Tight Rope chords by Young The Giant

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Gm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
Gm Gm Dm C x2

Verse 1:
Gm
When I was just a boy
Gm
My momma told me, "Son:
Dm
You look so serious
C          Gm
Smile and have some fun"
Gm
When I was seventeen
Gm
My father let me know
Dm
"Life isn't fun and games
Dm  C     Gm
Gotta sell your soul!"

Pre-Chorus:
Gm
I don't know how I ended up
Dm
So close to where I started
Gm
I went to war for peace of mind
Dm      C
But what's it for?

Chorus:
         Gm
I'm dancing on a tightrope
         Dm  C
No time to mess around
           Gm
Just trying to let my mind go
         Dm  C
I'm never coming down

Verse 2:
Gm
I found a preacher man
Gm
To help me understand
Dm
What we are doing here
C        Gm
What comes after life?
Gm
And now the years have passed
Gm
Been to the moon and back
Dm
And all I've realized
Dm   C    Gm
No one knows a thing

Pre-Chorus:
Gm
I don't know how I ended up
Dm
So close to where I started
Gm
I went to war for peace of mind
Dm     C
What was it for?

Chorus:
         Gm
I'm dancing on a tightrope
         Dm  C
No time to mess around
           Gm
Just trying to let my mind go
         Dm  C Gm
I'm never coming down
         Dm  C Gm
I'm never coming down
         Dm  C
I'm never coming down

Bridge:
Gm                      Dm C
Teachers always say stay in between the lines
Gm                         Dm C
Mamma said be quiet if you can't say something nice
Gm                         Dm C
Doctors always say take these pills for your health
  Gm                      Dm
But now I can't remember how to think for myself

Chorus:
         Gm
I'm dancing on a tightrope
         Dm  C
No time to mess around
           Gm
Just trying to let my mind go
         Dm  C Gm
I'm never coming down
         Dm  C Gm
I'm never coming down
         Dm  C
I'm never coming down

Outro:
Gm Gm Dm Am
Gm Gm Dm C