Chords for Coheed and Cambria - The Light & the Glass (from Live at The Starland Ballroom)
Tempo:
145.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
Em
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
Alright, this one we're probably going to play on our headliner in the fall, but we
didn't really have a chance to rehearse it, so I figured I'd just do it.
coming.
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[D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[Bm]
didn't really have a chance to rehearse it, so I figured I'd just do it.
coming.
[G]
[D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[Bm]
100% ➙ 146BPM
G
A
Em
D
C
G
A
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Alright, this one we're probably going to play on our headliner in the fall, but we
didn't really have a chance to rehearse it, so I figured I'd just do it.
_ But thanks again for coming. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Slowly the pen touches [G] paper
[A] _
[D] In [G] the [A] guidance of the words that you [D] wrote _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Memories roll in, [F#m] the things [G] you once knew
And who you had shared them with
[A] _ Somebody thinking [D] of _ you
[A] _ _ Did _ [D] _
_ _ I bother telling you _ [G] this
[A] _
[G] With the words that cross teeth and jump [D] _ lips
_ [Bm] No _ choice of words, and [G] wanting to tell you anything
The words don't come with ease
_ [A] They're [D] _
[A] forever _ mine _
_ But _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
would it really [Gm] matter
_ [G] If you would account for these left with your _ hands
_ _ [Bm] You focus secure, [F#] the loves [G] you left well _
Smiles staged in _ photographs
[D] _ Are here [A] until _ _ _ _ _ But _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you _
_ _ You left [G] the light on _ _
The _ chance I [A] might have trapped _ _ her
_ But you [G] were there to hold _ _ on _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Em] I [A] ring the words of your obnoxious [G] little brother _
[B] Kill or [A] be killed, spell the words from [G] your mother _
[B] _ I'll lay [A] awake for a while
_ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] I'll leave [A] the light on, _ why [G] I _
[B] _ But _ you, [A] a card didn't last [G] a _ lifetime _ _
_ _ Caught between here and [D] the [B] days of air _
Carving [A] her name across [G] your _ _ arm
_ _ _ With every wish it didn't _ matter
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] I told [G] _ _
[C] you _ so _
[Em] _ I measured [G] distance [C] in _ _ lines
[Em] _ _ [G] Departing the rest of [C] my _ life _
[A] _ _ _ But you, you, you
_ You [Cm] had better things to do
_ _ But [G] _
[A] _ _ _ you, you, you
You had [C] better things to do
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Liar, [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ liar, _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ liar, [G] liar _
_ I _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _
ring the words of your obnoxious little brother _
Kill or be killed, spell the words from your mother _ _
I'll lay awake for a while
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bm] _
I'll leave [A] the light on, why [G] _ I _ _
[B] But you, [A] a card didn't last [G] a _ lifetime _ _ _
Caught between here and [D] the [B] days of air
_ Carving [A]
her name across [G] your _ _ arm _ _
With every [Em] wish it didn't _ [G] _ matter
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] I told [G] _ _ [C] you _ _ so
_ [Em] I measured [G] _ distance [C] in _ lines
_ _ [Em] _
[G] Departing the rest of [C] my _ life
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Em] _ You got put to _ [F#] sleep
[Em] _ _
[B] Like [Em] an old talking black girl
_ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _
You got put to _ _ sleep
[B] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] You've been cautious [A] with the words [A#] I _ [G] extend
_ _ [Em]
Now this year [A] before the world [E] starts to [G] _ _
[Em] _ end _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [C] _ _
_ You'll find _ _ steady path in this _ land
[Em] _ _ _
And I [Bm] woke to [E] the sounds of her _ [D] crying
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
And _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] I woke [E] to the sounds of her [D] _
_ [C] _ dying _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ And [F#] I woke _ [E] to the sounds of her [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ [C] dying _
_ _ _ Pray _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ for us all
_ _ [D] Pray for us all
[E] _ _ [C] Pray for us all _
Pray for us [G] all
_ [Em] Pray for us all
_ _ [G] Pray for us all
[Em] _ _ [C]
Pray for us all _ _
Pray for us _ all
[Em] _ Pray for us _ all
[G] _ Pray for us _ _ [Em] all
[C] Pray for us all
_ Pray [G] for us _ [D] all
_ _ [N] _
_ _ Thank _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#m] you
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Alright, this one we're probably going to play on our headliner in the fall, but we
didn't really have a chance to rehearse it, so I figured I'd just do it.
_ But thanks again for coming. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Slowly the pen touches [G] paper
[A] _
[D] In [G] the [A] guidance of the words that you [D] wrote _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Memories roll in, [F#m] the things [G] you once knew
And who you had shared them with
[A] _ Somebody thinking [D] of _ you
[A] _ _ Did _ [D] _
_ _ I bother telling you _ [G] this
[A] _
[G] With the words that cross teeth and jump [D] _ lips
_ [Bm] No _ choice of words, and [G] wanting to tell you anything
The words don't come with ease
_ [A] They're [D] _
[A] forever _ mine _
_ But _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
would it really [Gm] matter
_ [G] If you would account for these left with your _ hands
_ _ [Bm] You focus secure, [F#] the loves [G] you left well _
Smiles staged in _ photographs
[D] _ Are here [A] until _ _ _ _ _ But _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you _
_ _ You left [G] the light on _ _
The _ chance I [A] might have trapped _ _ her
_ But you [G] were there to hold _ _ on _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Em] I [A] ring the words of your obnoxious [G] little brother _
[B] Kill or [A] be killed, spell the words from [G] your mother _
[B] _ I'll lay [A] awake for a while
_ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] I'll leave [A] the light on, _ why [G] I _
[B] _ But _ you, [A] a card didn't last [G] a _ lifetime _ _
_ _ Caught between here and [D] the [B] days of air _
Carving [A] her name across [G] your _ _ arm
_ _ _ With every wish it didn't _ matter
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] I told [G] _ _
[C] you _ so _
[Em] _ I measured [G] distance [C] in _ _ lines
[Em] _ _ [G] Departing the rest of [C] my _ life _
[A] _ _ _ But you, you, you
_ You [Cm] had better things to do
_ _ But [G] _
[A] _ _ _ you, you, you
You had [C] better things to do
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Liar, [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ liar, _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ liar, [G] liar _
_ I _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _
ring the words of your obnoxious little brother _
Kill or be killed, spell the words from your mother _ _
I'll lay awake for a while
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bm] _
I'll leave [A] the light on, why [G] _ I _ _
[B] But you, [A] a card didn't last [G] a _ lifetime _ _ _
Caught between here and [D] the [B] days of air
_ Carving [A]
her name across [G] your _ _ arm _ _
With every [Em] wish it didn't _ [G] _ matter
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] I told [G] _ _ [C] you _ _ so
_ [Em] I measured [G] _ distance [C] in _ lines
_ _ [Em] _
[G] Departing the rest of [C] my _ life
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Em] _ You got put to _ [F#] sleep
[Em] _ _
[B] Like [Em] an old talking black girl
_ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _
You got put to _ _ sleep
[B] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] You've been cautious [A] with the words [A#] I _ [G] extend
_ _ [Em]
Now this year [A] before the world [E] starts to [G] _ _
[Em] _ end _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [C] _ _
_ You'll find _ _ steady path in this _ land
[Em] _ _ _
And I [Bm] woke to [E] the sounds of her _ [D] crying
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
And _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] I woke [E] to the sounds of her [D] _
_ [C] _ dying _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ And [F#] I woke _ [E] to the sounds of her [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ [C] dying _
_ _ _ Pray _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ for us all
_ _ [D] Pray for us all
[E] _ _ [C] Pray for us all _
Pray for us [G] all
_ [Em] Pray for us all
_ _ [G] Pray for us all
[Em] _ _ [C]
Pray for us all _ _
Pray for us _ all
[Em] _ Pray for us _ all
[G] _ Pray for us _ _ [Em] all
[C] Pray for us all
_ Pray [G] for us _ [D] all
_ _ [N] _
_ _ Thank _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#m] you
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _