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Light A Light

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Capo on 1st fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
GI hear your voice in every cAmorridor
D7See your face in every pGicture D/F#frame
EmI feel your eyes in every A7starry Am7sky
Cmaj7Lover, am I coming home aGgain
[Verse]
GNow am I humble who Amonce was proud
D7Now am I silent who Gonce was loudD/F#  
EmNow am I waiting for the A7sound of your Am7saying
Cmaj7Lover am I coming home aGgain
[Chorus]
GWhen you’re Bm7gone the sun don’t Emshine
Light a Em/Dlight, light a Cmaj7light for me
DBring me back home again
[Verse]
GAnd how we loved til the Am7years were days
D7How we laughed all our Gtears aD/F#way
EmAnd now the time   begA7ins to fAm7ade
Cmaj7Lover am I coming home aGgain
[Verse]
There’s a Gwisdom in the teaching of the Amold familiar songs
And D7sorrow in repeating all the Gold familiar D/F#wrongs
And a Emlesson to be learned though I’ve A7known all aAm7long
Cmaj7Lover am I coming home aGgain
[Chorus]
Light a D/F#light, light a Cmaj7light for me
EmLight a lEm/Dight, light a lAmight for me
EmLight a lEm/Dight, light a Cmaj7light for me
D7Bring me back home again
Bring me back home agGainD/F#  Em  Cmaj7  Gmaj7  

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Light A Light

by Janis Ian

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Am7

Cmaj7

Bm7

Em/D

Gmaj7

Capo on 1st fret

[Intro]

[Verse]

G Am

I hear your voice in every corridor

D7 G D/F#

See your face in every picture frame

Em A7 Am7

I feel your eyes in every starry sky

Cmaj7 G

Lover, am I coming home again

[Verse]

G Am

Now am I humble who once was proud

D7 G D/F#

Now am I silent who once was loud

Em A7 Am7

Now am I waiting for the sound of your saying

Cmaj7 G

Lover am I coming home again

[Chorus]

G Bm7 Em

When you’re gone the sun don’t shine

Em/D Cmaj7

Light a light, light a light for me

Bring me back home again

[Verse]

G Am7

And how we loved til the years were days

D7 G D/F#

How we laughed all our tears away

Em A7 Am7

And now the time begins to fade

Cmaj7 G

Lover am I coming home again

[Verse]

G Am

There’s a wisdom in the teaching of the old familiar songs

D7 G D/F#

And sorrow in repeating all the old familiar wrongs

Em A7 Am7

And a lesson to be learned though I’ve known all along

Cmaj7 G

Lover am I coming home again

[Chorus]

D/F# Cmaj7

Light a light, light a light for me

Em Em/D Am

Light a light, light a light for me

Em Em/D Cmaj7

Light a light, light a light for me

Bring me back home again

G D/F# Em Cmaj7 Gmaj7

Bring me back home again

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