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Acrobat

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Capo On 3, have fun!
VERSE:
Goh my child Cis aEmn acrobGat
and he Cwalks Emupon the Gwires
knowing weCll that Emhe might Gfall
Cstill he Emclimbs up Ghigher
CHORUS:
Cif he should Gslip he wilCl surely Gdie 
and his Cbody will Embreak and his Csoul wilGl fly
Cinto the Gnight where thCe spirGit scream
he will Cleave this Emworld and Cbecome Ga dream
Goh my fatheCr was Ema sailGor
and he Clived Emupon the Gwaters
knowing weCll that Emhe might Gdrown
Che saileEmd beyond tGhe harbor
Cif he should Gslip he wilCl surely Gdie 
and his Cbody will Emsink and his Csoul will Gfly
Cinto the Gnight where thCe spirGits scream
he will Cleave this Emworld and Cbecome Ga dream
Gnothing will change   nothing will Cchange
Gwell that's how it goes but Cnothing will Emchange
Goh my love Cshe is my Emsaving Ggrace
she holCds me Emthrough Gthe winter
knowing weCll that EmI will lGeave
CStill shEme holds me cGloser
Cif my heart Gshould break I wCill surely Gdie 
and my bClood will Emfloat and my Csoul will Gfly
Cinto the Gnight where thCe spirGit screams
I will lCeave this Emworld and Cbecome a Gdream

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Acrobat

by Johnathan Rice

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo On 3, have fun!

VERSE:

G C Em G

oh my child is an acrobat

C Em G

and he walks upon the wires

C Em G

knowing well that he might fall

C Em G

still he climbs up higher

CHORUS:

C G C G

if he should slip he will surely die

C Em C G

and his body will break and his soul will fly

C G C G

into the night where the spirit scream

C Em C G

he will leave this world and become a dream

G C Em G

oh my father was a sailor

C Em G

and he lived upon the waters

C Em G

knowing well that he might drown

C Em G

he sailed beyond the harbor

C G C G

if he should slip he will surely die

C Em C G

and his body will sink and his soul will fly

C G C G

into the night where the spirits scream

C Em C G

he will leave this world and become a dream

G C

nothing will change nothing will change

G C Em

well that's how it goes but nothing will change

G C Em G

oh my love she is my saving grace

C Em G

she holds me through the winter

C Em G

knowing well that I will leave

C Em G

Still she holds me closer

C G C G

if my heart should break I will surely die

C Em C G

and my blood will float and my soul will fly

C G C G

into the night where the spirit screams

C Em C G

I will leave this world and become a dream

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