{"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":2388323,"song":"Ill Leave The Light On","artist":"Colin Hay","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11493383-ill-leave-the-light-on-chords-by-colin-hay/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2388323?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Capo:             n/a\r\nTuning:           DADGAD (Celtic)\r\n\r\nNote I:\r\nWatch the video linked above closely to pick up\r\nthe strum pattern, chord changes that are hammer-ons\r\nand when Colin mutes strings (6th string in particular)\r\n\r\nNote II:\r\nSlide between Bm7 and Gsus2\r\n\r\nChords used:\r\n\r\n                  D.A.D.G.A.D\r\n        D         X.0.0.2.0.0\r\n        A7        X.0.2.0.0.0\r\n        Bm7       X.2.0.0.0.0\r\n        Gsus2     X.4.0.0.0.0\r\n        G         5.X.0.4.0.0\r\n        A         7.X.0.6.0.0\r\n        D11       12.X.0.11.X.0\r\n        C#m       11.x.0.9.x.0\r\n        Bm        9.X.0.7.0.0\r\n        D/f#      4.X.0.2.0.0\r\n        D*        0.0.0.11.0.0\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI woke up this morning[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSame old questions in my head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAt least the weather's getting cooler now[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm7[/ch]                       [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nNo longer forced to leave my bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThe sun shines through my window[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nMakes my old house creak and moan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nReminds me of the old lady down the market[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Bm7[/ch]                       [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nSitting in the sun, stretching her weary bones[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll leave the light on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo you can see[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll leave the light on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nShould you decide to visit me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nTime is time and time is time and time just rolls along[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nIt's with you every second[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm7[/ch]             [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nThough it has no shape or form[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSometimes I get so anxious[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAs your path leads you away[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nBut I know it's only my loneliness[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]             [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nAnd it passes with the day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI've been an angry and a jealous man[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd I have no right to be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nPerhaps it's just my wicked, wicked ways[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]            [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nCatching up to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nStill I've done my time and I've paid the price[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAfter all what's just a little pain[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nIf I learn from my mistakes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm7[/ch]             [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nThen my loss becomes my gain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nStill I'll leave the light on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo you can see[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll leave the light on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShould you decide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D11[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nShould you decide to visit me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThis is the end that is no end[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nWith the beginning yet to come[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI'm going to throw the doors wide open[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm7[/ch]           [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nI'm going to let my spirit run[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI'm going to take the path that is most yielding[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd in time my steps shall disappear[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI'll pound my head against the wall no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm7[/ch]            [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nI'll be still so I can hear[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd if I drop all my pretensions[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAbout how much you broke my heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI really do feel grateful[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]          [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nAs we drift further apart[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI will follow my distant vision[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI'm going to listen to my voice[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nYou showed me the way to freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm7[/ch]           [ch]Gsus2[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou really made the only choice[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd so you see[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll leave the light on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShould you decide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D11[/ch]\r\nShould you ever decide to visit me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[End]\r\n\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]*","plain_text":"Capo:             n/a\nTuning:           DADGAD (Celtic)\n\nNote I:\nWatch the video linked above closely to pick up\nthe strum pattern, chord changes that are hammer-ons\nand when Colin mutes strings (6th string in particular)\n\nNote II:\nSlide between Bm7 and Gsus2\n\nChords used:\n\n                  D.A.D.G.A.D\n        D         X.0.0.2.0.0\n        A7        X.0.2.0.0.0\n        Bm7       X.2.0.0.0.0\n        Gsus2     X.4.0.0.0.0\n        G         5.X.0.4.0.0\n        A         7.X.0.6.0.0\n        D11       12.X.0.11.X.0\n        C#m       11.x.0.9.x.0\n        Bm        9.X.0.7.0.0\n        D/f#      4.X.0.2.0.0\n        D*        0.0.0.11.0.0\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nD A7 D A7 D A7 Bm7 Gsus2\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[End]\n\nC#m Bm A G D/F# A7 D*","chords":["Gsus2","D","A","G","A7","D11","C#m","Bm","Bm7","D/F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"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]}}}