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Lights We Burn

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[Intro]
Dm F Bb Dm F A
Dm Bb A Dm Bb F#
 Dm   Bb   A(x3)
[Verse 1]
DmShe took a walk and kept her heaBbd to the ground
DmAnd everything around her, Bbit was tumbling Dmdown
The veil she hid behind was not as Bbsafe and sound as she tDmhought
As she thouAght
DmYou were there while she was starting Bbto drownA  
DmShe disappeared as all the Bbwaters aboundedA  
DmStanding by, you watched and fed your Bbhurt with a frown
Well brDmavo,
BrAavo
[Pre-Chorus]
BbYou say that you lovAed her
And in a seBbnse, well that's mAore than Cordinary
BbI'm begging to difAfer
[Chorus]
Dm(Woah) The lights we Bbburn have all faAded outDm  
(Woah) Is anybBbody seeing Athis?
Dm(Woah) We've lefBbt the dead behinAd in the crowd
BbWe're not the enemy
AWe got the remedy
[Interlude]
 Dm   Dm   Bb   A(x2)
[Verse 2]
DmWell look around you, tell me wBbhat do they need?A  
DmYou stand surrounded Bbby a world on Aits knees
DmThe love that only God could deed gets Bblost in the pride of our Flives
AAnd He cries
[Pre-Chorus]
BbYou say that you lovAed her
And in a seBbnse, well that's mAore than Cordinary
BbI'm begging to difAfer
[Chorus]
Dm(Woah) The lights we Bbburn have all faAded outDm  
(Woah) Is anybBbody seeing Athis?
Dm(Woah) We've left Bbthe dead behAind in the crowd
BbWe're not the enemy
AWe got the remedy
[Pre-Chorus 2]
AThere's someone alone in the Dmdark
(Show me a liFfe not dark and brokBben)
And we have the light in our Dmhearts
(Give me a liFfe not dark and bCroken)
ASo let it out, let it out, let it radiate
DmLet the world see the liFght we held so far away
AIt gives them life, gives them peace beyond the world of man
DmSo let it out, let the world become Aalive again
[Pre-Chorus 2]
(Strum once apiece)
  DmThe Bblights we burn have Aall faded outDm  
Is Bbanybody Aseeing this?Dm  
We'vBbe left the dead behAind in the crowdBb  
AOooo....
[Chorus 2]
Dm(Woah) The lights we Bbburn have all faAded outDm  
(Woah) Is anybBbody seeing Athis?
Dm(Woah) We've left Bbthe dead behAind in the crowd
BbWe're not the enemy
FWe got the remedyDm  
FThe lights we burn have Aall faded outDm  
Is Fanybody sAeeing this?Dm  
FWe've left the dead behAind in the crowd
BbWe're not the enemy
AWe got the remedy
BbWe're not the enemy
AWe got the remedyA  

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Lights We Burn

by Nine Lashes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm F Bb Dm F A

Dm Bb A Dm Bb F#

Dm Bb A

(x3)

[Verse 1]

Dm Bb

She took a walk and kept her head to the ground

Dm Bb Dm

And everything around her, it was tumbling down

Bb Dm

The veil she hid behind was not as safe and sound as she thought

As she thought

Dm Bb A

You were there while she was starting to drown

Dm Bb A

She disappeared as all the waters abounded

Dm Bb

Standing by, you watched and fed your hurt with a frown

Well bravo,

Bravo

[Pre-Chorus]

Bb A

You say that you loved her

Bb A C

And in a sense, well that's more than ordinary

Bb A

I'm begging to differ

[Chorus]

Dm Bb A Dm

(Woah) The lights we burn have all faded out

Bb A

(Woah) Is anybody seeing this?

Dm Bb A

(Woah) We've left the dead behind in the crowd

We're not the enemy

We got the remedy

[Interlude]

Dm Dm Bb A

(x2)

[Verse 2]

Dm Bb A

Well look around you, tell me what do they need?

Dm Bb A

You stand surrounded by a world on its knees

Dm Bb F

The love that only God could deed gets lost in the pride of our lives

And He cries

[Pre-Chorus]

Bb A

You say that you loved her

Bb A C

And in a sense, well that's more than ordinary

Bb A

I'm begging to differ

[Chorus]

Dm Bb A Dm

(Woah) The lights we burn have all faded out

Bb A

(Woah) Is anybody seeing this?

Dm Bb A

(Woah) We've left the dead behind in the crowd

We're not the enemy

We got the remedy

[Pre-Chorus 2]

A Dm

There's someone alone in the dark

F Bb

(Show me a life not dark and broken)

And we have the light in our hearts

F C

(Give me a life not dark and broken)

So let it out, let it out, let it radiate

Dm F

Let the world see the light we held so far away

It gives them life, gives them peace beyond the world of man

Dm A

So let it out, let the world become alive again

[Pre-Chorus 2]

(Strum once apiece)

Dm Bb A Dm

The lights we burn have all faded out

Bb A Dm

Is anybody seeing this?

Bb A Bb

We've left the dead behind in the crowd

Oooo....

[Chorus 2]

Dm Bb A Dm

(Woah) The lights we burn have all faded out

Bb A

(Woah) Is anybody seeing this?

Dm Bb A

(Woah) We've left the dead behind in the crowd

We're not the enemy

F Dm

We got the remedy

F A Dm

The lights we burn have all faded out

F A Dm

Is anybody seeing this?

F A

We've left the dead behind in the crowd

We're not the enemy

We got the remedy

We're not the enemy

A A

We got the remedy

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