{"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":954570,"song":"The Lights Will Stay On","artist":"The Walkabouts","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11617292-the-lights-will-stay-on-chords-by-the-walkabouts/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/954570?type=chord","rating":4.47725,"votes":13,"content":"Capo 1st Fret\r\n\r\nVERSE: [ch]G[/ch] / [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]Em[/ch] / [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\nI go to sleep, before the devil wakes \r\nAnd I wake up, before the angels take \r\n\r\nAll my worldly desires \r\nAll my yardsticks of fear \r\n\r\nAll my secrets untold \r\nAll my motives unclear \r\n\r\nHangin' down in the fire \r\nBurnin' them higher \r\nWon't take them away from here \r\n\r\nCHORUS: [ch]G[/ch] / [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]Am[/ch] / [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\nAnd long after we're gone \r\nThe light will stay on \r\nThe light will stay on \r\n\r\n\r\nWatched the city, . . . city of crows \r\nWatched them fly, watched 'em all flyin' low \r\n\r\nOut above the flood plain \r\nJust above the dirt road \r\n\r\nThey were hungry as winter \r\nHungry as us \r\nNot afraid to be flyin' \r\nNot afraid to be lost \r\n\r\nAnd long after we're gone \r\nThe light will stay on \r\nThe light will stay on \r\n\r\nAnd if you bury me, add three feet to it \r\nOne for you sorrow, two for your sweat \r\nThree for the strange things we never forget \r\n\r\nAnd long after we're gone \r\nThe light will stay on \r\nThe light will stay on \r\n\r\nAnd long after we're safe \r\nThe lights will not fade \r\nThe lights will not fade","plain_text":"Capo 1st Fret\n\nVERSE: G / D / Em / C\n\nI go to sleep, before the devil wakes \nAnd I wake up, before the angels take \n\nAll my worldly desires \nAll my yardsticks of fear \n\nAll my secrets untold \nAll my motives unclear \n\nHangin' down in the fire \nBurnin' them higher \nWon't take them away from here \n\nCHORUS: G / D / Am / C\n\nAnd long after we're gone \nThe light will stay on \nThe light will stay on \n\n\nWatched the city, . . . city of crows \nWatched them fly, watched 'em all flyin' low \n\nOut above the flood plain \nJust above the dirt road \n\nThey were hungry as winter \nHungry as us \nNot afraid to be flyin' \nNot afraid to be lost \n\nAnd long after we're gone \nThe light will stay on \nThe light will stay on \n\nAnd if you bury me, add three feet to it \nOne for you sorrow, two for your sweat \nThree for the strange things we never forget \n\nAnd long after we're gone \nThe light will stay on \nThe light will stay on \n\nAnd long after we're safe \nThe lights will not fade \nThe lights will not fade","chords":["G","D","Em","C","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}