The Score - Tightrope: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tightrope" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm         G         D                   A/C#
I can't be everything that you want me to
Bm                    G          D                  A/C#
Fill my mind up with silly dreams is all I seem to do
Bm                             G
And people look like they're specks of dust
           D                     A/C#
when you're this high off the ground
     Bm                 G
I'll do my best not to let you down
    D                  A
So feet don't fail me now cause

Chorus:
Bm                G
I am walking the tightrope
    D                A/C#
I am walking it for you
Bm              G
I am living on high hopes
           D                        A/C#
Now they're, now they're crashing through
 Bm
So I hold my breath
G
And close my eyes
D              A/C#
I grab my heart when I realize
Bm                G             D A
I am walking the tightrope for you

I'm fighting with gravity
Trying not to fall
But how come the ones we love can make us
feel so small?
Oh, people look like they're specks of dust
when you're this high off the ground
But everyone's got a line to walk
We got to keep from looking down, oh

Chorus

         Bm                G
Oh, the higher we go, the farther we fall
     D                          A
Two hearts on the line and the winner takes all
     Bm                   G
But nobody wins when it's all just a show
     D                      A                         G
I'm losing my grip, gonna slip, now it's time to let go

Chorus

for you, for you, oh

     A           Bm  G  D  A
I'm walking the tightrope, oh
     A           Bm  G  D  A
I'm walking the tightrope

I am walking the tightrope for you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tightrope" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tightrope" by The Score.