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The Light

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[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse]
Turn out the lGight and the dCark sucks on the embers of the GfireC  
 GMy heart smoulders in the Cnight
And these tGumbling boulders of dCesire
[Chorus]
Come Gro-llDing   oCut  the shadows Cof meG  
DRo-lling Cout the shadowCs of meG  
DRo-lling Cout the shadows of mCe
CMmmm-mmmm
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C
[Verse]
You say I thought tGime was meant to take away the hCurtin'
As your lGonely silhouette closes the Ccurtain
Back on the Groad destination uncerCtain
So let’s Gget in this car and Cdrive
And this Gfeeling I feel so strCong
So pGowerful it can't be wCrong
Now the wGhole frosted night is just a Csong
[Chorus 2]
A Gso-DonCg for youG  
DSo-Cong for yGou
DSo-Cong for you
[Instrumental]
C C
 G   C   G    Cx2
[Verse]
Now the moGon is splashed right over the streeCt
Like my tGears on your thighs so palCe
It's just Gyou and me in the shCeets
And the wGhole the whole wide world is just a jaCil
[Chorus 3]
When Gyo-Dou're Caway from meG  
DYo-Cou're away from meG  
DYo-Cou're away from meC  
(Quiet)
[Instrumental]
C  G  C  G
[Verse]
 CAnd it’s rollin’ on byG  
  CHere come the nightG  
   CTurn out the lGight and the dCark sucks on the embers of the fire
 GMy heart smoulders in the nigCht
And these tumbling boulders of desireG  C  G  
[Outro]
CRo-o-ollin’ Grollin’ rCo-o-ollGin’
RCo-o-ollin’ rGollin’ ro-Co-ollin’ RrrrrGollin’
RrrrrCollin' Gro-Do-Collin’ rGo-Do-oCllin
RGo-Do-oCllin' out the shadows of Cme
Turn out the lightG  

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The Light

by David Gray

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G C

[Verse]

G C G C

Turn out the light and the dark sucks on the embers of the fire

G C

My heart smoulders in the night

G C

And these tumbling boulders of desire

[Chorus]

G D C C G

Come ro-lling out the shadows of me

D C C G

Ro-lling out the shadows of me

D C C

Ro-lling out the shadows of me

Mmmm-mmmm

[Instrumental]

G C G C

[Verse]

G C

You say I thought time was meant to take away the hurtin'

G C

As your lonely silhouette closes the curtain

G C

Back on the road destination uncertain

G C

So let’s get in this car and drive

G C

And this feeling I feel so strong

G C

So powerful it can't be wrong

G C

Now the whole frosted night is just a song

[Chorus 2]

G D C G

A so-ong for you

D C G

So-ong for you

D C

So-ong for you

[Instrumental]

C C

G C G C

[Verse]

G C

Now the moon is splashed right over the street

G C

Like my tears on your thighs so pale

G C

It's just you and me in the sheets

G C

And the whole the whole wide world is just a jail

[Chorus 3]

G D C G

When yo-ou're away from me

D C G

Yo-ou're away from me

D C C

Yo-ou're away from me

(Quiet)

[Instrumental]

C G C G

[Verse]

C G

And it’s rollin’ on by

C G

Here come the night

C G C

Turn out the light and the dark sucks on the embers of the fire

G C

My heart smoulders in the night

G C G

And these tumbling boulders of desire

[Outro]

C G C G

Ro-o-ollin’ rollin’ ro-o-ollin’

C G C G

Ro-o-ollin’ rollin’ ro-o-ollin’ Rrrrrollin’

C G D C G D C

Rrrrrollin' ro-o-ollin’ ro-o-ollin

G D C C

Ro-o-ollin' out the shadows of me

Turn out the light

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