Young the Giant - Tightrope

^GmWhen I was just a boy ^GmMy momma told me, "Son: ^DmYou look so serious ^CSmile and have some ^Gmfun" ^GmWhen I was seventeen ^GmMy father let me know ^Dm"Life isn't fun and games ^DmGotta ^Csell your ^Gmsoul!"

^GmI don't know how I ended up ^DmSo close to where I started ^GmI went to war for peace of mind ^DmBut what's it ^Cfor?

I'm dancing on a ^Gmtightrope No time to mess a^Dmround ^C Just trying to let my ^Gmmind go I'm never coming ^Dmdown ^C

^GmI found a preacher man ^GmTo help me understand ^DmWhat we are doing here ^CWhat comes after ^Gmlife? ^GmAnd now the years have passed ^GmBeen to the moon and back ^DmAnd all I've realized ^DmNo one ^Cknows a ^Gmthing

^GmI don't know how I ended up ^DmSo close to where I started ^GmI went to war for peace of mind ^DmWhat was it ^Cfor?

I'm dancing on a ^Gmtightrope No time to mess a^Dmround ^C Just trying to let my ^Gmmind go I'm never coming ^Dmdown ^{C Gm} I'm never coming ^Dmdown ^{C Gm} I'm never coming ^Dmdown ^C

^GmTeachers always say stay in between the lines ^{Dm C Gm}Mamma said be quiet if you can't say something nice ^{Dm C Gm}Doctors always say take these pills for your health ^{Dm C} But ^Gmnow I can't remember how to think for myself ^Dm

I'm dancing on a ^Gmtightrope No time to mess a^Dmround ^C Just trying to let my ^Gmmind go I'm never coming ^Dmdown ^{C Gm} I'm never coming ^Dmdown ^{C Gm} I'm never coming ^Dmdown ^C