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Please Leave Your Light On

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Intro:
F#m     E       D
F#m     E       D
Verse:
  F#mPlease lEeave your light on Dfor me
  F#mLet it Eshine all through the Dnight
  F#mI know by Enow you're not exDpecting me
I've been Bmso long out of Dsight
  F#mI'm coming Ethrough the darkest Dhour now, mama
  F#mDon't give Eup on me just Dyet
  F#mWell I Egot no exDcuses for ya
But I Bmsure got some reDgrets
   BmI sure Dgot some F#mregrets
Chorus:
  EI went out from the Dhalls of grace
  ETurned my back on my Down
       F#m  EPlease leave your Dlight on for me
Cause I've been Bmtaking the Dlong way F#mhome
Instrumental:
Bm      D
F#m     E       D
F#m     E       D
Verse:
  F#mPlease Ego easy when you Dsee me, mama
  F#mCause I Ejust might fall aDpart
  F#mI know EI've tried your Dpatience
  BmI know I've stretched your Dheart
  F#mThe Esky fell down hard uDpon me
  F#mI've Ebeen crawling in the Ddirt
  F#mNobody's Efault but Dmine for sure
  BmAnd not just me who's Dhurt
  BmAnd not just Dme who's F#mhurt
Chorus:
  EI went out from the Dhalls of grace
  EMy soul turned into Dstone
  F#mPleaEse leave your light Don for me
Cause I've been Bmtaking the Dlong way F#mhome
Outro:
Bm      D       F#m

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Please Leave Your Light On

by Paul Kelly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Intro:

F#m E D

Verse:

F#m E D

Please leave your light on for me

F#m E D

Let it shine all through the night

F#m E D

I know by now you're not expecting me

Bm D

I've been so long out of sight

F#m E D

I'm coming through the darkest hour now, mama

F#m E D

Don't give up on me just yet

F#m E D

Well I got no excuses for ya

Bm D

But I sure got some regrets

Bm D F#m

I sure got some regrets

Chorus:

E D

I went out from the halls of grace

E D

Turned my back on my own

F#m E D

Please leave your light on for me

Bm D F#m

Cause I've been taking the long way home

Instrumental:

Bm D

F#m E D

Verse:

F#m E D

Please go easy when you see me, mama

F#m E D

Cause I just might fall apart

F#m E D

I know I've tried your patience

Bm D

I know I've stretched your heart

F#m E D

The sky fell down hard upon me

F#m E D

I've been crawling in the dirt

F#m E D

Nobody's fault but mine for sure

Bm D

And not just me who's hurt

Bm D F#m

And not just me who's hurt

Chorus:

E D

I went out from the halls of grace

E D

My soul turned into stone

F#m E D

Please leave your light on for me

Bm D F#m

Cause I've been taking the long way home

Outro:

Bm D F#m

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