The Light Will Stay On Chords by The Walkabouts

Tempo:
109.15 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Db

Fm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Walkabouts - The light Will Stay On chords
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[Bb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [C] [Ab]
I go to sleep [Eb] before the devil awake And I [F] wake up before [Db] the angels take
All [Ab] my worldly desires, [Eb] all my yardsticks of fear
Hang [F] down, hang [Db] down
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Fm]
[Bb] [Fm] [Db]
I go [Ab] to sleep before [Eb] the devil awake And I [F] wake up before [Db] the angels take
[Ab] All my secrets untold, [Eb] all my motives [Ab] unclear
[Eb] [F] Hangin' down in [Fm] the fire, [Bb] burnin' [F] them higher [Db] Won't take them away from here, [Ab] again, no
[Eb] After we're [Ab] gone, [Eb]
the lights [Bbm] will stay on [Fm] The [Db] lights will stay on
[Ab] Watch us in the [Eb] city of [Ab] prose [Eb]
Watch [F] them [Fm] fly, [Bb]
[Fm] watch [Db] them all flying low
[Ab] [Db] Out [Ab] above the floodplain, just [Ebm] above the dirt [Ab] [Eb] road
They [F] were hungry [Fm] as winter, [Bb]
hungry [Fm] as us [Db] Not afraid to be fly, not [Ab] afraid to be [Db] lost
[Ab] And long
[Dbm] [Eb] after we're [Ab] [Eb] gone, the lights [Bbm] will stay on The [Db] lights will stay on
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [F]
[Ab] And if you bury me at three [Eb] feet two One
[Fm] for your sorrow, [Cm] two [Fm] for your sweat
[Db] Three for the strange things we never forget
[Ab] And long [Eb] after we're [Ab] [Eb] gone, the lights [Bbm] will stay on The [Db] lights will stay on
[Ab] And long after [Eb] we're safe, the lights [Bbm] will not fade [Db] The lights will not fade
[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[F] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] [Bbm] [Db] [Bbm]
[Ab]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
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To learn The Walkabouts - The Light Will Stay On chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Db, Ab, Eb, F, Eb and Bbm in sequence. Set your pace at 54 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 109. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Ab Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ I go to sleep _ _ _ [Eb] before the devil awake And I [F] wake up _ _ before [Db] the angels take _
_ All [Ab] my worldly _ _ desires, _ [Eb] all my yardsticks of fear
Hang [F] _ down, _ _ _ hang [Db] _ down _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ I go [Ab] to sleep _ _ _ _ _ before [Eb] the devil awake _ _ And I [F] wake up _ _ _ before [Db] the angels take
_ _ [Ab] All my secrets _ _ untold, [Eb] all my motives [Ab] unclear
[Eb] _ _ [F] Hangin' down in [Fm] the fire, [Bb] burnin' [F] them higher [Db] Won't take them away from here, _ [Ab] again, no _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] After we're [Ab] gone, [Eb] _
the lights [Bbm] will stay on _ [Fm] The [Db] lights will stay on _
_ _ [Ab] Watch us in _ the _ _ _ [Eb] city of [Ab] prose [Eb] _
_ Watch [F] them [Fm] fly, _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] watch [Db] them all flying low
[Ab] _ [Db] Out [Ab] above the floodplain, _ _ just [Ebm] above the dirt [Ab] [Eb] road
_ They [F] were hungry [Fm] as winter, [Bb]
hungry [Fm] as us [Db] Not afraid to be fly, not [Ab] afraid to be [Db] lost
[Ab] And long _ _
[Dbm] _ [Eb] after we're _ [Ab] [Eb] gone, _ the lights [Bbm] will stay on _ The [Db] lights will stay on _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] And if you bury me at three [Eb] feet two _ One _ _ _
[Fm] _ for your sorrow, [Cm] two [Fm] for your sweat
[Db] Three for the strange things we never forget
[Ab] And long _ _ _ [Eb] after we're _ [Ab] [Eb] gone, _ the lights [Bbm] will stay on The [Db] lights will stay on
_ _ _ [Ab] And long _ _ after [Eb] we're _ safe, _ the lights [Bbm] will not fade _ [Db] The lights will not fade
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Devils Road album.

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