Life In Tension Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[F][Am][F][Am][G]
[F][Am][F][G]
Look me [Am]in the

[Verse 1]
eyes,
I am no one's fool
[F]Victim of nothing, prey to no one[Dm],
cut the [Am]noose
There's an escape route but [F]I'm not
gonna take it [G]I won't let it happ[Abm]en
Our saviours [Am]in our heads
It's in our hands but we burn
the candle at both ends
Two fingers to the world
Fuck your life of suffering,
I've got nothing to prove
They say 'the best way out
is always through'

[Verse 2]
Walk the [Am]rope, [G]walk the [F]rope,
from everything to nothing
Hope you know, [Am]hope you know,
this music is our therapy
A [F]song for those who never give up and walk the rope,
walk the [G]rope[Am]
We will over[F]come

[Verse 3]
Cornered by a [Am]life in tension,
[F]take my han[Am]d we will ove[G]rcome[F]
Living out a [Am]life in tension,
[F]cure out of the pai[Am]n
Realize we're all afraid,
real life is not for me
I'll die [F]singing; Dreamers
[Dm]we live the nightm[Am]are

[Verse 4]
This crisis all inclusive,
survive on poor ex[F]cuses
You'll get out what [G]you give [F]in
There's an [Fm]escape [G]route but[Am] I'm not
gonna take it I won't let it happen
[F]Do you feel like the[G] rain is follow
[Ab]ing [Ab5]you?[Abm][Ab5][Fm]
[C]Don't be [Db]the prey,
[C]don't be [Eb]the praying h[Db]ands[C]
[Ab]Don'[Fm]t be [C]the preju[Db]dice
of a [Eb]life we're yet to live

[Interlude 1]
[Fm]

[Verse 5]
Walk the [Fm]rope, [Db]walk the rope,
from everything to nothing
Hope you know, [Fm]hope you know,
this music is our therapy
A song for [Db]those who never give up
un[Fm]til we're ashes or dust
We'll still be singing
Walk the rope, [Db]walk the rope,
from everything to nothing
Hope you know, [Fm]hope you know,
this music is our therapy
[Db]A song for those who never give up and walk the rope,
walk [Eb]the r[Fm]ope[Db][Fm]
[Db]
[Fm]We will[Eb][Db][Fm][Db][Fm]
[Eb]overcome[Db]

[Outro 1]
[Fm][Db][Fm][Eb]
[Db][Fm][Db][Fm][Eb]
[Db]