G          C    Em     G    
oh my child is an acrobat
       C    Em       G
and he walks upon the wires
          C      Em       G
knowing well that he might fall
C       Em        G
still he climbs up higher


CHORUS:

C           G           C        G             
if he should slip he will surely die 
        C        Em            C        G    
and his body will break and his soul will fly
C       G              C     G
into the night where the spirit scream
        C         Em        C       G
he will leave this world and become a dream



G          C    Em     G    
oh my father was a sailor
       C    Em       G
and he lived upon the waters
          C      Em       G
knowing well that he might drown
C       Em        G
he sailed beyond the harbor


C           G           C        G             
if he should slip he will surely die 
        C        Em            C        G    
and his body will sink and his soul will fly
C       G              C     G
into the night where the spirits scream
        C         Em        C       G
he will leave this world and become a dream


G                                 C
nothing will change   nothing will change
G                           C           Em
well that's how it goes but nothing will change


G          C         Em     G    
oh my love she is my saving grace
       C    Em       G
she holds me through the winter
          C      Em       G
knowing well that I will leave
C       Em          G
Still she holds me closer




C           G               C         G             
if my heart should break I will surely die 
        C        Em            C        G    
and my blood will float and my soul will fly
C       G              C     G
into the night where the spirit screams
        C         Em        C       G
I will leave this world and become a dream