Chords for Lead Belly - "Let it Shine on Me" [Official Audio]

[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
And this here is one of the first _ spirituals.
_ _ _ Long years ago that people, _ before our people was free, they sang on plantations.
_ Well, Baptist people were the first nomination there was in them times. _ _ _
And when they'd get together and go to church at Baptist church, they'd sing. _ _ _
And when they'd sing about this song, they didn't speed up their music, they'd take it slow and easy.
Let it shine _ _ _ on me, let [Eb] it _ _ [G] shine _ [Gb] [F] on [Bb] me.
Let your light from the lighthouse [Dm] shine [Db] _
[C] on [F] me. _ _
Let [Bb] it shine _ _ on me, let [Eb]
it shine _ [G] _ _
[F] on [Bb] me.
_ Let your light from the lighthouse _ _
[Db] shine [C] [Bb] on me.
_ _ Now the message, they're going to come along and pick it up. _ _
That's the late generation.
_ And they'd fix up their music. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Let it shine on me, let [Eb] it shine [Bb] on me.
Let your light from the lighthouse _ [F] shine on me.
[Bb] Let it shine on me, let [Eb] it shine [Bb] on me.
Let your light from the lighthouse _ [F] shine [Bb] on me.
Now when the message give out to them, they just keep right on, just like they say. _
Hey amazing grace, [Eb] how sweet the sound.
[Bb] That saved a wretch [F] like me.
_ _ I [Bb] once was lost [Eb] but now I'm found.
[F] Was blind but now [Bb] I see.
_ Let it shine on me, [Eb] let it shine [Bb] on me.
Let your light from the lighthouse [F] shine on me.
[Bb] Let it shine on me, let [Eb] it shine [Bb] on me.
Let your light from the lighthouse [F] shine [Bb] on me.
Now here come the holy ghost. _
_ _ The holy ghost come along late.
And when they come along late, they get their name straight cause they drive the song.
Don't fool yourself.
Now they're going to pick up the speed and that's where you get this rhythm and swing at it.
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Bb]
Let it shine on me, let [Eb] it [Bb] shine on me.
Let your light from the lighthouse [F] shine on me.
[Dm] Let it shine on me, [Bb] let it shine on me.
Let your light from the lighthouse [F] shine [Bb] on me.
When they give out a hymn.
Must I be carried [Eb] [Bb] to the sky on [F] flower beds of ease? _
[Bb] And must I fight to win the prize [F] and see your soul [Bb] blood I see?
_ Let it shine on me, [Eb] let it shine [Bb] on me.
Let your light from the lighthouse [F]
shine on me.
[Bb] Shine on me, let it shine on me.
Let your light from the lighthouse [F] _ shine on _ _ _ [Bb]
me. _ _ _ _ _
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