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Tight Rope

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[Intro]
C6 B7
[Verse 1]
I'm up on the Em7tightwire
One side's Am7ice and one is fire
It's a Ccircus Ggame with you and F#m7b5meB7  
[Verse 2]
I'm up on the Em7tightrope
One side's Am7hate and one is hope
But the Ctop hat on my Ghead is all you Dsee
[Pre-Chorus]
And the Bmwire seems to be
The only Em7place for me
A Bmcomedy of errors and I'm fC7alling
[Chorus]
Like a Grubber-neck giD/F#raffe
You Emlook into my Dpast
Well Cmaybe you're just to blind to - seeB7  
[Verse 3]
I'm up in the Emspotlight
Ohh does it feel Am7right
Ohh the CaltiGtude seems to get to F#m7b5meB7  
[Verse 4]
I'm up on the Em7tightwire
Flanked by Am7life and the funeral pyre
CPutting on a Gshow for you to Dsee
[Interlude]
Bm   Em7   Bm   C7
[Chorus]
Like a Grubber-neck giD/F#raffe
you Emlook into my Dpast
well maCybe you're just too blind to - seeB7  
[Verse 5]
I'm up in the Em7spotlight
Ohh does it feel Am7right
Ohh the Caltitude Greally gets to meF#m7b5  B7  
[Verse 6]
I'm up on the Em7tightwire
Flanked by Am7life and the funeral pyre
CPutting on a Gshow for you to F#m7b5seeB7  
[Finale]
Em Am C G F#m7b5 B7
Em Am C G F#m7b5 B7
Em Am C G F#m7b5 B7
Em Am C G F#m7b5 B7

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Tight Rope

by Leon Russell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am7

F#m7b5

D/F#

[Intro]

C6 B7

[Verse 1]

Em7

I'm up on the tightwire

Am7

One side's ice and one is fire

C G F#m7b5 B7

It's a circus game with you and me

[Verse 2]

Em7

I'm up on the tightrope

Am7

One side's hate and one is hope

C G D

But the top hat on my head is all you see

[Pre-Chorus]

And the wire seems to be

Em7

The only place for me

Bm C7

A comedy of errors and I'm falling

[Chorus]

G D/F#

Like a rubber-neck giraffe

Em D

You look into my past

C B7

Well maybe you're just to blind to - see

[Verse 3]

I'm up in the spotlight

Am7

Ohh does it feel right

C G F#m7b5 B7

Ohh the altitude seems to get to me

[Verse 4]

Em7

I'm up on the tightwire

Am7

Flanked by life and the funeral pyre

C G D

Putting on a show for you to see

[Interlude]

Bm Em7 Bm C7

[Chorus]

G D/F#

Like a rubber-neck giraffe

Em D

you look into my past

C B7

well maybe you're just too blind to - see

[Verse 5]

Em7

I'm up in the spotlight

Am7

Ohh does it feel right

C G F#m7b5 B7

Ohh the altitude really gets to me

[Verse 6]

Em7

I'm up on the tightwire

Am7

Flanked by life and the funeral pyre

C G F#m7b5 B7

Putting on a show for you to see

[Finale]

Em Am C G F#m7b5 B7

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