Tightrope Electric Light Orchestra
Song: Tightrope
G+ 321000
Here's the 'overture' to one of the finest albums in rock history:
Intro:
[Cm] [Ab] [Cm] [Ab]
F |G Gb F x 2, F |G C
Verse 1
[F]They say some days you're gonna [G]win,[Gb] [F]
They say some days you're gonna [G]lose.[Gb] [F]
I tell you I got news for [G]you[Gb] [F]
Your losin' all the time you never [G]win
[C]If you believe that's [E]how it's gonna be I'd [F]better put you [Fm]down
[C]Get off your tightrope up there, [E]come down on the ground
You gotta s[F]ave me now,
You better [Fm]turn around.
Chorus
[Am] Hey! When I [F]looked around[Am], I was [D7]heading down.
[C]Won't [G]some[Am]-bo-[C7]dy [F]throw me [E7]down a [Am]line.
F |G Gb F x 2
Verse 2
[F]They say some days you gotta [G]give?[Gb] [F]
[F]They say some days you gotta [G]take[Gb] [F]
[F]If that's the way it's gotta [G]be,[Gb] [F]
Roll it over and [G]you will see.
[C]The city streets are full of [E]people going nowhere making [F]time.[Fm]
[C]The change from night to day is [E]really only hours,
It's just [F]along the line can't you [Fm]see the sign
Chorus
[Am] Hey! When I [F]looked around[Am], I was [D7]heading down,
[C]Won't [G]some[Am]-bo-[C7]dy [F]throw me [E7]down a [Cm]line!
Somebody,[Ab] [Cm] somebody?[Ab] [G]
Verse 3
[F]I want to look you straight in the [G]eye,[Gb] [F]
[F]I want to tell you how I really [G]feel,[Gb] [F]
[F]I can feel the wheels [G]turnin' round[Gb],[F]
[F]Won't somebody throw me [G]down a line
[C]The city streets are full of [E]people going nowhere making [F]time.[Fm]
[C]The change from night to day is [E]really only hours,
It's just [F]along the line can't you [Fm]see the sign
Chorus 2
[Am] When I [F]closed my eyes[Am], I was [D7]so surprised
[C]Some-[G]bo-[Am]dy [C7]had [F]thrown me [E7]down a [Am]line
Stopped me [D7]drownin'
[C]Some-[G]bo-[Am]dy [C7]had [F]thrown me [G]down a [Cm]line?
Somebody,[Ab] [Cm] somebody?[Ab]
[G+] [G] [C]
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