Watching The Wires chords by Hiss Golden Messenger

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:

B C#   E  x4



🎸 Verse 1:
B               F#
Then I became a singer
     C#m              E
It's strange to think about
                               B
I wanted to be heard, when you get down to it
      F#                E
There ain't no money in that
B               F#
Then I became a stranger
C#m7             E
Living with this gun
                     B
I was afraid I would never grow old
     F#            E
Temptation wore me down

F#


🎸 Chorus:
             B
Watching the wires
        F#
Setting fires
  C#m7
I hate to run, but
              E
I'm a gun for hire
               B
Gimme one good reason
               F#
"Do it for the feeling"
  C#m7
I know what you say, but
                      E
I had to learn it the hard way


B C#m  E   x2


🎸 Verse 2:
B                       F#
Oh, the running was murder
C#m             E
Baby, they were right
                       B
I drew a card that was full of swords
        F#               E
I never said I loved the light
B                  F#
So I did run like a river
C#m                    E
Either that or blow my mind
                         B
Momma was afraid I would never grow old
F#m                 E
I was afraid that I might

F#


🎸 Chorus:
             B
Watching the wires
        F#
Setting fires
  C#m7
I hate to run, but
              E
I'm a gun for hire
               B
Gimme one good reason
               F#
"Do it for the feeling"
  C#m7
I know what you say, but
                      E
I had to learn it the hard way


B C#m   E  x2


🎸 Outro:
B                      F#
Maybe in the next lifetime
C#m               E
Maybe in the next frame
                  B
Maybe in the next valley
F#             E
Somebody knows me