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Walking On A Wire

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Walking on a Wire, Richard Thompson, from "Shoot Out the lights"
Intro
e|-3--3--2--0----3---|    Dsus4  Cadd9
B|-3--3-------3--3---|
G|-0--0----------0---|
D|-0-----------------|
A|-2-----------------|
E|-3-----------------|
I Ghand you my Dball and Emchain
You just Ghand me that DSame old reCfrain
I'm Gwalking on a wire
I'm Dwalking on a wire
And I'm Amfalling--G-Dsus4  Cadd9  
I Gwish I could Dplease you toEmnight
But my Gmedicine just Dwon't come Cright
I'm Gwalking on a wire
I'm Dwalking on a wire
And I'm Amfalling--G-
DToo many Asteps to take
C#mToo many G#mspells to break
BmToo many C#nights awake and F#mno one else
DThis grindstone's Awearing me
C#mYour claws are G#mtearing me
C#mDon't use me Bendlessly
It's Atoo Emlong, BmToo Dlong to myAself
Where's the Gjustice, and Dwhere's the Gsense
When all the Gpain's on Dmy side of the Cfence
I'm Gwalking on a wire
I'm Dwalking on a wire
And I'm Amfalling--G-
DToo many Asteps to take
C#mToo many G#mspells to break
BmToo many C#nights awake and F#mno one else
DThis grindstone's Awearing me
C#mYour claws are G#mtearing me
C#mDon't use me Bendlessly
It's Atoo Emlong, BmToo Dlong to myAself
It Gscares you when Dyou don't Emknow
Which Gever way the Dwind may Cblow
I'm Gwalking on a wire
I'm Dwalking on a wire
And I'm Amfalling--G-

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Walking On A Wire

by Richard & Linda Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Cadd9

C#m

G#m

F#m

Walking on a Wire, Richard Thompson, from "Shoot Out the lights"

Intro

e|-3--3--2--0----3---| Dsus4 Cadd9

B|-3--3-------3--3---|

G|-0--0----------0---|

D|-0-----------------|

A|-2-----------------|

E|-3-----------------|

G D Em

I hand you my ball and chain

G D C

You just hand me that Same old refrain

I'm walking on a wire

Am G Dsus4 Cadd9

And I'm falling---

G D Em

I wish I could please you tonight

G D C

But my medicine just won't come right

I'm walking on a wire

Am G

And I'm falling---

D A

Too many steps to take

C#m G#m

Too many spells to break

Bm C# F#m

Too many nights awake and no one else

D A

This grindstone's wearing me

C#m G#m

Your claws are tearing me

C#m B

Don't use me endlessly

A Em Bm D A

It's too long, Too long to myself

G D G

Where's the justice, and where's the sense

G D C

When all the pain's on my side of the fence

I'm walking on a wire

Am G

And I'm falling---

D A

Too many steps to take

C#m G#m

Too many spells to break

Bm C# F#m

Too many nights awake and no one else

D A

This grindstone's wearing me

C#m G#m

Your claws are tearing me

C#m B

Don't use me endlessly

A Em Bm D A

It's too long, Too long to myself

G D Em

It scares you when you don't know

G D C

Which ever way the wind may blow

I'm walking on a wire

Am G

And I'm falling---

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