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Tightrope Chords

Music by: Electric Light Orchestra · 1976
Genre Rock Tone C minor BPM 130 Views 191
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[Intro 1]
[Sound effects]
[Cm][Eb]
[Ab][Cm][G]
[Cm][Eb]
[Ab][Bb]
[Cm][Eb]
[Ab][Cm][G]
[Cm][Eb]
[Ab][Bb]
[Cm][Ab]
[Fm][Cm][G]
[Cm][Ab]
[Fm][Cm][G]
[Cm]

[Intro 2]
[F][G]
[F][G]
[F][G]
[C][Am][C][Am]
[Em][Am]

[Verse 1]
[F]They say some days you're gon[G]na win
[F]They say some days you're gonna los[G]e
[F]I tell you I got news for you[G]
You're [F]losin' all the time, you'll never [G]win, no

[Pre-chorus 1]
[C]If you believe that's how it's gon[E]na be,
I'd better put you [F]down[Fm]
[C]Get off your tightrope up there,
[E]come down on the ground
You gotta [F]save me now,
you better [Fm]turn around

[Chorus 1]
[Am](Woo!) When I look[F]ed around
[Am](Woo!) I was headi[D]ng down
[C]Won't some[Am]bo dy
[F]throw me [E]down a [Am]line

[Interlude 1]
[F](He[G]- he- hey!)
[F](He[G]- he- hey!)

[Verse 2]
[F]They say some days you got[G]ta give
(He- he- [F]hey!)
They say some days you gotta [G]take
(He- he- [F]hey!)
If that's the way it's gotta [G]be
(He- he- hey!)
[F]Roll it over and [G]you will see (He-he-hey!)

[Pre-chorus 2]
[C]The city streets are full of peo[E]ple
going nowhere making [F]time[Fm]
[C]The change from night to day
is [E]really only hours
It's just a[F]long the line, can't you [Fm]see the sign

[Chorus 2]
[Am](Woo!) When I look[F]ed around
[Am](Woo!) I was headi[D]ng down
[C]Won't some[Am]bo dy
[F]throw me [G]down a line

[Interlude 2]
[Cm][Eb]
[Ab][Cm][G]
[Cm][Eb]
[Ab][Bb]
[Cm][Ab]
[Fm][Cm][G]

[Verse 3]
[F]I want to look you straight into [G]the eye
(He- he- [F]hey!)
I want to tell you how I really [G]feel
(He- he- [F]hey!)
And I can feel the wheels are [G]turning around
(He- he- hey!)
[F]Won't somebody throw me [G]down a line

[Pre-chorus 3]
(He-he-hey!)
[C]The city streets are full of peo[E]ple
going nowhere making [F]time[Fm]
[C]The change from night to day
is [E]really only hours
It's just a[F]long the line, can't you [Fm]see the sign

[Chorus 3]
[Am](Woo!) When I clos[F]ed my eyes
[Am](Woo!) I was so su[D]rprised
[C]Somebo[Am]dy had
[F]thrown me dow[E]n the line,
[Am]stopped me drown[D]ing
[C]Somebo[Am]dy had
[F]thrown me [G]down the line

[Outro 1]
[Cm][Eb]
[Ab][Cm][G]
[Cm][Eb]
[Ab][Bb]
[Cm][Ab]
[Fm][Cm][G]
[Cm][Ab]
[Fm][Cm][G]
[Cm][F]
[D][Fm]
[C][Ebm][Dm][G]
[C]
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