{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1838239,"song":"Leave The Light On","artist":"Chris Smither","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11406646-leave-the-light-on-chords-by-chris-smither/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1838239?type=chord","rating":4.91623,"votes":156,"content":"Bpm: 100\r\n\r\nDrop D tuning\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     000232\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     550003\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     x0222x\r\n[ch]D/A[/ch]   x0423x\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, if I were young again I'd pay attention,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo that little known dimension, the taste of endless time.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust like water, it runs right through our fingers,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe flavor of it lingers like a rich red wine.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn those days we were single, we lived them one by one.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow we hardly see 'em, they don't walk, they run.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I've got plenty left I've set my sight on,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Turnaround]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've never seen my life in such a hurry,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut if I start to worry, I get left behind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's just a party, but you don't get invitations,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd there's just one destination, you better be on time.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor years we rhymed in couplets, and we sang 'em two by two.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow we hardly rhyme at all but here's a few:[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if they hurt there's bullets left to bite on,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Turnaround]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat drummer in my head needs inspiration,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere's a lack of syncopation, and it holds me to a line.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's just so hard to leave these cages that we think in,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBy stages we just sink in, to a slow decline.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor years we lived in waltz time, we danced it three by three.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow it's hard to dance but if you stick with me...[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe've got what we need to spend the night on,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThese races that we've run were not for glory,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNo moral to the story, we run for peace of mind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the race we're running now is neverending,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSpace and time are bending, and there's no finish line.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI will live to be a hundred, I was born in forty-four,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThirty-three to go but I ain't keepin' score.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've been left for dead before but I still fight on,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause I've been left for dead before but I still fight on,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon. (ritardando)[/tab]\r","plain_text":"Bpm: 100\n\nDrop D tuning\n\nD     000232\nG     550003\nA     x0222x\nD/A   x0423x\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nD G D A D/A A D G D A D\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Turnaround]\n\nD G D A D\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Turnaround]\n\nD G D A D\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n\nD G D A D/A A D G D A D\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","G","A","D/A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}