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                  Sovereign Light Cafe - Keane
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I'm pretty sure these chords are correct, they sound right when you play along 
anyway, even if they're not the exact chords Keane uses.
Tuning: Standard
Capo on 2nd fret
Chords:
A        E- A0 D2 G2 B2 E0
D5       - - 0 2 3 -
F#m      2 4 4 2 2 2
Esus4    0 2 2 2 0 0
E        0 2 2 1 0 0
D        - - 0 2 3 2
[Verse 1]
I'm going Aback to a time when we owned this town
Down D5Powder Mill Lane and the Battlegrounds
We were Afriends and lovers and F#mclueless Esus4clownsE  
[Verse 2]
I didn't know I was fAinding out how I'd be torn from you
When we D5talked about things we were gonna do
We were Awide eyed dreamers and F#mwiser toEsus4oE  
[Chorus]
We'd go down to the Drides on East PaArade,
by the F#mlights of the Palace ArcaEde
Watch night coming Ddown on the Sovereign ALight CaEsus4féE  
[Verse 3]
I'm begging you for some Asign, but you've still got nothing to say
Don't tD5urn your back on me, don't walk away
I'm a Abetter man now than I F#mwas that Esus4dayE  
[Chorus]
Let's go down to the Drides on East ParAade,
by the F#mlights of the Palace ArcEade
Watch night coming Ddown on the Sovereign ALight CaEsus4féE  
Go down to the Dbandstand on the Apier
Watch the F#mdrunks and the lovers apEpear
To take turns as the stDars at the Sovereign LiAght CaféEsus4  E  
[Bridge]
I Dwheel Esus4my biAke off the Etrain,
Up the North Trade Road,
DLook for Esus4you oAn Marley ELane
In every building, every F#mstreet sign
Oh why did we ever Dgo so far from Esus4home?E  
[Verse 4]
But you've got nothing to Ahide, you can't change who you really are
You can D5get a big house and a faster car
You can Arun away boy, but you F#mwon't go fEsus4arE  
[Chorus]
Let's go down to the Drides on East ParAade,
by the F#mlights of the Palace ArcEade
Watch night going Ddown on the Sovereign ALight CEsus4aféE  
Stroll down to the Dbandstand on the Apier
Watch the F#mdrunks and the lovers aEppear
To take turns as the sDtars at the Sovereign LAight CafEsus4éE  
La la Dla la la la Ala la F#myeah,
I'm Egoing where the people Dknow my AnameEsus4  E  
La la Dla la la la Ala la F#myeah,
I'm Egoing where the people Dknow my AnameEsus4  E  
[Outro]
D  A  E

The story behind the song

"Sovereign Light Café" was released as the third single from Keane's fourth studio album, Strangeland. The song found its inspiration in the town of Bexhill-on-Sea, where the real-life café is located, and also the town of Battle, which is near where the band members grew up. The band first played the song in 2009 and it has been a consistent part of their setlist since 2012, often closing their shows since 2019. The music video, filmed in Bexhill-on-Sea, shows the band members strolling through the town, culminating in a group photo outside the café.

AI-written from these sources:Sovereign Light Café — Wikipedia ↗Keane (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Sovereign Light Café

by Keane

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Sovereign Light Cafe - Keane

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I'm pretty sure these chords are correct, they sound right when you play along

anyway, even if they're not the exact chords Keane uses.

Tuning: Standard

Capo on 2nd fret

Chords:

E A D G B E

A - 0 2 2 2 0

D5 - - 0 2 3 -

F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2

Esus4 0 2 2 2 0 0

E 0 2 2 1 0 0

D - - 0 2 3 2

[Verse 1]

I'm going back to a time when we owned this town

Down Powder Mill Lane and the Battlegrounds

A F#m Esus4 E

We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns

[Verse 2]

I didn't know I was finding out how I'd be torn from you

When we talked about things we were gonna do

A F#m Esus4 E

We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too

[Chorus]

D A

We'd go down to the rides on East Parade,

F#m E

by the lights of the Palace Arcade

D A Esus4 E

Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

[Verse 3]

I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say

Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away

A F#m Esus4 E

I'm a better man now than I was that day

[Chorus]

D A

Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,

F#m E

by the lights of the Palace Arcade

D A Esus4 E

Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

D A

Go down to the bandstand on the pier

F#m E

Watch the drunks and the lovers appear

D A Esus4 E

To take turns as the stars at the Sovereign Light Café

[Bridge]

D Esus4 A E

I wheel my bike off the train,

Up the North Trade Road,

D Esus4 A E

Look for you on Marley Lane

F#m

In every building, every street sign

D Esus4 E

Oh why did we ever go so far from home?

[Verse 4]

But you've got nothing to hide, you can't change who you really are

You can get a big house and a faster car

A F#m Esus4 E

You can run away boy, but you won't go far

[Chorus]

D A

Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,

F#m E

by the lights of the Palace Arcade

D A Esus4 E

Watch night going down on the Sovereign Light Café

D A

Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier

F#m E

Watch the drunks and the lovers appear

D A Esus4 E

To take turns as the stars at the Sovereign Light Café

D A F#m

La la la la la la la la yeah,

E D A Esus4 E

I'm going where the people know my name

D A F#m

La la la la la la la la yeah,

E D A Esus4 E

I'm going where the people know my name

[Outro]

D A E

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