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Walking On Thin Ice

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* Means chord is only 2 beats
[Intro]
  G    E    E      EmWalking on walking on thin iceEm  Em  Am  Am  
 Em   Em   Am  Am*  A  D*  G   Em   Am   Am  Am*  Em   Em   C   Am  Am*  Em   Em  Em* C*
 Am   Em   Em  Em* C*  Am  Am*  Em   Em  Em*  C  Am* E* Em  
[Verse 1]
EmWalking on thin ice
EmI'm paying the priceAm  
For throwing Emthe dice in the airAm  
BWhy must we learn it the hard Emway
And play Amthe game of life with your hearEmt?
[Verse 2]
GI gave you my knifeEm  
CYou gave me my Amlife
Like a gush of Cwind     Emin my Amhair
BWhy do we forget Emwhat's been said
And play the game of life     Amwith our hEmearts?
[Instrumental]
 Em  Em*  G   Em   A   A   Em   Em  Em*  A   Am  Am* Bm*  B  B*
 Em   Em  Em*  Am   Am   Am  Em  
[Verse 3]
EmI may Amcry someEmday
But the tears will Amdry whichever Emway
And when our Bhearts return to ash--Emes
It'll    Dmbe Fjust a BstoryEm  
CIt'll be    Fjust a BstoryEm  
[Bridge]
Ai-aEmi-ai-aiEm-ai-ai-Emai-ai...
   Am     Am     A      Em     Em  Em*
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...
  Am    Am    Em    Em    Em    Am    Am  Am*
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...
  Em    Em  E*    Am    Am    Em    Em  Em*
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...
  Am    Am  Am*    Em    Em    Em  Am  
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...
  Em    Em    C    C  C*    Em    Em  Em*
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...
  Am    Am    Am    Em    A    Am  E*  B  
  Em       B    Am  Am*    B    B   Am*  E*
Ooh-ahooh...
Am B B B E B
[Verse 4]
A"I knew a girl Bwho tried to walk across the lake,Am  
'Course it was winter when all Bthis was ice.
That's a hell Emof a thing to do, you know.E  B  
EThey say the lAmake is as big as the ocean.E  B  
EmI wonder if she knew about it?"C  E  
[Outro]
  B    Em  Am*   C    E    B    Em   Em  Am  
  E   Em  Em* A*  Am   Em   Em  Em  
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...
 Am   Am   Em   Em   Am   Am   Em   Em  Em*
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...
 A   A  A*  Em   Em  Em  
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...
  G    Em    Em  E*   Am    E  E*  B  
(this is where the wierd music comes back in again)

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Walking On Thin Ice

by Yoko Ono

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

* Means chord is only 2 beats

[Intro]

G E E Em Em Em Am Am

Walking on walking on thin ice

Em Em Am Am A D G Em Am Am Am Em Em C Am Am Em Em Em C

* * * * * *

Am Em Em Em C Am Am Em Em Em C Am E Em

* * * * * *

[Verse 1]

Walking on thin ice

Em Am

I'm paying the price

Em Am

For throwing the dice in the air

B Em

Why must we learn it the hard way

Am Em

And play the game of life with your heart?

[Verse 2]

G Em

I gave you my knife

C Am

You gave me my life

C Em Am

Like a gush of wind in my hair

B Em

Why do we forget what's been said

Am Em

And play the game of life with our hearts?

[Instrumental]

Em Em G Em A A Em Em Em A Am Am Bm B B

* * * * *

Em Em Em Am Am Am Em

[Verse 3]

Em Am Em

I may cry someday

Am Em

But the tears will dry whichever way

B Em

And when our hearts return to ash--es

Dm F B Em

It'll be just a story

C F B Em

It'll be just a story

[Bridge]

Em Em Em

Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...

Am Am A Em Em Em

Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...

Am Am Em Em Em Am Am Am

Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...

Em Em E Am Am Em Em Em

* *

Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...

Am Am Am Em Em Em Am

Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...

Em Em C C C Em Em Em

* *

Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...

Am Am Am Em A Am E B

Em B Am Am B B Am E

* * *

Ooh-ahooh...

Am B B B E B

[Verse 4]

A B Am

"I knew a girl who tried to walk across the lake,

'Course it was winter when all this was ice.

Em E B

That's a hell of a thing to do, you know.

E Am E B

They say the lake is as big as the ocean.

Em C E

I wonder if she knew about it?"

[Outro]

B Em Am C E B Em Em Am

E Em Em A Am Em Em Em

* *

Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...

Am Am Em Em Am Am Em Em Em

Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...

A A A Em Em Em

Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...

G Em Em E Am E E B

* *

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