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We Are The Light

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tuning: half step down
Intro:
 D///  Dsus4///  D/// /  G/A  G/B  
DPeople G  
Light up your Clight G/Bto- Gnight
I wanna Dsee you shineDsus4  D  
DFight despairG  
Don't let it Cget G/Byou Gdown
Don't let it Dtie you downDsus4  D  
Am7There's a man with a Dwife and three children
Am7Who's been told he can Dwork
Am7There's a boy who's been Dtold there's no future
Am7He's been fed by the Fblind
GAnd I can hear them cryFing 
GAs they try to Fsleep through the night
GI can hear them Dcry
G- hear them Dcry
G D G D
GWE ARE THE DLIGHT
GWE ARE THE CLIGHT
FWE ARE THE GLIGHT OF OUR DLIVES
DHold on G  
To what you beClieve G/Bis rGight 
Don't let anyDone turn your Dsus4eyesD  
DLook aheadG  
Don't stop to Clook G/Bbe- Ghind 
The past ain't no Dfriend of mineDsus4  D  
Am7There's a failure who is Dstanding on the corner
Am7For he cannot see Dhope
Am7There's a blind man who is Dstanding at the crossroads
Am7For he cannot see Flight
GAnd as we fire the canFdles
GWe must make sure they Fburn through the night
GFor if they should Ddie
GThere be no Dlight
GWE ARE THE DLIGHT
GWE ARE THE CLIGHT
FWE ARE THE GLIGHT OF OUR DLIVES
GWE ARE THE CLIGHT
FWE ARE THE GLIGHT OF OUR DLIVES
GSHINE YOUR CLIGHT
FSHINE YOUR LIGHT GSHINE YOUR LIGHT DSHINE
GWE ARE THE CLIGHT
FSHINE ON, GSHINE ON DSHINE
GWE ARE THE CLIGHT
Chords:
       Dxx0232
   Dsus4xx0233
       G320003
       Cx32013
     G/Ax00003
     G/Bx20003
     Am7x02010
       Fx03211

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We Are The Light

by The Alarm

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

G/A

G/B

Am7

tuning: half step down

Intro:

D Dsus4 D G/A G/B

/// /// /// /

D G

People

C G/B G

Light up your light to- night

D Dsus4 D

I wanna see you shine

D G

Fight despair

C G/B G

Don't let it get you down

D Dsus4 D

Don't let it tie you down

Am7 D

There's a man with a wife and three children

Am7 D

Who's been told he can work

Am7 D

There's a boy who's been told there's no future

Am7 F

He's been fed by the blind

G F

And I can hear them crying

G F

As they try to sleep through the night

G D

I can hear them cry

G D

- hear them cry

G D G D

G D

WE ARE THE LIGHT

G C

WE ARE THE LIGHT

F G D

WE ARE THE LIGHT OF OUR LIVES

D G

Hold on

C G/B G

To what you believe is right

D Dsus4 D

Don't let anyone turn your eyes

D G

Look ahead

C G/B G

Don't stop to look be- hind

D Dsus4 D

The past ain't no friend of mine

Am7 D

There's a failure who is standing on the corner

Am7 D

For he cannot see hope

Am7 D

There's a blind man who is standing at the crossroads

Am7 F

For he cannot see light

G F

And as we fire the candles

G F

We must make sure they burn through the night

G D

For if they should die

G D

There be no light

G D

WE ARE THE LIGHT

G C

WE ARE THE LIGHT

F G D

WE ARE THE LIGHT OF OUR LIVES

G C

WE ARE THE LIGHT

F G D

WE ARE THE LIGHT OF OUR LIVES

G C

SHINE YOUR LIGHT

F G D

SHINE YOUR LIGHT SHINE YOUR LIGHT SHINE

G C

WE ARE THE LIGHT

F G D

SHINE ON, SHINE ON SHINE

G C

WE ARE THE LIGHT

Chords:

xx0232

Dsus4

xx0233

320003

x32013

G/A

x00003

G/B

x20003

Am7

x02010

x03211

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