Young the Giant – Tightrope (Guitar Live)

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Chorus/Bridge Pre-Chorus --------------- ------------ Gm xxx333 Gm7 xxx121113 Dmadd11 xxx765 F6 xxx101010 Dm11 xxx768 Eb6 xxx888 Dm xx7765 One down stroke per chord for the Pre-Chorus [Verse 1] N.C. When I was just a boy N.C. My momma told me, "Son: N.C. You look so serious N.C. Smile and have some fun" N.C. When I was seventeen N.C. My father let me know N.C. "Life isn't fun and games N.C. Gotta sell your soul" [Pre-Chorus]

Gm7                            F6
   I don't know how I ended up

                           Gm7
So close to where I started

                               F6
I went to war for peace of mind

              Eb6
But what's it for?

Chorus Endings: 1. 2. Using the strum pattern above

e|-3-x-3-x-3-x-x-8-8-5-3-x-3-x-3-|-5-x-5-x-5-x-x-8-8-5-5-x-5-x-5-|5-8-5-8s10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
B|-3-x-3-x-3-x-x-6-6-6-3-x-3-x-3-|-6-x-6-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-x-6-x-6-|6-6-6-6----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
G|-3-x-3-x-3-x-x-7-7-7-3-x-3-x-3-|-7-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x----|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x----|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------|

[Chorus]

                 Gm       Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm
I'm dancing on a tightrope

                Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11
No time to mess around

                      Gm     Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm
Just trying to let my mind go

                 Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11 Dm
I'm never coming down

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

Gm7                            F6
   I don't know how I ended up

                           Gm7
So close to where I started

                               F6
I went to war for peace of mind

              Eb6
But what's it for?

[Chorus] - Play Chorus Ending 1 until the end of the last "I'm never coming down"

                 Gm       Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm
I'm dancing on a tightrope

                Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11
No time to mess around

                      Gm     Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm
Just trying to let my mind go

                 Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11 Dm
I'm never coming down

Gm Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm

                 Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11
I'm never coming down

Gm Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm

                 Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11 Dm
I'm never coming down

[Bridge] - Play Chorus Ending 1 until the end of the brige

Gm     Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm
Teachers always say stay in between the lines

Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11

Gm     Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm
Mamma said be quiet if you can't say something nice

Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11

Gm     Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm
Doctors always say take these pills for your health

Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11

Gm     Dm11 Dmadd11                       Dm
But now I can't remember how to think for myself

[Chorus] - Play Chorus Ending 1 until the end of the last "I'm never coming down"

                 Gm       Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm
I'm dancing on a tightrope

                Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11
No time to mess around

                      Gm     Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm
Just trying to let my mind go

                 Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11 Dm
I'm never coming down

Gm Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm

                 Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11
I'm never coming down

Gm Dm11 Dmadd11 Gm

                 Dm11 Dmadd11 Dm11 Dm
I'm never coming down

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