Key: E major•
Intro 1
F#m
E
A
C#m
F#m
G#m
A
E
G#m
Verse 1
upon the face
E
G#m
In the window of the train
G#m
F#m
'Cause I knew she wouldn't
G#m
C#m
pulled out of sight
Verse 2
B
A
I heard a whistle blow
E
G#m
And I turned to see if she
Bsus4
B
And I'm out on the edge
Verse 3
and I ain't no acrobat
A
B
A
C#m
Walkin' on a tightrope
B
A
B
A
C#m
I'm walkin' on a tightrope
F#m
G#m
Every step I take,
A
B
D
I just know it's gonna break
D
G#m
F#m
But that face in the window
C#m
B
E
just will not let me go
G#m
Verse 4
The hours passed and the
E
G#m
Down into the dawn
F#m
Bsus4
Was soon due in and I was sure
A
Bsus4
she would be on it
G#m
C#m
off into the distance
Verse 5
Bsus4
A
And I walked outside to listen
G#m
E
Waited to see,
G#m
A
but she did not come back
Bsus4
B
And I'm out on the edge
Verse 6
and I ain't no acrobat
A
B
A
C#m
Walkin' on a tightrope
G#m
F#m
I see her face in the window and
A
B
A
C#m
I'm walkin' on a tightrope
F#m
G#m
A
B
Every step I take, I just know it's gonna break
A
Interlude 1
C#m
G#m
F#m
A
C#m
F#m
G#m
D
Verse 7
G#m
F#m
C#m
But that face in the window just
B
A
F#m
will not let me go, no
G#m
F#m
C#m
B
Oo h
Interlude 2
E
A
C#m
F#m
G#m
A
Bsus4
Verse 8
A
B
A
B
C#m
in' on a tightrope
F#m
B
and it's blowin' me away
A
B
A
C#m
Walkin' on a tightrope
F#m
G#m
Every step I take,
A
B
I know it's gonna break
A
B
A
C#m
Walkin' on a tightrope
F#m
B
that face in the window
A
B
A
C#m
Walkin' on a tightrope
F#m
G#m
She got me out on the edge and
A
B
I know it's gonna break
A
B
A
C#m
Walkin' on a tightrope
B
A
C#m
Walkin' on a tightrope
F#m
G#m
She's gone, she's gone,
A
B
she's left me and gone
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