Verse I:
C
I'm on the tightrope
F
You've got your reasons
Am Am
When did it get so hard to breathe
C
Hot in the spotlight
F
I'm feeling so tired
Am Am
Your hands are burned from holding me
C F Am Am
And maybe you and I will fall in time eventually
Pre-Chorus:
G Em F
Maybe we'll both die trying
G Em
But I can't bring myself to leave
F
Cause I've looked...
Chorus:
Am F
And I ain't seen nothing like you
C Am F C
The way you light up every room tonight so easily
Am F C B/C Am G
And I have moved mountains babe just to stumble into your good grace
F
And I,
Fm
I still can't compete
Verse II:
C
You're on the tightrope
F
I've got my reasons
Am Am
How did we get so tangled?
C
You turn, I stay straight
F
I bend as you break
Am Am
We're so messed up but I know
Pre-Chorus:
G Em F
That you and I will fall in time eventually
G Em F
Or maybe we'll both die trying
Chorus:
Am F
And I ain't seen nothing like you
C Am F C
The way you light up every room tonight so easily
Am F C B/C Am G
And I have moved mountains babe just to stumble into your good grace
F
And I,
Fm
I still can't compete
Solo: C F Am Am }x2
Pre-Chorus:
G Em F
oh you and I will fall in time eventually
G Em F
Or maybe we'll both die trying
Chorus:
Am F
And I ain't seen nothing like you
C Am F C
The way you light up every room tonight so easily
Am F C B/C Am G
And I have moved mountains babe just to stumble into your good grace
F
And I,
Fm
I still can't compete