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Light Up / Stevie Ann / Light up
Intro: | D | (4x)
FDor a while I’ve been driving
The nAighttime into day
Em7Until now I’ve been hGolding up
There’s always somewhere I can stDay
And I know I can dream of blAue skies,
Better days
BEm7ut It’s gonna hGelp me if I know
You’re on   your Dway
   And I’ve trAied oh I’ve trA6ied
   To make sA7omething out of what I’ve seen
   But I need you to
   LBmight up, light up, lA6ight up
   The dGarkness for mDe
   LBmight up, light up, lA6ight up
                    G     DRiff D  
   The darkness for me
I will always believe in our lov
’CausAe it’s strong
Em7I don’t need a new kiGnd of love
Whenever I can’t carry Don
In my heart I know I have to Arun
And make it right
Em7But it brings bGack those memories
I Gdon’t thinDk I can fight
   So for now Aplease let me A6be
   I’m simplA7y in misery
   Oh won’t you
   LBmight up, light up, lA6ight up
   The dGarkness for mDe
   LBmight up, light up, lA6ight up
                    G     DRiff D  
   The darkness for me
The plBmace that I’m going to
May be closer than I thEinkEsus4  E  
All the thBmoughts that I buried so dEeepEsus4  E  
They’ll be scF#attered all over the floor
     G*                     A*
And nothing will be like before
   BbdimOh won’t you Bmlight up      A6the GdarknesDs
   Please won’t you lBmight up ohA6  G  D  
   OhohohBm  A6  G  D  
   Maybe someday I’ll
   LBmight up, light up, lA6ight up
   The dGarkness for yDou

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Light Up

by Stevie Ann

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Em7

Esus4

Bbdim

Light Up / Stevie Ann / Light up

Intro: | D | (4x)

For a while I’ve been driving

The nighttime into day

Em7 G

Until now I’ve been holding up

There’s always somewhere I can stay

And I know I can dream of blue skies,

Better days

Em7 G

But It’s gonna help me if I know

You’re on your way

A A6

And I’ve tried oh I’ve tried

To make something out of what I’ve seen

But I need you to

Bm A6

Light up, light up, light up

G D

The darkness for me

Bm A6

Light up, light up, light up

G D D

Riff

The darkness for me

I will always believe in our lov

’Cause it’s strong

Em7 G

I don’t need a new kind of love

Whenever I can’t carry on

In my heart I know I have to run

And make it right

Em7 G

But it brings back those memories

G D

I don’t think I can fight

A A6

So for now please let me be

I’m simply in misery

Oh won’t you

Bm A6

Light up, light up, light up

G D

The darkness for me

Bm A6

Light up, light up, light up

G D D

Riff

The darkness for me

The place that I’m going to

E Esus4 E

May be closer than I think

Bm E Esus4 E

All the thoughts that I buried so deep

They’ll be scattered all over the floor

G A

* *

And nothing will be like before

Bbdim Bm A6 G D

Oh won’t you light up the darkness

Bm A6 G D

Please won’t you light up oh

Bm A6 G D

Ohohoh

Maybe someday I’ll

Bm A6

Light up, light up, light up

G D

The darkness for you

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