Chords for James Taylor - Shed a Little Light (from Squibnocket)
Tempo:
83.65 bpm
Chords used:
F
Eb
Bb
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Two, three.
Let us [Gb] turn [Gm] our thoughts today to Martin [F] Luther King
and [Gm] recognize that [Bb] there are ties between us,
all men [Gm] and women living [Eb] on the earth.
[Cm] Ties of hope [F] and [Gm] love, of sister and brotherhood.
That [Bb] we are bound together in our desire to see [Gm] the world
become [F] a [Dm] place in which [Eb] our children [Cm] can grow free
and [F] strong.
[G] We [Bb] are bound together [Eb] by the task that stands [G] before us
[Dm] and the road that [Eb] lies ahead.
We [Cm] are [Bb] bound and we [F] are bound.
[Bb] There is a feeling like the [Dm] clenching of a [Gb] fist.
There is a hunger in the center [Eb] of the chest.
[F] There is [Bm] a passage through the darkness [Eb] and the [Gb] mist.
[Bb] And though the body speaks, the heart will never [F] rest.
Shed a little [Eb] light on [Bb] the world.
[F] So that we can [Eb] see [F] just a little light.
[D]
Just a little [Eb] light, oh my [F] Lord.
Wanna stand it [Eb] all up.
Stand it [F] all up.
Stand it [Bb] all up.
Oh, [Eb] stand it all up.
[Bb] Oh, [G] wanna rock it [Eb] all down.
Shed a [F] little light on the world.
[Dm] Oh, baby, [Eb] no light from the cloud up there.
You give me [C] no light from a [Fm] cloud up there.
Don't give me [Eb] no light from a TV screen.
[Cm] No, no, no.
When I open [Eb] my eyes, I wanna keep [G] my faith
from the well on the air.
[Gm] I know you know what [Bb] I mean.
Shed a little light, shed a little light, [Cm] oh [Bb] Lord.
[F] So that we can [Eb] see [F] just a little [Bb] light, oh Lord.
Just a little [Cm] light, oh my [Eb] [F] Lord.
Wanna stand it [Eb] all up.
Stand it [F] all up.
Stand it [Bb] all up.
Oh, wanna [Cm] [Eb] [G] rock it all [Cm] down.
Wanna shed a little light.
[F] Shed a little light on the world.
[C]
[Bb] Shed a little light, oh Lord. [C] Oh, Lord.
[G] [Bb] There is a feeling like the clenching of a [Gb] fist.
There is a hunger in the center [Cm] of the chest.
[F] There is a [G] passage through the darkness and the light.
[Bb] And though the body sleeps, the heart will never [F] rest.
Let us [Gm] turn our thoughts [Cm] today to Martin [C] [F] Luther King.
And [Bb] recognize that there are ties between us.
All [Gb] men [Gm] and women [F] living [Eb] on the earth.
Ties of hope [F] and love, [Gm] sister and brother, oh.
Let us [Gb] turn [Gm] our thoughts today to Martin [F] Luther King
and [Gm] recognize that [Bb] there are ties between us,
all men [Gm] and women living [Eb] on the earth.
[Cm] Ties of hope [F] and [Gm] love, of sister and brotherhood.
That [Bb] we are bound together in our desire to see [Gm] the world
become [F] a [Dm] place in which [Eb] our children [Cm] can grow free
and [F] strong.
[G] We [Bb] are bound together [Eb] by the task that stands [G] before us
[Dm] and the road that [Eb] lies ahead.
We [Cm] are [Bb] bound and we [F] are bound.
[Bb] There is a feeling like the [Dm] clenching of a [Gb] fist.
There is a hunger in the center [Eb] of the chest.
[F] There is [Bm] a passage through the darkness [Eb] and the [Gb] mist.
[Bb] And though the body speaks, the heart will never [F] rest.
Shed a little [Eb] light on [Bb] the world.
[F] So that we can [Eb] see [F] just a little light.
[D]
Just a little [Eb] light, oh my [F] Lord.
Wanna stand it [Eb] all up.
Stand it [F] all up.
Stand it [Bb] all up.
Oh, [Eb] stand it all up.
[Bb] Oh, [G] wanna rock it [Eb] all down.
Shed a [F] little light on the world.
[Dm] Oh, baby, [Eb] no light from the cloud up there.
You give me [C] no light from a [Fm] cloud up there.
Don't give me [Eb] no light from a TV screen.
[Cm] No, no, no.
When I open [Eb] my eyes, I wanna keep [G] my faith
from the well on the air.
[Gm] I know you know what [Bb] I mean.
Shed a little light, shed a little light, [Cm] oh [Bb] Lord.
[F] So that we can [Eb] see [F] just a little [Bb] light, oh Lord.
Just a little [Cm] light, oh my [Eb] [F] Lord.
Wanna stand it [Eb] all up.
Stand it [F] all up.
Stand it [Bb] all up.
Oh, wanna [Cm] [Eb] [G] rock it all [Cm] down.
Wanna shed a little light.
[F] Shed a little light on the world.
[C]
[Bb] Shed a little light, oh Lord. [C] Oh, Lord.
[G] [Bb] There is a feeling like the clenching of a [Gb] fist.
There is a hunger in the center [Cm] of the chest.
[F] There is a [G] passage through the darkness and the light.
[Bb] And though the body sleeps, the heart will never [F] rest.
Let us [Gm] turn our thoughts [Cm] today to Martin [C] [F] Luther King.
And [Bb] recognize that there are ties between us.
All [Gb] men [Gm] and women [F] living [Eb] on the earth.
Ties of hope [F] and love, [Gm] sister and brother, oh.
Key:
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Eb
Bb
Cm
Gm
F
Eb
Bb
_ Two, three.
Let us [Gb] turn [Gm] our thoughts today to Martin [F] Luther King
and [Gm] recognize that [Bb] there are ties between us,
all men [Gm] and women living [Eb] on the earth. _
[Cm] Ties of hope [F] and [Gm] love, of sister and brotherhood.
_ _ That [Bb] we are bound together in our desire to see [Gm] the world
become [F] a [Dm] place in which [Eb] our children [Cm] can grow free
and [F] strong.
_ _ [G] We [Bb] are bound together [Eb] by the task that stands [G] before us
[Dm] and the road that [Eb] lies ahead.
We [Cm] are [Bb] bound and we [F] are bound. _ _
_ _ [Bb] There is a feeling like the [Dm] clenching of a [Gb] fist.
_ There is a hunger in the center [Eb] of the chest.
[F] There is [Bm] a passage through the darkness [Eb] and the [Gb] mist.
[Bb] And though the body speaks, the heart will never [F] rest.
Shed a little _ [Eb] light on [Bb] the world.
[F] So that we can [Eb] see _ [F] just a little light.
[D]
Just a little [Eb] light, oh my [F] Lord.
Wanna stand it [Eb] all up.
Stand it [F] all up.
Stand it [Bb] all up.
Oh, [Eb] stand it all up.
[Bb] Oh, [G] wanna rock it [Eb] all down.
Shed a [F] little light on the world.
[Dm] Oh, _ baby, [Eb] no light from the cloud up there.
You give me [C] no light from a [Fm] cloud up there.
Don't give me [Eb] no light from a TV screen.
[Cm] No, no, no.
When I open [Eb] my eyes, I wanna keep [G] my faith
from the well on the air.
[Gm] I know you know what [Bb] I mean.
Shed a little light, shed a little light, [Cm] oh [Bb] Lord.
[F] So that we can [Eb] see [F] just a little [Bb] light, oh Lord.
Just a little [Cm] light, oh my [Eb] [F] Lord.
Wanna stand it [Eb] all up.
Stand it [F] all up.
Stand it [Bb] all up.
Oh, wanna _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] rock it all [Cm] down.
Wanna shed a little light.
[F] Shed a little light on the world.
[C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Shed a little light, oh Lord. [C] Oh, Lord. _
_ [G] _ [Bb] There is a feeling like the clenching of a [Gb] fist.
_ There is a hunger in the center [Cm] of the chest. _
[F] There is a [G] passage through the darkness and the light.
_ [Bb] And though the body sleeps, the heart will never [F] rest.
Let us [Gm] turn our thoughts [Cm] today to Martin [C] [F] Luther King.
And [Bb] recognize that there are ties between us.
All [Gb] men [Gm] and women [F] living [Eb] on the earth. _
Ties of hope [F] and love, [Gm] sister and brother, oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Let us [Gb] turn [Gm] our thoughts today to Martin [F] Luther King
and [Gm] recognize that [Bb] there are ties between us,
all men [Gm] and women living [Eb] on the earth. _
[Cm] Ties of hope [F] and [Gm] love, of sister and brotherhood.
_ _ That [Bb] we are bound together in our desire to see [Gm] the world
become [F] a [Dm] place in which [Eb] our children [Cm] can grow free
and [F] strong.
_ _ [G] We [Bb] are bound together [Eb] by the task that stands [G] before us
[Dm] and the road that [Eb] lies ahead.
We [Cm] are [Bb] bound and we [F] are bound. _ _
_ _ [Bb] There is a feeling like the [Dm] clenching of a [Gb] fist.
_ There is a hunger in the center [Eb] of the chest.
[F] There is [Bm] a passage through the darkness [Eb] and the [Gb] mist.
[Bb] And though the body speaks, the heart will never [F] rest.
Shed a little _ [Eb] light on [Bb] the world.
[F] So that we can [Eb] see _ [F] just a little light.
[D]
Just a little [Eb] light, oh my [F] Lord.
Wanna stand it [Eb] all up.
Stand it [F] all up.
Stand it [Bb] all up.
Oh, [Eb] stand it all up.
[Bb] Oh, [G] wanna rock it [Eb] all down.
Shed a [F] little light on the world.
[Dm] Oh, _ baby, [Eb] no light from the cloud up there.
You give me [C] no light from a [Fm] cloud up there.
Don't give me [Eb] no light from a TV screen.
[Cm] No, no, no.
When I open [Eb] my eyes, I wanna keep [G] my faith
from the well on the air.
[Gm] I know you know what [Bb] I mean.
Shed a little light, shed a little light, [Cm] oh [Bb] Lord.
[F] So that we can [Eb] see [F] just a little [Bb] light, oh Lord.
Just a little [Cm] light, oh my [Eb] [F] Lord.
Wanna stand it [Eb] all up.
Stand it [F] all up.
Stand it [Bb] all up.
Oh, wanna _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] rock it all [Cm] down.
Wanna shed a little light.
[F] Shed a little light on the world.
[C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Shed a little light, oh Lord. [C] Oh, Lord. _
_ [G] _ [Bb] There is a feeling like the clenching of a [Gb] fist.
_ There is a hunger in the center [Cm] of the chest. _
[F] There is a [G] passage through the darkness and the light.
_ [Bb] And though the body sleeps, the heart will never [F] rest.
Let us [Gm] turn our thoughts [Cm] today to Martin [C] [F] Luther King.
And [Bb] recognize that there are ties between us.
All [Gb] men [Gm] and women [F] living [Eb] on the earth. _
Ties of hope [F] and love, [Gm] sister and brother, oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _