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Tightrope

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[Chords]
       E= 022100
  E7sus4= 020230
       A= 002220
   Dsus2= **0230
   Asus2= *02200
      E5= 079900
B5alt   = 024400
   Asus4= *02230
       D= **0232
       G= 320002
      Bm= *24432
[Verse]
You shouEld have been an angel, it would havE7sus4e suited you,A  
My gold Dsus2leafed triptych angAel, she knows juDsus2st what to dAsus2o.E5  E5  
In the halEf light of morning, in a world E7sus4between the sheets,A  
I sDsus2wear I saw her angel Awing, my vision was coAsus2mplete.E5  E5  Dsus2  
And I know Dsus2I'll never want another Asus2lover, my sweet.E5  E5  
Can there be morDsus2e in this world,
                           Asus2B5alt
Than the joy of just watching you sleep'
I don't know just what to feel,
Won't someone tell me my love is Ereal'E7sus4  
[Instrumental]
A  Asus4  A    E  E7sus4    A  Asus4  A
[Verse]
EAre we etched in stone Dsus2or just scratched in the sand,
AWaiting for the waves to come and re-Dclaim Athe landE.
EWill the sun shine, all Dsus2sweetness and light,
ABurn us to a cinder, our Dsus2third Asus2stone saEtelite.
[Chorus 1]
I'm on a Etightrope, babyDsus2, nine miles high,
AStriding through the clouds on mDsus2y ribbon in thEe sky.
I'm on a Etightrope, baby, one Dsus2thing I've found,
AI don't know how to stop, and it's a
GLong, lonBmg, loE5ng, long way down.
[Instrumental]
E   D    A   E    E5    E5
[Verse]
She's all E5that ever mattered and alDsus2l that ever will,
My cup Ait runneth over, I'll nevDsus2er  get Asus2my  fillE.
The boatEs in the harbour slip from Dsus2their chains,
AHead for new horizons, leDsus2ts      Asus2do the   Esame.
[Chorus 2]
I'm on a Etightrope, babyDsus2, nine miles high,
AStriding through the clouds on mDsus2y ribbon in thEe sky.
I'm on a Etightrope, baby, one Dsus2thing I've found,
I Adon't know how to stop,
[Verse]
And it's a tightrEope, baby, nine Dsus2miles high,
AStriding through the clouds on mDsus2y ribbon in thEe sky.
I'm on a Etightrope, baby, one Dsus2thing I've found,
AI don't know how to stop, and it's a
GLong, lonBmg, loE5ng, long way down.

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Tightrope

by The Stone Roses

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E7sus4

Dsus2

Asus2

Asus4

[Chords]

= 022100

E7sus4

= 020230

= 002220

Dsus2

= **0230

Asus2

= *02200

= 079900

B5alt = 024400

Asus4

= *02230

= **0232

= 320002

= *24432

[Verse]

E E7sus4 A

You should have been an angel, it would have suited you,

Dsus2 A Dsus2 Asus2 E5 E5

My gold leafed triptych angel, she knows just what to do.

E E7sus4 A

In the half light of morning, in a world between the sheets,

Dsus2 A Asus2 E5 E5 Dsus2

I swear I saw her angel wing, my vision was complete.

Dsus2 Asus2 E5 E5

And I know I'll never want another lover, my sweet.

Dsus2

Can there be more in this world,

Asus2

B5alt

Than the joy of just watching you sleep'

I don't know just what to feel,

E E7sus4

Won't someone tell me my love is real'

[Instrumental]

A Asus4 A E E7sus4 A Asus4 A

[Verse]

E Dsus2

Are we etched in stone or just scratched in the sand,

A D A E

Waiting for the waves to come and re-claim the land.

E Dsus2

Will the sun shine, all sweetness and light,

A Dsus2 Asus2 E

Burn us to a cinder, our third stone satelite.

[Chorus 1]

E Dsus2

I'm on a tightrope, baby, nine miles high,

A Dsus2 E

Striding through the clouds on my ribbon in the sky.

E Dsus2

I'm on a tightrope, baby, one thing I've found,

I don't know how to stop, and it's a

G Bm E5

Long, long, long, long way down.

[Instrumental]

E D A E E5 E5

[Verse]

E5 Dsus2

She's all that ever mattered and all that ever will,

A Dsus2 Asus2 E

My cup it runneth over, I'll never get my fill.

E Dsus2

The boats in the harbour slip from their chains,

A Dsus2 Asus2 E

Head for new horizons, lets do the same.

[Chorus 2]

E Dsus2

I'm on a tightrope, baby, nine miles high,

A Dsus2 E

Striding through the clouds on my ribbon in the sky.

E Dsus2

I'm on a tightrope, baby, one thing I've found,

I don't know how to stop,

[Verse]

E Dsus2

And it's a tightrope, baby, nine miles high,

A Dsus2 E

Striding through the clouds on my ribbon in the sky.

E Dsus2

I'm on a tightrope, baby, one thing I've found,

I don't know how to stop, and it's a

G Bm E5

Long, long, long, long way down.

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