Chords for Leon Russell - Tight Rope
Tempo:
162 bpm
Chords used:
B
G
C
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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He became a session player with the legendary Phil Spector's Wall of Sound,
and performed on most of Spector's landmark pop records of the period.
He also acted as bandleader for the Shindigs, the house band on the Shindig TV series.
In 1972, Leon scored his first No.
1 hit with Tightrope, taken from his album, [B] Carnie.
I'm up [Em] on the tightrope, [A#] [Am] one side shaved, one is whole,
[G] [C] the [G] slurring just can't get [F#] me.
[B]
[D#] I'm up [Bm] on tightrope, [A#] think [Am] about life and the funeral fire,
[D] [C] but ain't got [G] a soul to give [D] me see.
[Bm] The wire seems to be the only [Em] place for me.
[G]
[Bm] I'm gonna be a barrel and I'm [C] far.
[Am] [Gm]
[G] Life will run my neck [D] to ran, [Em] you're looking through [D] my pan,
[Am] well maybe you're just too blind to see.
[B]
I'm up [G] in the spotlight, [Em]
oh does [C] it feel [Am] right.
[C] Now the [G] tune really gets to [F#] me, [B]
I'm up [Em] on tightrope,
think [Am] about life and the funeral fire,
[C] but ain't got [G] a soul to give me [D] see.
[A#]
[Bm] [F#] [B]
[E] [B]
[F#] [B]
[Gm] [A#] [B]
[G] Life will run my neck [D] to ran, [Em] you're looking through [D] my pan,
[C] well maybe you're just too blind [B] to see.
I'm up [Bm] in the spotlight, oh [Am] does it feel right.
[C] Now the tune really gets to [B] me, [F#] [B]
I'm up [Bm] on tightrope,
[C] think about life and the [Am] funeral fire, [C] [G] but ain't got a soul to give me [F#] see.
[B] [Em] [D#]
[Am]
[C] [G]
[F#] [B]
[Em] [F#m] [Bm]
[G#] [Am] [C]
[G]
[F#]
and performed on most of Spector's landmark pop records of the period.
He also acted as bandleader for the Shindigs, the house band on the Shindig TV series.
In 1972, Leon scored his first No.
1 hit with Tightrope, taken from his album, [B] Carnie.
I'm up [Em] on the tightrope, [A#] [Am] one side shaved, one is whole,
[G] [C] the [G] slurring just can't get [F#] me.
[B]
[D#] I'm up [Bm] on tightrope, [A#] think [Am] about life and the funeral fire,
[D] [C] but ain't got [G] a soul to give [D] me see.
[Bm] The wire seems to be the only [Em] place for me.
[G]
[Bm] I'm gonna be a barrel and I'm [C] far.
[Am] [Gm]
[G] Life will run my neck [D] to ran, [Em] you're looking through [D] my pan,
[Am] well maybe you're just too blind to see.
[B]
I'm up [G] in the spotlight, [Em]
oh does [C] it feel [Am] right.
[C] Now the [G] tune really gets to [F#] me, [B]
I'm up [Em] on tightrope,
think [Am] about life and the funeral fire,
[C] but ain't got [G] a soul to give me [D] see.
[A#]
[Bm] [F#] [B]
[E] [B]
[F#] [B]
[Gm] [A#] [B]
[G] Life will run my neck [D] to ran, [Em] you're looking through [D] my pan,
[C] well maybe you're just too blind [B] to see.
I'm up [Bm] in the spotlight, oh [Am] does it feel right.
[C] Now the tune really gets to [B] me, [F#] [B]
I'm up [Bm] on tightrope,
[C] think about life and the [Am] funeral fire, [C] [G] but ain't got a soul to give me [F#] see.
[B] [Em] [D#]
[Am]
[C] [G]
[F#] [B]
[Em] [F#m] [Bm]
[G#] [Am] [C]
[G]
[F#]
Key:
B
G
C
Am
Em
B
G
C
He became a session player with the legendary Phil Spector's Wall of Sound,
and performed on most of Spector's landmark pop records of the period.
He also acted as bandleader for the Shindigs, the house band on the Shindig TV series.
_ In 1972, Leon scored his first No.
1 hit with Tightrope, taken from his album, [B] Carnie.
I'm up [Em] on the _ _ tightrope, _ [A#] [Am] one side shaved, one is whole,
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ the [G] slurring just can't get [F#] me.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
[D#] I'm up [Bm] on tightrope, _ _ _ [A#] think [Am] about life and the funeral fire,
_ [D] _ [C] _ but ain't got [G] a soul to give [D] me see. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] The wire seems to be the only [Em] place _ for me.
[G] _
[Bm] I'm gonna be a barrel and I'm [C] far.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] Life will run my neck [D] to ran, _ _ [Em] you're looking through [D] my pan, _
[Am] well maybe you're just too blind to _ see.
_ [B] _
I'm up [G] in the spotlight, _ _ _ [Em]
oh does [C] it feel _ [Am] right. _
_ [C] _ _ Now the [G] tune really gets to [F#] me, _ _ _ _ [B] _
I'm up [Em] on tightrope, _ _ _ _
think [Am] about life and the funeral fire, _
_ [C] _ but ain't got [G] a soul to give me [D] see.
_ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _
[G] Life will run my neck [D] to ran, _ [Em] you're looking through [D] my pan, _
[C] well maybe you're just too blind [B] to _ _ see. _
I'm up [Bm] in the spotlight, _ _ _ oh [Am] does it _ feel right. _
_ [C] _ _ Now the tune really gets to [B] me, _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
I'm up [Bm] on tightrope, _ _ _
[C] think about life and the [Am] funeral fire, _ [C] _ _ [G] but ain't got a soul to give me [F#] see.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [G#] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and performed on most of Spector's landmark pop records of the period.
He also acted as bandleader for the Shindigs, the house band on the Shindig TV series.
_ In 1972, Leon scored his first No.
1 hit with Tightrope, taken from his album, [B] Carnie.
I'm up [Em] on the _ _ tightrope, _ [A#] [Am] one side shaved, one is whole,
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ the [G] slurring just can't get [F#] me.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
[D#] I'm up [Bm] on tightrope, _ _ _ [A#] think [Am] about life and the funeral fire,
_ [D] _ [C] _ but ain't got [G] a soul to give [D] me see. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] The wire seems to be the only [Em] place _ for me.
[G] _
[Bm] I'm gonna be a barrel and I'm [C] far.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] Life will run my neck [D] to ran, _ _ [Em] you're looking through [D] my pan, _
[Am] well maybe you're just too blind to _ see.
_ [B] _
I'm up [G] in the spotlight, _ _ _ [Em]
oh does [C] it feel _ [Am] right. _
_ [C] _ _ Now the [G] tune really gets to [F#] me, _ _ _ _ [B] _
I'm up [Em] on tightrope, _ _ _ _
think [Am] about life and the funeral fire, _
_ [C] _ but ain't got [G] a soul to give me [D] see.
_ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _
[G] Life will run my neck [D] to ran, _ [Em] you're looking through [D] my pan, _
[C] well maybe you're just too blind [B] to _ _ see. _
I'm up [Bm] in the spotlight, _ _ _ oh [Am] does it _ feel right. _
_ [C] _ _ Now the tune really gets to [B] me, _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
I'm up [Bm] on tightrope, _ _ _
[C] think about life and the [Am] funeral fire, _ [C] _ _ [G] but ain't got a soul to give me [F#] see.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [G#] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _