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By The Light

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[Intro]
D  C G  Cadd9  G
[Verse]
GStep out onto your Ambalcony
At nCight and watch your cDity bloGom
GListen to the sounds of Amguns going off
Try to Csleep by the lDight of the Gmoon
CSleep by the Dlight of the Gmoon
G G
[Verse]
GThe battle that's fought between Amwomen and men
Who pCretend that they Dtry to be Gtrue
Is a battle that's lost, and Ampaid at the cost of
CSleep by the Dlight of the Gmoon
CSleep by the Dlight of the Gmoon
[Chorus]
EmWoh-oh-AmohC  D  G  
EmWoh-oh-Amoh, sCleep by the lDight of the Gmoon
Em  Am  C  D  G  G  G
[Verse]
GPretty young girls touch the Amback of my neck
And say: CBaby, can I Dcome home with Gyou?
GI tell 'em: Little sister, I'm Amalready in love
And I can Csleep by the lDight of the Gmoon
[Verse]
GMost of my friends are like AmIndians
Shooting aCrrows straight Dup into the bGlue
That Gmay not make 'em right
But it Ammakes 'em feel like
They can sCleep by the lDight of the Gmoon
CSleep by the lDight of the Gmoon
[Chorus]
EmWoh-oh-AmohC  D  G  
EmWoh-oh-Amoh, sCleep by the lDight of the Gmoon
CSleep by the Dlight of the mooGnC  G  C  G  D  G  

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By The Light

by John Doe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

[Intro]

D C G Cadd9 G

[Verse]

G Am

Step out onto your balcony

C D G

At night and watch your city bloom

G Am

Listen to the sounds of guns going off

C D G

Try to sleep by the light of the moon

C D G

Sleep by the light of the moon

G G

[Verse]

G Am

The battle that's fought between women and men

C D G

Who pretend that they try to be true

Is a battle that's lost, and paid at the cost of

C D G

Sleep by the light of the moon

C D G

Sleep by the light of the moon

[Chorus]

Em Am C D G

Woh-oh-oh

Em Am C D G

Woh-oh-oh, sleep by the light of the moon

Em Am C D G G G

[Verse]

G Am

Pretty young girls touch the back of my neck

C D G

And say: Baby, can I come home with you?

G Am

I tell 'em: Little sister, I'm already in love

C D G

And I can sleep by the light of the moon

[Verse]

G Am

Most of my friends are like Indians

C D G

Shooting arrows straight up into the blue

That may not make 'em right

But it makes 'em feel like

C D G

They can sleep by the light of the moon

C D G

Sleep by the light of the moon

[Chorus]

Em Am C D G

Woh-oh-oh

Em Am C D G

Woh-oh-oh, sleep by the light of the moon

C D G C G C G D G

Sleep by the light of the moon

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