Tom: Dm
Dm F G C
Dm F G C
Dm F G C
Dm F G C
[Verse 1]
Dm F
E|---M| y black jacket
G C
Don't make me no streetfighter
Dm F
---Your long fingernails
G C
Don't make you no movie star
Dm F
---We better shed our skin
G C
---Find out who we're hiding
Dm F
---I don't think I want to take
G C
The waiting anymore
[Chorus 1]
Bb
---If you're afraid to
C Dm
Fall, you'll never walk the wire
Bb
---If you're afraid to
A G F Em
Burn, you'll never swallow
Dm F
Fire
A G F Em
-You'll never swallow
Dm
Fire
[Verse 2]
Dm F
---You don't have to be
G C
---Hush-hush around this town
Dm F
-You don't need those kind of people
G C
Hounding at your door
Dm F
-You don't have to carry
G C
The world on your skinny shoulders
Dm F
-You don't need to be your daddy's
G C
Barbie doll no more
[Chorus 2]
Bb
---If you're afraid to
C Dm
Fall, you'll never walk the wire
Bb
---If you're afraid to
A G F Em
Burn, you'll never swallow
Dm F
Fire
A G F Em
-You'll never swallow
Dm D
Fire
[Bridge]
G
-And if you're afraid
A
To drown, you'll never walk on water
G
-You must want to be something
A G F#m Em
More than just a rich man's daughter
A G F#m Em
Yeah!
[Solo]
D F G C
Dm F G C
Dm F G C
Dm F G C
[Chorus 3]
Bb
---If you're afraid to
C Dm
Fall, you'll never walk the wire
Bb
---If you're afraid to
A G F Em
Burn, you'll never swallow
Dm F
Fire
A G F Em
-You'll never swallow
Dm
Fire
[Verse 3]
Dm F
--- There's a circus playing
G C
---On the edge of town tonight
Dm F
---We can go and watch these
G C
Clowns bleed by moonlight, oh then
Dm F
We'll climb in my dark car and drive
G C
-Won't even think about where we're going
Dm F
---Just like the river don't stop flowing
G C
---We're better off not knowing
[Chorus 4]
Bb
---But if you're afraid to
C Dm
Fall, you'll never walk the wire
Bb
---If you're afraid to
A G F Em
Burn, you'll never swallow
Dm F
(tacet vocal)
A G F Em
-You'll never swallow
Dm F
(tacet vocal)
A G F Em
-You'll never swallow
Dm
Fire
