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πΈ Intro: F Ebm F F/Eb
Eb Db Eb
πΈ Verse:
F Eb F7/A
It used to be a sweet sensation
D7 Gm
No price too high for love
Bb/F Eb F/Bb
Now I pay for this bitter taste
Db
And the price is not enough
Ab/Eb
Such cruel sport for your kicks
Dm7(5-)
Such hard knocks on my heart
Db
How long before the pain ends
Eb
Tell me where living starts
πΈ Chorus:
Ab
And lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
Waking up on a sky high wire
Dm7(5-)
Desperation leaves us clinging
Db
On the edge of a house on fire
Ab
Lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
Live our life on borrowed time
Dm7(5-)
Every flame that ever moved you
Db
Touched your lips but never mine
Ab Cm F#
Lovers leap off burning buildings
πΈ Verse:
F Eb F7/A
No room for conversation
D7 Gm Gm/F
Cold stares and angry words
Eb Bb
Fall in pieces from our faces
Db
We read "do not disturb"
Ab/Eb
Some lovers just go hungry
Dm7(5-)
Others beg for just a bite
Db
You use me under pressure
Eb
To what your appetite
πΈ Chorus:
Ab
And lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
Waking up on a sky high wire
Dm7(5-)
Desperation leaves us clinging
Db
On the edge of a house on fire
Ab
Lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
Live our life on borrowed time
Dm7(5-)
Every flame that ever moved you
Db
Touched your lips but never mine
Ab Cm F#
Lovers leap off burning buildings
( F# G/D D D/C )
( Bm D A G )
( F G/D D D/C )
( Bm D A G )
( F Eb )
πΈ Chorus:
Ab
And lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
Waking up on a sky high wire
Dm7(5-)
Desperation leaves us clinging
Db
On the edge of a house on fire
Ab
Lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
Live our life on borrowed time
Dm7(5-)
Every flame that ever moved you
Db
Touched your lips but never mine
Ab Cm F#
Lovers leap off burning buildings
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Song History
Published: March 28, 2021
Last Updated: February 24, 2026