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   !!! CAPO ON THE 1ST FRET !!!
   Intro chords:
   |  G|  Bm|  Em|  C   D| x2 
   Verse:
   GI saw you sitting in the kitchen at night alone
   BmTrying to battle of that panic while on your own
   EmHeavy breathing and a pounding heart beating hard
   CWoo-ooo-ooo   DWoo-ooo-ooo
   GI try to help you but there's nothing that I can do
   BmBut you convince me that my presence is helping you
   EmI bring you water and I tell you that I love you more
   CWoo-ooo-ooo   DWoo-ooo-ooo
   Chorus:
   CAnd keep the Glights on, Emchase away my darkest dreams
   CSlip into a Gstate of fantFasyD  
   CThings will get Gbetter, must Emhold on to the hopes we got
   COf the better Gdays that we foDrgot
   Verse:
   GYou were unable to hide your anxiety
   BmI understood exatly why you had to leave
   EmBut still I couldn't help to feel abandon and alone
   CWoo-ooo-ooo   DWoo-ooo-ooo 
   GYou were the most important person that I had in life
   BmThe sorrow cut through my heart like a butcher knife
   EmI look back and I see a boy about to crash
   CWoo-ooo-ooo   DWoo-ooo-ooo
   Chorus:
   CAnd keep the Glights on, Emchase away my darkest dreams
   CSlip into a Gstate of fantFasyD  
   CThings will get Gbetter, must Emhold on to the hopes we got
   COf the better Gdays that we foDrgot
   [ INSERT SOLO HERE ]
   Chorus:
   CAnd keep the Glights on, Emchase away my darkest dreams
   CSlip into a Gstate of fantFasyD  
   CThings will get Gbetter, must Emhold on to the hopes we got
   COf the better Gdays that we foDrgot
   Bridge:
   CIt's Emfading aDway ( as I look up on it)  x8

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Keep The Lights On

by Joint Aktion

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

!!! CAPO ON THE 1ST FRET !!!

Intro chords:

G Bm Em C D

| | | | | x2

Verse:

I saw you sitting in the kitchen at night alone

Trying to battle of that panic while on your own

Heavy breathing and a pounding heart beating hard

C D

Woo-ooo-ooo Woo-ooo-ooo

I try to help you but there's nothing that I can do

But you convince me that my presence is helping you

I bring you water and I tell you that I love you more

C D

Woo-ooo-ooo Woo-ooo-ooo

Chorus:

C G Em

And keep the lights on, chase away my darkest dreams

C G F D

Slip into a state of fantasy

C G Em

Things will get better, must hold on to the hopes we got

C G D

Of the better days that we forgot

Verse:

You were unable to hide your anxiety

I understood exatly why you had to leave

But still I couldn't help to feel abandon and alone

C D

Woo-ooo-ooo Woo-ooo-ooo

You were the most important person that I had in life

The sorrow cut through my heart like a butcher knife

I look back and I see a boy about to crash

C D

Woo-ooo-ooo Woo-ooo-ooo

Chorus:

C G Em

And keep the lights on, chase away my darkest dreams

C G F D

Slip into a state of fantasy

C G Em

Things will get better, must hold on to the hopes we got

C G D

Of the better days that we forgot

[ INSERT SOLO HERE ]

Chorus:

C G Em

And keep the lights on, chase away my darkest dreams

C G F D

Slip into a state of fantasy

C G Em

Things will get better, must hold on to the hopes we got

C G D

Of the better days that we forgot

Bridge:

C Em D

It's fading away ( as I look up on it) x8

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