The Great Valerio — Richard & Linda Thompson
Chords and lyrics for The Great Valerio by Richard & Linda Thompson (key of Am).
Verse 1
The structure of the song is unusual: 2 verses, then chorus, verse, chorus.
Verse
[Am]High up above the [Em]crowd
[Am]The graet Valerio is [Em]walking
[Am]His rope sems hung from cloud to [Em]cloud
And [Am]time stands still while he is [G7]walking
His [C]eye is [F]steady on the [Am]target
His [F]foot is sure upon the [G7]rope
[Am]Alone and peacefull as a [Dm]mountain
And [Em]certain [C]as a [E7]mountain [Am]slope
Verse
[Am]We falter at the [Em]sight
[Am]We stumble in the [Em]mire
[Am]Fools who think they see the [Em]light
[Am]Prepare to balance on the [G7]wire
[C]But we [F]learn to watch [Am]together
And [F]feed on what we see [G7]above
[Am]Until our hearts turn like the [Dm]season
And [Em]we are [C][E7]acrobats of [Am]love
Chorus
[B7]How we wonder, [C]how we [F]wonder
[G]Watching [C]far [F]below
[Am]We would all be that great [Dm]hero
[Em]The great [C][E7][Am]Valeri-o
Verse
[Am]Come all you upstart [Em]jugglers
[Am]Are you really ready [Em]yet
[Am]Who will help the tightrope [Em]walker
[Am]When he tumbles to the [G7]net
So [C]come with [F]me to see [Am]Valerio
[F]As he dances through the [G7]air
[Am]I'm your friend untill you [Dm]use me
And [Em]then be [C]sure that [E7]I'm not [Am]there
Chorus
[B7]How we wonder, [C]how we [F]wonder
[G]Watching [C]far [F]below
[Am]We would all be that great [Dm]hero
[Em]The great [C][E7][Am]Valeri-o
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