Dancing On A High Wire chords by The Alan Parsons Project

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:
Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD   G minorGm D MajorD x3:


Verse 1:
   Dsus2Dsus2
We're living in a different reality
   Gm7Gm7      Am7Am7
We're toeing the same line
    Dsus2Dsus2
We give in we call it neutrality
  Gm7Gm7         Am7Am7
A augmentedA joke with no punchline
         Bb majorBb  C majorC
The silver plated hero
          Dsus2Dsus2
Meets the golden hearted whore
           Bb majorBb  C majorC
The odds'll give you zero
            DmDm     Asus4/E Dsus2/E
She'll be leaving in a few days more
Dsus4Dsus4     D MajorD  G minorGm       D MajorD
Movin' on forever, maybe she don't care
Dsus4Dsus4     D MajorD   G minorGm          D MajorD
Holding on together, maybe it just ain't there

Chorus:
Dsus2Dsus2        Bb majorBb    C majorC
You're dancing on a high wire
        DmDm
You need to be so sure
          Bb majorBb    C majorC
There used to be a lifeline
      DmDm
There isn't anymore


Verse 2:
   Dsus2Dsus2
We are the same with no similarity
   Gm7Gm7      Am7Am7
We talk at the same time
    Dsus2Dsus2
We believe in freedom and charity
  Gm7Gm7         Am7Am7
As long as I get mine
     Bb majorBb  C majorC
The ivory madonna is walking
          Dsus2Dsus2
Through the door
           Bb majorBb  C majorC
You watch her from a window
            DmDm     Asus4/E Dsus2/E
It doesn't matter anymore
Dsus4Dsus4     D MajorD  G minorGm       D MajorD
Moving on forever, maybe she don't care
Dsus4Dsus4     D MajorD   G minorGm          D MajorD
Holding on together, maybe it just ain't there

Chorus:
Dsus2Dsus2        Bb majorBb    C majorC
You're dancing on a high wire
        DmDm
You need to be so sure
          Bb majorBb    C majorC
There used to be a lifeline
      DmDm
There isn't anymore


Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------6p5--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------7--7-------------------10------------|
D MajorD|----/7-----------------10--10^p8-------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------10-------/12--10--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------6p5-------------------------------8^10^8-|
G+G|--------------7--7-------------------10------------|
D MajorD|----/7-----------------10--10^p8-------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------10----------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|

e|---8--------------------8--10--------------------------------|
BB|------5--/8--6----/10------------10\8--6--^8p6----------6----|
G+G|------------------------------------------------7--7-------7-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------8--10----12^13---13p10-----10-----15^17-----12h13p12------10--|
BB|---/10--10-------------------------13----------------------------13-------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus:
Dsus4Dsus4     D MajorD  G minorGm       D MajorD
Moving on forever, maybe she don't care
Dsus4Dsus4     D MajorD   G minorGm          D MajorD
Holding on together, maybe it just ain't there


Chorus:
Dsus2Dsus2        Bb majorBb    C majorC
You're dancing on a high wire
        DmDm
You need to be so sure
          Bb majorBb    C majorC
There used to be a lifeline
      DmDm
There isn't anymore


Chorus:
Dsus2Dsus2        Bb majorBb    C majorC
You're dancing on a high wire
        DmDm
You need to be so sure
          Bb majorBb    C majorC
There used to be a lifeline
      DmDm
There isn't anymore


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| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on

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