Tight Rope Chords by Leon Russell
Tempo:
76.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
Em
B
G
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] .
[B] I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, [C] one side's ice and one is fire, it's a [G] circus game with [F#] you and.
me.
[B] I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, [C] one side's hate and one is hope, but the top hat [G] on my head.
is [D] all you see.
[Bm] And the wire seems to be [Em] the only place for me.
I'm up on a tightrope,.
a [Bm] comedy of errors [C] and falling, [G] like a [D] rubberneck giraffe, [Em] you look [D] into my pants, [C] well baby.
you're just too blind to [B] see.
[Em] I'm up in the spotlight, [C] oh does it feel right, well the.
[G] tune seems [F#] to get to me.
[B] [Em] I'm up on a tightrope, [C] flinged by life and the funeral pyre, but.
I ain't [G] gonna show you to [D] see, [Bm] [F#] [B] .
[E] [Bm] [F] [F#] [B] [Bm] .
[E] [D] [G] like a [D] rubberneck giraffe, [Em] you look into [D] my pants, [C] well baby.
you're just too blind to see.
[B] I'm [Em] up in the spotlight, oh [Am] does it feel right, well the.
tune seems to get to me.
I'm up in the spotlight, oh does it feel right, [C] well the tune [G].
seems.
to get [F#] to me.
[B] I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, [Am] flinged by life and the funeral pyre, [C] but I ain't.
[G] gonna show you [F#] to see.
[B] [Bm] [Em] [Am] [C] [G] .
[F#] [B] [D] [Em] .
[Am] [C] [G] .
[F#] [B] [Bm] [Em] .
[Am] [C] [G] .
[F#] [B] [Bm] [Em] .
[Am] [C] .
[N] .
[B] I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, [C] one side's ice and one is fire, it's a [G] circus game with [F#] you and.
me.
[B] I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, [C] one side's hate and one is hope, but the top hat [G] on my head.
is [D] all you see.
[Bm] And the wire seems to be [Em] the only place for me.
I'm up on a tightrope,.
a [Bm] comedy of errors [C] and falling, [G] like a [D] rubberneck giraffe, [Em] you look [D] into my pants, [C] well baby.
you're just too blind to [B] see.
[Em] I'm up in the spotlight, [C] oh does it feel right, well the.
[G] tune seems [F#] to get to me.
[B] [Em] I'm up on a tightrope, [C] flinged by life and the funeral pyre, but.
I ain't [G] gonna show you to [D] see, [Bm] [F#] [B] .
[E] [Bm] [F] [F#] [B] [Bm] .
[E] [D] [G] like a [D] rubberneck giraffe, [Em] you look into [D] my pants, [C] well baby.
you're just too blind to see.
[B] I'm [Em] up in the spotlight, oh [Am] does it feel right, well the.
tune seems to get to me.
I'm up in the spotlight, oh does it feel right, [C] well the tune [G].
seems.
to get [F#] to me.
[B] I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, [Am] flinged by life and the funeral pyre, [C] but I ain't.
[G] gonna show you [F#] to see.
[B] [Bm] [Em] [Am] [C] [G] .
[F#] [B] [D] [Em] .
[Am] [C] [G] .
[F#] [B] [Bm] [Em] .
[Am] [C] [G] .
[F#] [B] [Bm] [Em] .
[Am] [C] .
[N] .
Key:
C
Em
B
G
F#
C
Em
B
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, [C] one side's ice and one is fire, it's a [G] circus game with [F#] you and.
me.
[B] I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, [C] one side's hate and one is hope, but the top hat [G] on my head.
is [D] all you see.
_ _ [Bm] And the wire seems to be [Em] the only place for me.
I'm up on a tightrope,.
a [Bm] comedy of errors [C] and falling, [G] like a [D] rubberneck giraffe, [Em] you look [D] into my pants, [C] well baby.
you're just too blind to [B] see.
[Em] I'm up in the spotlight, _ [C] oh does it feel right, well the.
[G] tune seems [F#] to get to me.
_ [B] [Em] I'm up on a tightrope, [C] flinged by life and the funeral pyre, but.
I ain't [G] gonna show you to [D] see, _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [B] _ .
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ [F] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] [G] like a [D] rubberneck giraffe, [Em] you look into [D] my pants, [C] well baby.
you're just too blind to see.
[B] I'm [Em] up in the spotlight, oh [Am] does it feel right, well the.
tune seems to get to me.
I'm up in the spotlight, oh does it feel right, [C] well the tune [G].
seems.
to get [F#] to me.
_ [B] I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, _ [Am] flinged by life and the funeral pyre, [C] but I ain't.
[G] gonna show you [F#] to see.
_ [B] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .
_ _ [B] _ I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, [C] one side's ice and one is fire, it's a [G] circus game with [F#] you and.
me.
[B] I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, [C] one side's hate and one is hope, but the top hat [G] on my head.
is [D] all you see.
_ _ [Bm] And the wire seems to be [Em] the only place for me.
I'm up on a tightrope,.
a [Bm] comedy of errors [C] and falling, [G] like a [D] rubberneck giraffe, [Em] you look [D] into my pants, [C] well baby.
you're just too blind to [B] see.
[Em] I'm up in the spotlight, _ [C] oh does it feel right, well the.
[G] tune seems [F#] to get to me.
_ [B] [Em] I'm up on a tightrope, [C] flinged by life and the funeral pyre, but.
I ain't [G] gonna show you to [D] see, _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [B] _ .
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ [F] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] [G] like a [D] rubberneck giraffe, [Em] you look into [D] my pants, [C] well baby.
you're just too blind to see.
[B] I'm [Em] up in the spotlight, oh [Am] does it feel right, well the.
tune seems to get to me.
I'm up in the spotlight, oh does it feel right, [C] well the tune [G].
seems.
to get [F#] to me.
_ [B] I'm [Em] up on a tightrope, _ [Am] flinged by life and the funeral pyre, [C] but I ain't.
[G] gonna show you [F#] to see.
_ [B] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .