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Light Up The Night

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Verse chords:  Dm   Bb  G  
Chorus:  F   Dm   Bb  C  
Verse 1:
DmThis city's sleeping like a soldier trapped inside of an Bbiron lung
MacDmhines can keep you breathing but what happens when you find a new Bbworld's begun
   DmFlip the switch and turn it off, you won't be able to Bbbreathe
So either way you're a cGasualty
Verse 2:
DmI've got this burning like my veins are filled with nothing but Bbgasoline
DmAnd with this spark, it's gonna be the biggest fire they've Bbever seen
DmComin' down, you'll never run, either way it's all gonna Bbburn
The only way that they'll Gever learn
Gotta turn it off? DmFlip a switch 
Chorus:
Light up the Fnight
There is a Dmcity that this darkness can't hide
There are the emBbbers of the fires gone outF  
But I can still feel the hBbeat on my skin
And this mFess that we're in
But you and IBb  
CMaybe you and IBb  
CWe can still make it rBbight
Maybe we can brinCg back the lighDmt
Verse 3:
DmAt the heart of the city there is a building that looks down out on Bball there is
DmAnd the man in the tower controls it all without raising a Bbsingle fist
DmIt's like they gathered up the City, sold it to the devil, Bband now
It's gone to hell and they Gwonder how
Verse 4:
DmWe were men who would follow any man who would Bbturn the wheels
DmNow the wheels are spinnin' out of control, what would they do if we Bbheld them still?
DmIf you destroy the working parts what you get is a Bbbroken machine
A beacon of light from a Gburning scream
Chorus:
Light up the Fnight
There is a Dmcity that this darkness can't hide
There are the emBbbers of the fires gone outF  
But I can still feel the hBbeat on my skin
And this mFess that we're in
But you and IBb  
CMaybe you and IBb  
CWe can still make it rBbight
We can Clight up the Dmnight!
Light up the Fnight
There is a Dmcity that this darkness can't hide
There are the emBbbers of the fires gone outF  
But I can still feel the hBbeat on my skin
And this mFess that we're in
But you and IBb  
CMaybe you and IBb  
CWe can still make it rBbight
We can Clight up the Dmnight!
There is a Dmcity that this darkness can't hide
There are the emBbbers of the fires gone outF  
But I can still feel the hBbeat on my skin
And this mFess that we're in
But you and IBb  
CMaybe you and IBb  
CWe can still make it rBbight
Maybe we can brinCg back the lighDmt
There is a Dmcity that this darkness can't hide
There is a Bbfire that will burn through the Fstreets of the city
And we will Fstand in the light, we will stand in the light
CYou and IBb  
CYou and IBb  
We'll Cbring back the Dmlight

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Light Up The Night

by The Protomen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm Bb G

Verse chords:

F Dm Bb C

Chorus:

Verse 1:

Dm Bb

This city's sleeping like a soldier trapped inside of an iron lung

Dm Bb

Machines can keep you breathing but what happens when you find a new world's begun

Dm Bb

Flip the switch and turn it off, you won't be able to breathe

So either way you're a casualty

Verse 2:

Dm Bb

I've got this burning like my veins are filled with nothing but gasoline

Dm Bb

And with this spark, it's gonna be the biggest fire they've ever seen

Dm Bb

Comin' down, you'll never run, either way it's all gonna burn

The only way that they'll ever learn

Gotta turn it off? Flip a switch

Chorus:

Light up the night

There is a city that this darkness can't hide

Bb F

There are the embers of the fires gone out

But I can still feel the heat on my skin

And this mess that we're in

But you and I

C Bb

Maybe you and I

C Bb

We can still make it right

C Dm

Maybe we can bring back the light

Verse 3:

Dm Bb

At the heart of the city there is a building that looks down out on all there is

Dm Bb

And the man in the tower controls it all without raising a single fist

Dm Bb

It's like they gathered up the City, sold it to the devil, and now

It's gone to hell and they wonder how

Verse 4:

Dm Bb

We were men who would follow any man who would turn the wheels

Dm Bb

Now the wheels are spinnin' out of control, what would they do if we held them still?

Dm Bb

If you destroy the working parts what you get is a broken machine

A beacon of light from a burning scream

Chorus:

Light up the night

There is a city that this darkness can't hide

Bb F

There are the embers of the fires gone out

But I can still feel the heat on my skin

And this mess that we're in

But you and I

C Bb

Maybe you and I

C Bb

We can still make it right

C Dm

We can light up the night!

Light up the night

There is a city that this darkness can't hide

Bb F

There are the embers of the fires gone out

But I can still feel the heat on my skin

And this mess that we're in

But you and I

C Bb

Maybe you and I

C Bb

We can still make it right

C Dm

We can light up the night!

There is a city that this darkness can't hide

Bb F

There are the embers of the fires gone out

But I can still feel the heat on my skin

And this mess that we're in

But you and I

C Bb

Maybe you and I

C Bb

We can still make it right

C Dm

Maybe we can bring back the light

There is a city that this darkness can't hide

Bb F

There is a fire that will burn through the streets of the city

And we will stand in the light, we will stand in the light

C Bb

You and I

C Bb

You and I

C Dm

We'll bring back the light

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