[Intro]
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[Strophe]
Am                            Em 
Through the wire, through the wire,
 through the wire 
Through the wire, through the wire, through the wire 
     F                              
I'm watching her dance, her dress is
    G            Am 
 a catch in the light. 
I'm watching her dance, her dress is a catch in the light. 
                   Em 
In her eyes there's no lies, no lies,
 
In her eyes there's no lies, no lies, 
  F                             G 
there's no question, she's not in a
 disguise.
there's no question, she's not in a disguise.
[Pre-Refrain]
F               G                
There's no way out and a long way
  F 
 down, 
There's no way out and a long way down, 
           G               F 
everybody needs someone around. 
             G                  F 
But I can't hold you, too close now,
 
But I can't hold you, too close now, 
                               G 
through the wire, through the wire.
[Refrain]
Am                   Em        
What a feeling to be right here
     F            G 
 beside you now, holding you in
 my arms. 
What a feeling to be right here beside you now, holding you in my arms. 
Am                  Em          
When the air ran out and we both
          F                  G
 started running wild, the sky
 
 fell down. 
When the air ran out and we both started running wild, the sky fell down. 
     Am                  G           
But you've got stars in your eyes and
 F                  G 
 I've got something missing tonight. 
But you've got stars in your eyes and I've got something missing tonight. 
Am                 Em          F  
What a feeling to be a king beside
                 G 
 you, somehow I wish I could be
 there now.
What a feeling to be a king beside you, somehow I wish I could be there now.
[Strophe]
Am                             Em 
Through the wire, through the wire,
 through the wire 
Through the wire, through the wire, through the wire 
     F                          
I'm watching like this imagining
  G 
 you're mine. 
I'm watching like this imagining you're mine. 
Am                   Em 
It's too late, too late, am I too
 late? 
It's too late, too late, am I too late? 
 F                         G 
Tell me now, am I running out of
 time?
Tell me now, am I running out of time?
[Pre-Refrain]
F               G                
There's no way out and a long way
  F 
 down, 
There's no way out and a long way down, 
           G               F 
everybody needs someone around. 
             G                  F 
But I can't hold you, too close now,
 
But I can't hold you, too close now, 
                               G 
through the wire, through the wire.
[Refrain]
Am                   Em        
What a feeling to be right here
     F            G 
 beside you now, holding you in
 my arms. 
What a feeling to be right here beside you now, holding you in my arms. 
Am                  Em          
When the air ran out and we both
          F                  G
 started running wild, the sky
 
 fell down. 
When the air ran out and we both started running wild, the sky fell down. 
     Am                  G           
But you've got stars in your eyes and
 F                  G 
 I've got something missing tonight. 
But you've got stars in your eyes and I've got something missing tonight. 
Am                 Em          F  
What a feeling to be a king beside
                 G 
 you, somehow I wish I could be
 there now.
What a feeling to be a king beside you, somehow I wish I could be there now.
[Pont]
Dm                   F 
Whatever chains are holding you back,
 
Whatever chains are holding you back, 
 Am                G 
holding you back, don't let 'em tie
 you down. 
holding you back, don't let 'em tie you down. 
Dm                   F 
Whatever chains are holding you back,
 
Whatever chains are holding you back, 
 Am                 G 
holding you back, tell me you believe
 in that.
holding you back, tell me you believe in that.
[Refrain]
Am                   Em        
What a feeling to be right here
     F            G 
 beside you now, holding you in
 my arms. 
What a feeling to be right here beside you now, holding you in my arms. 
Am                  Em          
When the air ran out and we both
          F                  G
 started running wild, the sky
 
 fell down. 
When the air ran out and we both started running wild, the sky fell down. 
     Am                  G           
But you've got stars in your eyes and
 F                  G 
 I've got something missing tonight. 
But you've got stars in your eyes and I've got something missing tonight. 
Am                 Em          F  
What a feeling to be a king beside
                 G 
 you, somehow I wish I could be
 there now.
What a feeling to be a king beside you, somehow I wish I could be there now.
[Tab]
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[Outro]
Am Em F
 
             G         
I wish I could be there
       Am Em F G 
 now.
I wish I could be there now.