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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Tight Rope / Leon Russell chords
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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] .
Key:  
C
3211
Em
121
B
12341112
G
2131
F#
134211112
C
3211
Em
121
B
12341112
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To learn Leon Russell - Tight Rope chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, F#, B, Em, C and G. Start with a comfortable 38 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 77. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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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] _ .

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