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The Lights Go Down

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Cmajor
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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C/E 0-3-2-0-1-0
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
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[Intro]
| C   C/E| F   G|
| C   C/E| F   G|
[Verse]
COne dayC/E  
FI Ggotta get Cout of C/Ehere
FI Ggotta make Ceverything C/Eclear,
F   G| C   C/E| F   G|
I gotta see you Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse]
CI know,C/E  
FThe Gway that I Cfeel is C/Ewrong, so Fwrong.
G   Am   G[ F]
But I gotta carry on,
F   G| C   C/E| F   G|
When you ain't around.
[Bridge]
I beClievC/Ee things are Amgoing wrong,
Dm| G   G/B|
And the nights go on and on,
All your CdreamC/Es have Amflown away,
Dm| G   F   F  F  
And the sun won't shine today.
[Chorus]
CThe C/Elights go Fdown (I want you Gbaby)
CThe C/Elights go Fdown (I need you Gbaby)
CThe C/Elights go Amdown
And there's no one aBbrou-ou-ou-ou-Gound.
[Interlude]
| C   C/E| F   G|
[Verse]
CI knoC/E-o-o-o-o-ow,
FYou're Gwaiting so Cclose to C/Eme,
FBut Ghow will you Cever C/Esee,
F   G| C   C/E| F   G|
As time rolls away - Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse]
CLonely,C/E  
FBut Gtrying to Cbe so C/Eproud,
F   G   Am   G[ F]
And just as I turn around,
F   G| C   C/E| F   G|
The lights go down.
[Bridge]
I beClievC/Ee things are Amgoing wrong,
Dm| G   G/B|
And the night goes on and on,
All your CdreamC/Es have Amflown away,
Dm| G   F   F  F  
And the sun won't shine today.
[Chorus]
CThe C/Elights go Fdown (I want you Gbaby)
CThe C/Elights go Fdown (I need you Gbaby)
CThe C/Elights go Amdown
And there's no one aBbrou-ou-ou-ou-Gound.F  F  F  
[Chorus]
CThe C/Elights go Fdown (I want you Gbaby)
CThe C/Elights go Fdown (I need you Gbaby)
CThe C/Elights go Amdown
And there's no one aBbrou-ou-ou-ou-Gound.F  F  F  
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