Tightrope
Stevie Ray Vaughan
INTRO 2x
Verse 1:
B9
Caught up in a world wind
Can't catch my breath,
Knee deep in hot water
Brake out in cold sweat
Can't catch the turtle
In this rat race
Abm E9
Feels like I'm losing time
At breakneck pace.
INTRO 2x
Verse 2:
B9
Afraid of my own shadow
In the face of grace
Heart full of darkness
Spotlight on my face
There was love all around me
But I was looking for revenge
Abm E9
Thank God it never found me
Would've been the end
1st half of INTRO x2
Chorus 1:
E9
Walking the tightrope
B9
Steppin on my friends
E9
Walking the tightrope
B9
Was a shame and a sin
E9
Walking the tightrope
B9
Between wrong and right
A E9
Walking the tightrope
B (hold)
Both day and night
Riff 1
Solo 1:
B9(x8) E9(x4) B9(x4) F#9(x2) E9(x2) B9(x4)
B9(x8) E9(x4) B9(x4) F#9(x2) E9(x2) INTRO x2
Hold 2 measures
Verse 3:
B9
Lookin back in front of me
In the mirror's a grin
Through eyes of love I see
I'm really lookin at a friend
There's a whole lot of problems
That's the way life is
Abm E9
My heart goes out to others
Who are there to make amends
1st half of INTRO x2
Chorus 2:
E9
Walking the tightrope
B9
Try to make it right
E9
Walking the tightrope
B9
Every day and every night
E9
Walking the tightrope
B9
Bring it all around
A E9
Walking the tightrope
From the lost to found
1st half of INTRO x2
Chorus 3:
E9
Walking the tightrope
B9
Stretchin round the world
E9
Walking the tightrope
B9
Save the boys and girls
E9
Walking the tightrope
B9
Let's make it right
E9
Walking the tightrope
B9
Do it do it tonight
E9
Walking the tightrope
Continue alternating E9 and B9 w/solo