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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[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]
[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
Eb
Db
Fm
F
Ab
Eb
Db
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _