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[Intro]
C   Am  Em   G
[Verse 1a]
I rCide the dawnAm  
It’s in the naEmme I was givenG  
Can’t get awCay from the meaningAm  
I’ll always rise I’ll aEmlways shine
[Verse 1b]
In a bClackoutAm  
I will Emilluminate the darkG  
You won’t escCape the beamingAm  
I will glimmer, EmI will glow
[Channel]
EmYou can’t turn out a light
EmShining from the inside
CCan’t turn out a light
A/C#Shining from the inside
[Verse 2a]
Light of Cthe worldAm  
It’s the nEmame we were givenG  
Can’t get away from the vCisionAm  
We are cities on Ema hillG  
[Verse 2b]
In a bClackoutAm  
I will Emilluminate the darkG  
You won’t escCape the beamingAm  
I will glimmer, EmI will glow
[Chorus]
  CThis our Emparadigm
  GThe world didn’t give it
   BmAnd they can’t take it away
  CWe are Emmade of light
  BmThe world didn’t give it
  AAnd they can’t take it away
[Tag]
In a bClackoutAm, I will ilEmluminate the dGark
You won’t escape the beamiCngAm  Em  
In a bClackoutAm, we will ilEmluminate the dGark
They won’t escape the beamCingAm  Em  
In a bClackoutAm, I will ilEmluminate the dGark
They won’t escape the beamCingAm  Em  

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Blackout

by Steffany Gretzinger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

[Intro]

C Am Em G

[Verse 1a]

C Am

I ride the dawn

Em G

It’s in the name I was given

C Am

Can’t get away from the meaning

I’ll always rise I’ll always shine

[Verse 1b]

C Am

In a blackout

Em G

I will illuminate the dark

C Am

You won’t escape the beaming

I will glimmer, I will glow

[Channel]

You can’t turn out a light

Shining from the inside

Can’t turn out a light

A/C#

Shining from the inside

[Verse 2a]

C Am

Light of the world

Em G

It’s the name we were given

C Am

Can’t get away from the vision

Em G

We are cities on a hill

[Verse 2b]

C Am

In a blackout

Em G

I will illuminate the dark

C Am

You won’t escape the beaming

I will glimmer, I will glow

[Chorus]

C Em

This our paradigm

The world didn’t give it

And they can’t take it away

C Em

We are made of light

The world didn’t give it

And they can’t take it away

[Tag]

C Am Em G

In a blackout, I will illuminate the dark

C Am Em

You won’t escape the beaming

C Am Em G

In a blackout, we will illuminate the dark

C Am Em

They won’t escape the beaming

C Am Em G

In a blackout, I will illuminate the dark

C Am Em

They won’t escape the beaming

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