Intro: Am, G, F 

Am                 G                    F 
Balance on a wire, High above the earth tonight 
Am                     G                   F 
Looking for an answer, finding not one in sight. 
                       
                 Am              G                 F 
Slowly falling, into my emotion, drowning in an ocean, i cant find you 
Am                 G                    F 
Balance on a wire, High above the earth tonight 

PREChorus 
        G                                         C  F 
Now i'm hanging by a thread, but i've never felt so alive                   
            G                                   C     F    
And to the very last minute we will always be death defying 

Chorus (on their acoustic tour he switches to the C real quick) 
C 
Caught in the act of flying solo 
G 
This acrobat is lost and i dont 
F 
Know where ill land 
       G 
As i reach for your hand 
C 
All of the lights can be so blinding 
G 
But everytime i jump you always find me 
F 
Without a net 
     G 
So please dont forget 
        F                                         D 
Cause right now im out of control 

Swear you're never gonna let go 

Am, G, F x2 

Am                            G                         F 
Tell me not to look down and promise that youre gonna stay 
Am                       G                       F 
Spinning like a top now feeling like im gonna break, into nothing 
Am                                        G                      F 
Tell me that there's still hope while im back up on the tight rope, faster and faster 
Am                 G                    F 
Balance on a wire, high above the earth tonight 

PREChorus 
        G                                  C  F 
And it doesnt make sense how me and you still survive 
             G                                   C     F    
And to the very last minute we will always be death defying 

Chorus  
C 
Caught in the act of flying solo 
G 
This acrobat is lost and i dont 
F 
Know where ill land 
       G 
As i reach for your hand 
C 
All of the lights can be so blinding 
G 
But everytime i jump you always find me 
F 
Without a net 
     G 
So please dont forget 
        F                                         D 
Cause right now im out of control 

Swear you're never gonna let go 

Bridge/Solo ish thing 

C2, B, A x2 (walk up to the B and A on the A string, sorry i dont know those chord names) F 
C2, B,A x2 (Same deal ^^) F 

PREChorus 
          G                                       C  F 
Now i'm hanging by a thread, but i've never felt so alive 
             G                                   C     F    
And to the very last minute we will always be death defying 

Chorus (quieter) 
C 
Caught in the act of flying solo 
G 
This acrobat is lost and i dont 
F 
Know where ill land 
       G 
As i reach for your hand 
C 
All of the lights can be so blinding 
G 
But everytime i jump you always find me 
F 
Without a net 
     G 
So please dont forget 
        F                                         D 
Cause right now im out of control 

Swear you're never gonna let go 
Am,  G,  F 


Hope it helps :) love shinedown and cant wait for the new album