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White Lights
From the album Last Days of Wonder
[INTRO]
Em Bm C Am Em
[VERSE 1]
WEmhen Em/F#you wGalked with me
away from the strip mall bCar
aC/Bcross the hAmighway
to that lDittle graveyGardD  
Where plGastic flowers
bloomed in yellow grCass
wC/Be sat Amon a broken bDench
lCistening to the cars pGass
And rGight above your head
in the brCanches of a tree
C/Bthere were whAmite lights
swaying slDowly in the brGeezeD  
[CHORUS]
There were wEmhite lights, 
whBmite lights, 
whCite lights 
swAmaying in a tEmree
[VERSE 2]
   Em/F#I knGow they were there
to stop kCids kicking over gravesC/B  
or spAmray-painting trDee trunks
with their fCavorite rock band's nGame
But sGitting there with you
almost tCouching your white hand
amC/Bong the brAmoken bottles
crDushed and faded cGansD  
[CHORUS]
And those wEmhite lights, 
whBmite lights, 
whCite lights 
swAmaying in the brEmeeze
[VERSE 3]
TherEm/F#e was mGystery
singing from everythCingC/B  
the stAmrip mall, the hDighway
the bCoarded-up skating rGink
They were cGalling our names
in the strCip mall parking lot
ouC/Br sweet drAmunken friends
finally nDoticing we'd gGoneD  
But wGe just sat there
not sCaying anything
alC/Bmost tAmouching hands your hDair 
flying Cin the highway brGeezeD  
[CHORUS]
Like those whEmite lights, 
whBmite lights, 
whCite lights 
swAmaying in a tEmreeEm/F#  
[OUTRO]
G C Am D G D G

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White Lights

by The Handsome Family

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Em/F#

C/B

White Lights

From the album Last Days of Wonder

[INTRO]

Em Bm C Am Em

[VERSE 1]

Em Em/F# G

When you walked with me

away from the strip mall bar

C/B Am

across the highway

D G D

to that little graveyard

Where plastic flowers

bloomed in yellow grass

C/B Am D

we sat on a broken bench

C G

listening to the cars pass

And right above your head

in the branches of a tree

C/B Am

there were white lights

D G D

swaying slowly in the breeze

[CHORUS]

There were white lights,

white lights,

white lights

Am Em

swaying in a tree

[VERSE 2]

Em/F# G

I know they were there

C C/B

to stop kids kicking over graves

Am D

or spray-painting tree trunks

C G

with their favorite rock band's name

But sitting there with you

almost touching your white hand

C/B Am

among the broken bottles

D G D

crushed and faded cans

[CHORUS]

And those white lights,

white lights,

white lights

Am Em

swaying in the breeze

[VERSE 3]

Em/F# G

There was mystery

C C/B

singing from everything

Am D

the strip mall, the highway

C G

the boarded-up skating rink

They were calling our names

in the strip mall parking lot

C/B Am

our sweet drunken friends

D G D

finally noticing we'd gone

But we just sat there

not saying anything

C/B Am D

almost touching hands your hair

C G D

flying in the highway breeze

[CHORUS]

Like those white lights,

white lights,

white lights

Am Em Em/F#

swaying in a tree

[OUTRO]

G C Am D G D G

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