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"A Little Light"
Sturgill Simpson
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)
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[Intro]
E
[Verse]
Through all these EEarthly trials of Asorrow
Through all these Edays of mortal B7sin
Through all these Eeternal nights with no toAmorrow
Gotta stay on the Estraight and narrow and B7find a little light withEin
[Chorus]
N.C.                               E  A  
Gotta walk that road all the way to Heaven
Gotta walk that Eroad until the B7dawn
Gotta walk that Eroad all night
All you Aneed is a little light
And the Ecloser you get the B7brighter it turns Eon
[Solo]
A   E       B7  E
[Verse 2]
N.C.                           E  A  
Don't need no compass no map or chart
Don't need no Estars shining aB7bove
I don't need Enothing but a little Alight in my heart
EGlowing inside me like a B7blanket of Elove 
[Chorus]
Gotta walk that Eroad all the way to AHeaven
Gotta walk that Eroad until the B7dawn
Gotta walk that Eroad all night
All you Aneed is a little light
And the Ecloser you get the B7brighter it turns Eon
I said the Ecloser you get the B7brighter it turns Eon.

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A Little Light

by Sturgill Simpson

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"A Little Light"

Sturgill Simpson

Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)

Listen to the track if you want to replicate the strum pattern. Otherwise play however you would like.

[Intro]

[Verse]

E A

Through all these Earthly trials of sorrow

E B7

Through all these days of mortal sin

E A

Through all these eternal nights with no tomorrow

E B7 E

Gotta stay on the straight and narrow and find a little light within

[Chorus]

E A

N.C.

Gotta walk that road all the way to Heaven

E B7

Gotta walk that road until the dawn

Gotta walk that road all night

All you need is a little light

E B7 E

And the closer you get the brighter it turns on

[Solo]

A E B7 E

[Verse 2]

E A

N.C.

Don't need no compass no map or chart

E B7

Don't need no stars shining above

E A

I don't need nothing but a little light in my heart

E B7 E

Glowing inside me like a blanket of love

[Chorus]

E A

Gotta walk that road all the way to Heaven

E B7

Gotta walk that road until the dawn

Gotta walk that road all night

All you need is a little light

E B7 E

And the closer you get the brighter it turns on

E B7 E

I said the closer you get the brighter it turns on.

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