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Leave The Light On

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1997 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-     xx0232
 A-     x02220
 Bm-    x24432
 G-     320033
 F#/A#- x143xx
 F#-    244322
[Verse 1]
So Gplease leave the Alight F#/A#on     F#after Bmyou've gone
  GLeave the Apictures F#/A#in their F#aging frames where Bmthey belong
[Chorus 1]
  GLeave the Abed sheets unDclean and they will F#reek of you still
  BmCover Ame in reGsolveA  
[Verse 2]
So Gplease leave the AimageF#/A#ry
  F#I can Bmtwist it
  GDissociAation     F#/A#and obBmsession
[Chorus 2]
  GSupersAtition and Dpain
I can F#carry them on Bmtoo and bury Ayou once aGgainA  
[Instrumental]
 G   A   F#/A#   F#   Bm    Ax6
[Verse 3]
If GI could bring this AmemoF#/A#ry to F#life
BmI'd apologize
I Glive to hear you Asay what F#/A#they can'tF#  
BmI would make amends
[Chorus 3]
They'd Gall love to Ahave you back Dbut
I'd give F#anything Bmto bring you Aback to say goodDbyeD  

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Leave The Light On

by Lagwagon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#/A#

1997 Fat Wreck Chords

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

- 320033

F#/A#

- x143xx

- 244322

[Verse 1]

G A F#/A# F# Bm

So please leave the light on after you've gone

G A F#/A# F# Bm

Leave the pictures in their aging frames where they belong

[Chorus 1]

G A D F#

Leave the bed sheets unclean and they will reek of you still

Bm A G A

Cover me in resolve

[Verse 2]

G A F#/A#

So please leave the imagery

F# Bm

I can twist it

G A F#/A# Bm

Dissociation and obsession

[Chorus 2]

G A D

Superstition and pain

F# Bm A G A

I can carry them on too and bury you once again

[Instrumental]

G A F#/A# F# Bm A

[Verse 3]

G A F#/A# F#

If I could bring this memory to life

I'd apologize

G A F#/A# F#

I live to hear you say what they can't

I would make amends

[Chorus 3]

G A D

They'd all love to have you back but

F# Bm A D D

I'd give anything to bring you back to say goodbye

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