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What Is The Light

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standard tuning (although drop-d is nice for hitting that low D; your choice)
chords used:
       G      A   D  Dsus4/ C     Em   F#    Dmaj7/C#    Bm    Bm7/A   D7/CAmb5
e--3----0----2----3----0----2-----2------2-----2-----2------------------|
B--3----2----3----3----0----2-----2------3-----3-----1----1-------------|
G--0----2----2----2----0----3-----2------4-----2-----2----2-------------|
D--0----2----0---------2----4------------4-----4----------1-------------|
A--2----0---------3----2----4-----4------2-----0-----3----0-------------|
E--3-------------------0----2-------------------------------------------|
*note* lower case letters indicate single notes (as opposed to chords)
Gwhat Ais the Dlight / Gthat Ayou Dhave / Gshining Aall aDroC#und Byou;A  
 Gis it Achemically Dderived??
cos Gif it's    A  Dnatural / Gsomething Aglowing from Dinside
Gshining Aall aDroC#und Byou A/ Gits Apotential has Darrived
Glooking into Aspace it Dsurrounds you / Glove is the Aplace that you're Ddrawn to
Glooking into Aspace it Dsurrounds you / Glove is the Aface that you're Ddrawn to
[    D  Dsus4/    C      Em  A]  x2     F#  
Gwhat Ais the Dlight / Gthat Ayou Dhave
Gshining Aall aDroDmaj7/C#uuuuuuund Bmyou;Bm7/A  G  
      G            A             D7/CAmb5
 is it chemically derived??

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What Is The Light

by The Flaming Lips

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Dmaj7/C#

Bm7/A

D7/C

standard tuning (although drop-d is nice for hitting that low D; your choice)

chords used:

G A D Dsus4 C Em F# Dmaj7/C# Bm Bm7/A D7/C

/ Amb5

e--3----0----2----3----0----2-----2------2-----2-----2------------------|

B--3----2----3----3----0----2-----2------3-----3-----1----1-------------|

G--0----2----2----2----0----3-----2------4-----2-----2----2-------------|

D--0----2----0---------2----4------------4-----4----------1-------------|

A--2----0---------3----2----4-----4------2-----0-----3----0-------------|

E--3-------------------0----2-------------------------------------------|

*note* lower case letters indicate single notes (as opposed to chords)

G A D G A D G A D C# B A

what is the light / that you have / shining all around you;

G A D

is it chemically derived??

G A D G A D

cos if it's natural / something glowing from inside

G A D C# B A G A D

shining all around you / its potential has arrived

G A D G A D

looking into space it surrounds you / love is the place that you're drawn to

G A D G A D

looking into space it surrounds you / love is the face that you're drawn to

D Dsus4 C Em A F#

[ / ] x2

G A D G A D

what is the light / that you have

G A D Dmaj7/C# Bm Bm7/A G

shining all arouuuuuuund you;

G A D7/C

Amb5

is it chemically derived??

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