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Where The Light Shines Through

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[Intro]
B  E  B  A E
[Verse]
BWhen you're feeling like an astronaut
EStuck on a planet even time forgot, and
BYou're a version of yourself, but you're not the samAeE  
BYou try to keep the wound camouflaged, and
EThe stitches heal, but the years are lost, and
BAnother bottle on the shelf can't numb the paAinE  
[Pre-Chorus]
C#mWhy you running from yourself now?
F#You can't run away
[Chorus]
'cause Byour scars shine like Edark stars
Yeah, your Bwounds are where the light shinAes throughE  
So let's Bgo there, to that Eplace where
We sing these F#mbroken prayers where the light shinEes through
The wound is where the light shineBs throughA  
Yeah, the wEound is where the light shineBs throughA  E  
[Verse]
BAin't we all just Abraham's son?
ESaint and sinner with the song and drum, and
BWe're falling on our knees, we all bleed the samAeE  
And the Bonly tattoos that I have are scars
EI got your name written on my heart
And the Bstory that brought us here ain't the thing that chanAged, Eno
[Pre-Chorus]
C#mI wanna see that light shining
F#Brighter than the pain
[Chorus]
'cause Byour scars shine like a Edark star
Yeah, your Bwounds are where the light shinAes throughE  
So let's Bgo there, to that Eplace where
We sing these F#mbroken prayers where the light shineEs through
The wound is where the light shineBs through
B C C#
[Bridge]
DMama, ain't the blood just proof I'm hAuman?
CMama, ain't the wound just retribGution?B  C  C#  
DWell Mama, ain't the scar like a vision of gF#race?E  
B(It's the Ascars that Emake a Bman
So maybe all these Ascars are [Efriends?])B  
[Outro]
The wound is where the light shines Ethrough
The wound is where the light finds Byou
The wound is where the light shines Ethrough (Yeah)
The wound is where the light (finds you)
Yeah, G#myour scars (The wound is where the light shines through)
shine like Edark stars (The wound is where the light finds you)
Yeah, the F#mwound is where the (The wound is where the shines through)
Alight shines tEhrough 
It's where the light shiBnes through
AYeah, yeah, Eit's where the light shinBes through
AYeah, Ethe only tattoo I Bhave 
OhA, oh, oh, oEh, it's where the light shinBes through
AWhere the light shines, Ewhere the the light shinBes throughA  E  
Where the light shineBs throughA  E  
It's where the light shines Bthrough

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Where The Light Shines Through

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#m

[Intro]

B E B A E

[Verse]

When you're feeling like an astronaut

Stuck on a planet even time forgot, and

B A E

You're a version of yourself, but you're not the same

You try to keep the wound camouflaged, and

The stitches heal, but the years are lost, and

B A E

Another bottle on the shelf can't numb the pain

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m

Why you running from yourself now?

You can't run away

[Chorus]

B E

'cause your scars shine like dark stars

B A E

Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through

B E

So let's go there, to that place where

F#m E

We sing these broken prayers where the light shines through

B A

The wound is where the light shines through

E B A E

Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through

[Verse]

Ain't we all just Abraham's son?

Saint and sinner with the song and drum, and

B A E

We're falling on our knees, we all bleed the same

And the only tattoos that I have are scars

I got your name written on my heart

B A E

And the story that brought us here ain't the thing that changed, no

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m

I wanna see that light shining

Brighter than the pain

[Chorus]

B E

'cause your scars shine like a dark star

B A E

Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through

B E

So let's go there, to that place where

F#m E

We sing these broken prayers where the light shines through

The wound is where the light shines through

B C C#

[Bridge]

D A

Mama, ain't the blood just proof I'm human?

C G B C C#

Mama, ain't the wound just retribution?

D F# E

Well Mama, ain't the scar like a vision of grace?

B A E B

(It's the scars that make a man

A E B

So maybe all these scars are [friends?])

[Outro]

The wound is where the light shines through

The wound is where the light finds you

The wound is where the light shines through (Yeah)

The wound is where the light (finds you)

G#m

Yeah, your scars (The wound is where the light shines through)

shine like dark stars (The wound is where the light finds you)

F#m

Yeah, the wound is where the (The wound is where the shines through)

A E

light shines through

It's where the light shines through

A E B

Yeah, yeah, it's where the light shines through

A E B

Yeah, the only tattoo I have

A E B

Oh, oh, oh, oh, it's where the light shines through

A E B A E

Where the light shines, where the the light shines through

B A E

Where the light shines through

It's where the light shines through

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