Tightrope

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Key: B major
Solo: B minor pentatonic with some major scale riffs
[Intro]
EDB7 AGE EDB7 AGE
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[Verse 1]
B9
Caught up in a whirlwind, can't catch my breath
Knee deep in hot water, broke out in cold sweat
Can't catch a turtle, in this rat race
G#m7 E9 E D B7 A G E E D B7 A G E
Feels like I'm losing time, at a breakneck pace
[Verse 2]
B9
Afraid of my own shadow, in the face of grace
Heart full of darkness, spotlight on my face
There was love all around me, but I was looking for revenge
G#m7 E9 E D B E D B
Thank God it never found me, would have been the end
[Chorus]
E9 B9
Walkin' the tightrope, steppin on my friends
E9 B9
Walkin' the tightrope, was a shame and a sin
E9 B9
Walkin' the tightrope, between wrong and right
A E9 B9
Walkin' the tightrope, both day and night
[Solo 1]
B9
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E9 B9
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F#9E9 B9
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B9
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E9 B9
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F#9E9
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EDB7 AGE EDB7 AGE
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[Verse 3]
B9
Lookin' back in front of me, in the mirror's grin
Through eyes of love I see, I'm really lookin at a friend
We've all had our problems, that's the way life is
G#m7 E9 E D B E D B
My heart goes out to others, who are there to make amends
[Chorus 2]
E9 B9
Walkin' the tightrope, trying to make it right
E9 B9
Walkin' the tightrope, every day and every night
E9 B9
Walkin' the tightrope, bring it all around
A E9 E D B E D B
Walkin' the tightrope, from the lost to found
[Chorus 3]
E9 B9
Walkin' the tightrope, streched around the world
E9 B9
Walkin' the tightrope, save the boys and girls
E9 B9
Walkin' the tightrope, let's make it right
E9 B9
Walkin' the tightrope, do it, do it tonight
Walkin' the tightrope
[Solo 2]
E9B9E9B9
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Tightrope chords and lyrics

Free chords for Tightrope by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Key: B major       
Solo: B minor pentatonic with some major scale riffs
[Intro]
|E D B7  |A G E  |E D B7  |A G E  |
[Verse 1]
Knee deep in hot water, broke out in cold sweat
Can't catch a turtle, in this rat race
[Verse 2]
Heart full of darkness, spotlight on my face
There was love all around me, but I was looking for revenge
[Chorus]
[Solo 1] 
|B9  |%   |%   |%   |
|E9  |%   |B9  |%   |
|F#9 |E9  |B9  |%   |
|B9  |%   |%   |%   |
|E9  |%   |B9  |%   |
|F#9 |E9  |
|E D B7  |A G E  |E D B7  |A G E  |
[Verse 3]
Through eyes of love I see, I'm really lookin at a friend
We've all had our problems, that's the way life is
[Chorus 2]
[Chorus 3]
Walkin' the tightrope
[Solo 2]
|E9 |B9 |E9 |B9 | x6

Tightrope Chords by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

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Tightrope Chords · Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble