Highwire
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@gmail.com
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
E - 022100
C - x32010
C#m - x46654
A - x02220
Am - x02210
F#m - 244222
[Intro]
E A
[Verse 1]
E
Hear the beating
A
of the drum
E
It's how the western
A
world was won
E C
Sick eyes watching
C#m C
every poison gag
E C
Blotting out the light
C#m C A
source of your morning drag
[Chorus 1]
C#m F#m
You can't go wrong
C#m A
When they all sing along
C#m F#m
Hey you up there
C#m
Why are you drawing
A Am E A
out your high wire?
[Verse 2]
E
Stumbling through
A
a darkened home
E
Never wondered
A
never known
E C
Laughing through the mirror
C#m C
at your endless con
E C
Will they rip your name down
C#m C
before hell and gone?
E C
The moment when the story changed
C#m A
and everything went wrong
[Chorus 2]
C#m F#m
You can't quit now
C#m
I'm not so strong
A
You've come too far
It's too much
C#m F#m
You're gonna leave
C#m
them all Drifting
A Am
out of touch
[Guitar Solo]
E C C#m C x3
then
A
[Verse 3]
E
Hear the beating
A
of the drum
E
It's how the western
A
world was won
E
And now you free
C
fall forever from
C#m C
your high wire
E C
Free fall forever
C#m C
from your high wire
[Verse 4/Outro]
E C
Forever free fall
C#m C
from your high wire
E C
Forever free fall
C#m C
from your high wire
E C
Forever free fall
C#m C
from your high wire
How to play Highwire
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.