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Acrobat - Johnathan Rice
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Tabbed by: Noah Sturm
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Tuning: standard with capo on third fret
Chords:
Bb D# Gm
e|---------------------|
B|----------1----------|
G|---0------0------0---|
D|---0------2------2---|
A|---2------3------2---|
E|---3-------------0---|
VERSE:
Bb D# Gm Bb
oh my child is an acrobat
D# Gm Bb
and he walks upon the wires
D# Gm Bb
knowing well that he might fall
D# Gm Bb
still he climbs up higher
CHORUS:
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D# Bb D# Bb
if he should slip he will surely die
D# Gm D# Bb
and his body will break and his soul will fly
D# Bb D# Bb
into the night where the spirit scream
D# Gm D# Bb
he will leave this world and become a dream
(second verse repeat musical pattern from first verse)
oh my father was a sailor
and he lived upon the waters
knowing well that he might drownd
he sailed beyond the harbor
CHORUS:
if he should fall he will surely die
and his body will sink and his soul will fly
into the night where the spirits scream
he will leave this world and become a dream
Bridge:
Bb D#
nothing will change nothing will change
Bb D# Gm
well that's how it go's but nothing will change
(on the last "change" play)
Gm
e|-0h2-----2h3-----|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------| h= hammer on
D|------2----------|
A|-2--2----2-------|
E|-----------------|
oh my love she is my saving grace
she holds me through the winter
knowing well that I will leave
still she holds me closer
CHORUS:
if my heart should break I will surely die
and my blood will float and my soul will fly
into the night where the spirits scream
I will leave this world and become a dream
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