Chorus]

I don't know how I ended up

So close to where I started

I went to war for peace of mind

Dm C

What was it for?

[Chorus]

I'm dancing on a tightrope

Dm C

No time to mess around

Just trying to let my mind go

Dm C Gm

I'm never coming down

Dm C Gm

I'm never coming down

Dm C

I'm never coming down

[Bridge]

Gm Dm C

Teachers always say stay in between the lines

Gm Dm C

Mamma said be quiet if you can't say something nice

Gm Dm C

Doctors always say take these pills for your health

Gm Dm

But now I can't remember how to think for myself

[Chorus]

I'm dancing on a tightrope

Dm C

No time to mess around

Just trying to let my mind go

Dm C Gm

I'm never coming down

Dm C Gm

I'm never coming down

Dm C

I'm never coming down

[Outro]

Gm Gm Dm Am

Gm Gm Dm C

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