INTRO:
G5 D5 A5

e | -----3-2~-2-0~----- | 
B | -3-3-----------3-2~ | 
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D | ------------------- | 
A | ------------------- | 
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e | -----3-2~-2-0~----- | 
B | ---3-----------3-3- | 
G | ------------------- | 
D | ------------------- | 
A | ------------------- | 
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VERSE:
B5             G5                 A5                  ( F#5 )
   Walking on a tightrope with my back against the wall
I really want to let you in but I'm scared in case I fall
I'm staring into emptiness 'cos it's easier to see
Just draw back the curtains and turn up the lights and you'll see

CHORUS:
         G5                D5
When the lights go up
             A5
I can be you, I can be me
         G5                D5
When the lights go up
          A5
I can be free
I can be free

REPEAT INTRO
G5 D5 A5

VERSE:
Just when you think nobody's listening
Everybody knows your name
And when you step into the sunshine
life will never be the same
well this time you'll forget your lonliness
and then you'll start to shine
I'm starting to see with a new pair of eyes
I'm alive

CHORUS:
When the lights go up
I can be you, I can be me
When the lights go up
I can be free

When the lights go up
I can be you, I can be me
I can be anything I want to
I can be free

BRIDGE:
     B5
As I look out tonight at a sea of the faces
     G5
I've dreamed of living my life just like this
D5                                         A5
I've finally found a place on earth to breathe
    B5
I'm pinching myself so that I could be certain
    G5
My heart starts to skip as they draw back the curtains
     D5
Just look at me now
                     A5
Look at me now I'm free

CHORUS:
When the lights go up
I can be you, I can be me
When the lights go up
I can be free