Tight Rope — Leon Russell
Chords and lyrics for Tight Rope by Leon Russell (key of C).
Intro
[C] [B]
[Em]I"m up on a Tightwire
one side"s [Am]ice and one is fire
It"s a [C]circus [G]game withg you and [D]me
[Em]Im up on the tightrope
one sides [Am]hate and one is hope
but the [C]top hat on my [G]head is all you [D]see
[Em]and the wire seems to be the only [Am]place for me
a [C]comedy of [G]errors and im [D]falling
[Em]like a rubber neck [Am]giraffe you [C]look into my past
well [Em]maybe you just [D]to blind to [B]see
[Em]im up in the spotlight
oh does it [Am]feel right
oh the [C]altitude really [G]gets to [D]me
[Em]Im up in the tight wire
flanked by [Am]life and the funeralpryre
[C]putting on a [G]show for you too [D]see B
Solo
[Em] [Am] [C] [G] [D]
[Em]like a rubber neck [Am]giraffer you [C]look into my past
[Em]well maybe your [D]just to blind to [B]see
[Em]im up on the spotlight
oh does it [Am]feel right
oh the [C]altitude seems to get to me
[Em]im up on a tightwire
flanked by [Am]life and the funeral pryre
[C]putting on a [G]show for you too [D]see
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