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Reach For The Light
Capo 6
Intro*:     G    Em  C2  
Versus 1:
GYou D/F#cry youEmrself C2to sleep while you bury your emotions inside
GAnd D/F#dug youEmrself C2to deep and a part of you is starting to die
GYou calD/F#led out from out from under the fallout 
buEmt none of C2the soldiers could hear a sound
TGhinkiD/F#ng maybe 'someoEmne will saC2ve m'e but all of the lifeboats keep letting you drown
Chorus:
GSo Dyou Emtry Cto save yourself but they rescued somebody else
GHolDd tEmight Cit'll be alright reach for the light at the edge of the dark
GTheir D/F#words wEmon't C2break your bones but they'll drive your spirit into the ground
GTHey toD/F#ok theiEmr sticC2ks and stones, torch and tearing everything down
GNo one tuD/F#rned up Emso yoC2u were burned up, stuck in the fire you couldn't put out
SGcreaming D/F#"save me, send down some rain please"
hoEmping C2the heavens could hear you shout
Bridge: 
EmBe noD/F#t afraid
GBe nCot afraid
Ending:
GHope Cis alive,  Hope is alive

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Reach For The Light

by Tim Be Told

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Reach For The Light

Capo 6

G Em C2

Intro*:

Versus 1:

G D/F# Em C2

You cry yourself to sleep while you bury your emotions inside

G D/F# Em C2

And dug yourself to deep and a part of you is starting to die

G D/F#

You called out from out from under the fallout

Em C2

but none of the soldiers could hear a sound

G D/F# Em C2

Thinking maybe 'someone will save m'e but all of the lifeboats keep letting you drown

Chorus:

G D Em C

So you try to save yourself but they rescued somebody else

G D Em C

Hold tight it'll be alright reach for the light at the edge of the dark

G D/F# Em C2

Their words won't break your bones but they'll drive your spirit into the ground

G D/F# Em C2

THey took their sticks and stones, torch and tearing everything down

G D/F# Em C2

No one turned up so you were burned up, stuck in the fire you couldn't put out

G D/F#

Screaming "save me, send down some rain please"

Em C2

hoping the heavens could hear you shout

Bridge:

Em D/F#

Be not afraid

G C

Be not afraid

Ending:

G C

Hope is alive, Hope is alive

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