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Light Me Up

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Capo 1
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
ADoes what I'm weG/Daring seem to shoAck you?
Well, tGhat's okDayA  
(A)                       G/D           A      G     D  A  
'Cause what I'm thinking about you is not okay
(A)                      G             D  G  
I've got it on my mind to change my ways
But I dDon't think I can be Ganything other thaAn me
No, I dDon't think I can be Ganything other thaAn me
[Chorus]
  GDo you have a Dlight?
Can you mAake me feel alright?
  GThere's plenty of Dwhite to go aAround
  GDo you think it's rDight when you hAit me to the ground?
Well, Glight me Dup when I'm doAwn
  GLight me Dup when I'm doAwn
[Verse 2]
ADoes what I'm saG/Dying seem to haunAt you?
Well, tGhat's okDayA  
(A)                      G/D           A      G     D  A  
'Cause what I'm saying about you is not okay
(A)                      G             D  G  
I've got it on my mind to change my ways
But I dDon't think I can be Ganything other thaAn me
No, I dDon't think I can be Ganything other thaAn me
[Chorus]
  GDo you have a Dlight?
Can you mAake me feel alright?
  GThere's plenty of Dwhite to go aAround
  GDo you think it's rDight when you hAit me to the ground?
Well, Glight me Dup when I'm doAwn
  GJust light me Dup when I'm doAwn
  GJust light me Dup when I'm doAwn
  GLight me Dup when I'm doAwn
[Verse 3]
ADoes what I'm taG/Dking seem to bothAer you?
Well, tGhat's okDayA  
(A)                     G/D                A      G     D  A  
Cause I can take it all without you, and I'm okay
(A)                      G             D  G  
I've got it on my mind to change my ways
But I dDon't think I can be Ganything other thaAn me
No, I dDon't think I can be Ganything other thaAn me
[Chorus]
  GDo you have a Dlight?
Can you mAake me feel alright?
  GThere's plenty of Dwhite to go aAround
  GDo you think it's rDight when you hAit me to the ground?
Well, Glight me Dup when I'm doAwn
  GJust light me Dup when I'm doAwn
  GLight me Dup when I'm doAwn
  GLight me Dup when I'm doAwn
G D A

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Light Me Up

by The Pretty Reckless

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

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G/D

Capo 1

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A G/D A

Does what I'm wearing seem to shock you?

G D A

Well, that's okay

A G/D A G D A

()

'Cause what I'm thinking about you is not okay

A G D G

()

I've got it on my mind to change my ways

D G A

But I don't think I can be anything other than me

D G A

No, I don't think I can be anything other than me

[Chorus]

G D

Do you have a light?

Can you make me feel alright?

G D A

There's plenty of white to go around

G D A

Do you think it's right when you hit me to the ground?

G D A

Well, light me up when I'm down

G D A

Light me up when I'm down

[Verse 2]

A G/D A

Does what I'm saying seem to haunt you?

G D A

Well, that's okay

A G/D A G D A

()

'Cause what I'm saying about you is not okay

A G D G

()

I've got it on my mind to change my ways

D G A

But I don't think I can be anything other than me

D G A

No, I don't think I can be anything other than me

[Chorus]

G D

Do you have a light?

Can you make me feel alright?

G D A

There's plenty of white to go around

G D A

Do you think it's right when you hit me to the ground?

G D A

Well, light me up when I'm down

G D A

Just light me up when I'm down

G D A

Just light me up when I'm down

G D A

Light me up when I'm down

[Verse 3]

A G/D A

Does what I'm taking seem to bother you?

G D A

Well, that's okay

A G/D A G D A

()

Cause I can take it all without you, and I'm okay

A G D G

()

I've got it on my mind to change my ways

D G A

But I don't think I can be anything other than me

D G A

No, I don't think I can be anything other than me

[Chorus]

G D

Do you have a light?

Can you make me feel alright?

G D A

There's plenty of white to go around

G D A

Do you think it's right when you hit me to the ground?

G D A

Well, light me up when I'm down

G D A

Just light me up when I'm down

G D A

Light me up when I'm down

G D A

Light me up when I'm down

G D A

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