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Ernie Halter – When The Lights Go Down
Intro:    C     Dm/C    C  
Verse 1:
Don't leFave F/Ame waiBbadd9ting, 
        	    Csus4             F  	   Dm7        Badd9     C     F/C     C/E  
for the love that I need...oh...Lord, it's wearing on me. 
FI dF/Aon't wBbadd9ant to find out,
that Csus4faith caC#dimnt be foDm7und. 
	Badd9When thCsus4e lights Fgo Cdown.
Verse 2:
    F   F/ASo maBbadd9ny memoriCsus4es behind, F  
/	    E          Dm7   Bbadd9     C     F/C     C/E  
can't you see we're loosing time.
FI don'F/At want Bbadd9to find out,
that lCsus4ove lost C#dimit's crDm7own.
	Badd9When the liCsus4ghts gFo doFwn.
Chours:
COnce Fwe were Fsus4somethAing and we Dm7took Bbadd9to the sky....oooh.
Bbadd9I ain't gonna Csus4find out Dm7that loBbadd9ve can't be found.
	Gm7When the lights gCsus4o downF.F  
Medley:    C     Dm/C     Csus4     Dm/C  C7sus4  
Verse 3:
DonF't tF/Ary to Bbadd9be fair, 
             Csus4                     F              Dm7             Badd9     C     F/C     C/E  
don't try to be kind. We both know you've made up your mind.
FI donF/A't wanBbadd9na try
to tCsus4urn you C#dimaround.Dm7  
	Bbadd9When the liCsus4ghts gFo doFwn.
Chours:
COnce Fwe were Fsus4somethAing and we Dm7took Bbadd9to the sky....oooh.
Bbadd9I don't want to Csus4find out, Dm7that lovBbadd9e lost it's crown
	Gm7When the liCsus4ghts gFo down.
Don't Fleave me CheFre when the lights go down
Don't Fleave me CheFre when the lights go down
Don't Fleave, dCon'Ft leave me here when the lights go down
COohhhhhC7h....F....ohhhhhhhhoohhhhhh

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When The Lights Go Down

by Ernie Halter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/C

F/A

Bbadd9

Csus4

Dm7

Badd9

F/C

C#dim

Fsus4

Gm7

C7sus4

Ernie Halter – When The Lights Go Down

C Dm/C C

Intro:

Verse 1:

F F/A Bbadd9

Don't leave me waiting,

Csus4 F Dm7 Badd9 C F/C C E

for the love that I need...oh...Lord, it's wearing on me.

F F/A Bbadd9

I don't want to find out,

Csus4 C#dim Dm7

that faith cant be found.

Badd9 Csus4 F C

When the lights go down.

Verse 2:

F F/A Bbadd9 Csus4 F

So many memories behind,

E Dm7 Bbadd9 C F/C C E

/ /

can't you see we're loosing time.

F F/A Bbadd9

I don't want to find out,

Csus4 C#dim Dm7

that love lost it's crown.

Badd9 Csus4 F F

When the lights go down.

Chours:

C F Fsus4 A Dm7 Bbadd9

Once we were something and we took to the sky....oooh.

Bbadd9 Csus4 Dm7 Bbadd9

I ain't gonna find out that love can't be found.

Gm7 Csus4 F F

When the lights go down.

C Dm/C Csus4 Dm/C C7sus4

Medley:

Verse 3:

F F/A Bbadd9

Don't try to be fair,

Csus4 F Dm7 Badd9 C F/C C E

don't try to be kind. We both know you've made up your mind.

F F/A Bbadd9

I don't wanna try

Csus4 C#dim Dm7

to turn you around.

Bbadd9 Csus4 F F

When the lights go down.

Chours:

C F Fsus4 A Dm7 Bbadd9

Once we were something and we took to the sky....oooh.

Bbadd9 Csus4 Dm7 Bbadd9

I don't want to find out, that love lost it's crown

Gm7 Csus4 F

When the lights go down.

F C F

Don't leave me here when the lights go down

F C F

Don't leave me here when the lights go down

F C F

Don't leave, don't leave me here when the lights go down

C C7 F

Oohhhhhh........ohhhhhhhhoohhhhhh

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