Petal – Tightrope chords

Verse 1:
         CI saw a strange light
        Em   Fin the sky A fireball
        Cburning brightly I
Cwished the truck on
    Emthe overpass would
F            CTumble down upon me


Chorus 1:
    FThe truth is just
a piece of coal
dressed as gold
    FThe truth is just
a piece of coal
               Gdressed as gold


Verse 2:
           CI turn the heat up
             Emto feel the sting
    FMy skin it felt the
C      Csame I felt the
            Emjoint in my shoulder
         Fblade It seemed to
         Cfeel the same


Chorus 2:
  FI felt an ancient
scream come
out of my mouth
  FI felt an ancient
scream come
               Gout of my mouth


Chorus 3:
AWhat’s the margin
    D     F#mfor error?   I give
         Emyself a little
ATightrope walker
Dmiracle clinger
F#m          E   seeking acquittal
AWho’s to say I
      D    F#mdon’t care?   I’m
     Eonly drenched in
           Aholy water that
          Dyou stole from
your father
F#m   because you
         Ecouldn’t help
yourself


Interlude: D F#m E x4


Bridge:
D             F#m  And the arc of our
Ecovenant was a rise
    Dand fall A tailspin
F#m Eon  my end we never
    D           F#msaw coming The scar
      Eon my lip I got
             Dwhen I was a kid
     F#m       Etransferred to you
D       F#m      E  transferred to you
D       F#m      E  D A/C# C G/B Bb  transferred to you


Chorus 3:
    FThe truth is just
a piece of coal
dressed as gold
    FThe truth is just
a piece of coal
dressed as gold