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Light Up My Room

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Light up my room - BNL
[Chords]
G      E3 A2 D0 G0 B3 E3
G/F#   2 2 0 0 3 0
Cadd9  x 3 2 0 3 3
Em7    0 2 2 0 3 0
D/F#   2 x 0 2 3 2
Bb     x 1 3 3 3 1
Am     x 0 2 2 1 0
[Intro]
G  G/F#  Cadd9
G  G/F#  Cadd9
G  G/F#  Cadd9
[Verse 1]
A Hydro-Gfield cuts through G/F#my neighborCadd9hood 
Somehow that Galways just G/F#made me feel Cadd9good
I can pGut a spare G/F#bulb in my hand
Cadd9And light up my BbyardAm  G  
G      G/F#       Cadd9
[Verse 2]
Late at nGight when the G/F#wires in the wCadd9alls
Sing in tGune with the G/F#din of the fCadd9alls
I'm cGonducting it G/F#all while I sCadd9leep
To light this whole BbtownAm  G  
[Chorus]
If you quesEm7tion whD/F#at I woulGd do
To get oEm7ver aD/F#nd be with   Gyou
Lift you Em7up oveD/F#r everything
TGo light up my BbroomAm  
 G
 G      G/F#         Cadd9
 G      G/F#         Cadd9
[Verse 3]
There's a sGhopping cart G/F#in the ravCadd9ine
The foam on the creek  Gis like G/F#pop and ice Cadd9cream
A field full of Gtires that is G/F#always on fCadd9ire
To light my way hGomeG/F#  Cadd9  
[Verse 4]
There are Gluxuries G/F#we can't affoCadd9rd
But in oGur house we G/F#never get bCadd9ored
We can dGance to the G/F#radio  sCadd9tation
That plays in our tBbeethAm  G  
[Chorus]
If you queEm7stion wD/F#hat I wouGld do
To get oEm7ver aD/F#nd be with   Gyou
Lift you Em7up oveD/F#r everything
TGo light up my BbroomAm  G  
           my rBboomC  G  
[Verse 5]
G     G/F#        Cadd9
A Hydro-fGield cuts through G/F#my neighborhCadd9ood 
Somehow that Galways just G/F#made me feel Cadd9good
I can pGut a spare G/F#bulb in my hand
Cadd9And light up my yard
          G          D         Cadd9Light up my
yGard               D         Cadd9Light up my
yGard               D         Cadd9Light up my
yGardD  Cadd9  

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Light Up My Room

by Barenaked Ladies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Cadd9

Em7

D/F#

Light up my room - BNL

[Chords]

E A D G B E

G 3 2 0 0 3 3

G/F# 2 2 0 0 3 0

Cadd9 x 3 2 0 3 3

Em7 0 2 2 0 3 0

D/F# 2 x 0 2 3 2

Bb x 1 3 3 3 1

Am x 0 2 2 1 0

[Intro]

G G/F# Cadd9

[Verse 1]

G G/F# Cadd9

A Hydro-field cuts through my neighborhood

G G/F# Cadd9

Somehow that always just made me feel good

G G/F#

I can put a spare bulb in my hand

Cadd9 Bb Am G

And light up my yard

G G/F# Cadd9

[Verse 2]

G G/F# Cadd9

Late at night when the wires in the walls

G G/F# Cadd9

Sing in tune with the din of the falls

G G/F# Cadd9

I'm conducting it all while I sleep

Bb Am G

To light this whole town

[Chorus]

Em7 D/F# G

If you question what I would do

Em7 D/F# G

To get over and be with you

Em7 D/F#

Lift you up over everything

G Bb Am

To light up my room

G G/F# Cadd9

[Verse 3]

G G/F# Cadd9

There's a shopping cart in the ravine

G G/F# Cadd9

The foam on the creek is like pop and ice cream

G G/F# Cadd9

A field full of tires that is always on fire

G G/F# Cadd9

To light my way home

[Verse 4]

G G/F# Cadd9

There are luxuries we can't afford

G G/F# Cadd9

But in our house we never get bored

G G/F# Cadd9

We can dance to the radio station

Bb Am G

That plays in our teeth

[Chorus]

Em7 D/F# G

If you question what I would do

Em7 D/F# G

To get over and be with you

Em7 D/F#

Lift you up over everything

G Bb Am G

To light up my room

Bb C G

my room

[Verse 5]

G G/F# Cadd9

A Hydro-field cuts through my neighborhood

G G/F# Cadd9

Somehow that always just made me feel good

G G/F#

I can put a spare bulb in my hand

Cadd9

And light up my yard

G D Cadd9

Light up my

G D Cadd9

yard Light up my

G D Cadd9

yard Light up my

G D Cadd9

yard

About Light Up My Room Chords by Barenaked Ladies

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