{"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":2824547,"song":"The Lighthouse","artist":"The Florida Boys","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11641004-the-lighthouse-chords-by-the-florida-boys/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2824547?type=chord","rating":4.97584,"votes":5,"content":"The Lighthouse\r\n by Ronnie Hinson ©1970 as recorded by The Florida Boys\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's a lighthouse on a hillside[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat overlooks life's sea.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm tossed it sends out a light[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthat I might see.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the light that shines in darkness now, will safely lead me home,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf it wasn't for the lighthouse,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nmy ship would sail no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I thank God for The Lighthouse, I owe my life to Him.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor Jesus is The Lighthouse and from the rocks of sin,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe has shone the light around me that I might clearly see.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]A7[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf it wasn't for The Lighthouse, tell me where would this ship be?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow everybody that lives around us,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nsays tear that lighthouse down.[/tab]\r\n\r\nNo the big ships don't sail this way anymore,\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThere’s no use of it standing ‘round[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut then my mind goes back to that stormy night,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwhen just in time I saw that old light[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd  the light from that old lighthouse,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nstill stands there on the hill.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I thank God for The Lighthouse, I owe my life to Him.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor Jesus is The Lighthouse and from the rocks of sin,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe has shone the light around me that I might clearly see.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]A7[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf it wasn't for The Lighthouse, tell me where would this ship be?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]A7[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYes if it wasn't for The Lighthouse, tell me where would this ship be?[/tab]","plain_text":"The Lighthouse\n by Ronnie Hinson ©1970 as recorded by The Florida Boys\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\nNo the big ships don't sail this way anymore,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]","chords":["D","G","E","A","A7"],"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]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}