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You Are The Light

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F7/   Ebx67565
  Bbmaj7x13231
   Fmaj7xx3555
Bb F Gm Csus4 C Csus4 C
  Fyeah I got Ambusted
             Dm  F7/Eb  
  so I used my one phone call
to Bbmaj7dedicate a Amsong to you
on the GmradioCsus4  C  Csus4  C  
  Fyeah I got AmbustedDm  
        F7/             Eb  Bbmaj7  
in custody I imagined our melody
being Amplayed on a grand piGmano
(bridge)
  AmI saw your Dmface in front of Amme
it was Dmperfect clarAmity
I saw a Bblight in the end of the Gmtunnel
(chorus)
and it was Fyou,
cause you are the Gmlight
by which I Bbtravel into Dmthis and Cthat
you are the Flight, you are the Gmlight
                     Bb         Dm          C   Csus4   C(4x)
by which I travel into this and that
  Fyeah I got Ambusted
            Dm  F7/              Eb               Bbmaj7    Am  
  I painted a dirty word on your old man's Mercedes Benz
'cause you told me to Gmdo itCsus4  C  Csus4  C  
  Fyeah I got Ambusted
                Dm  F7/Eb  
  but soon they released me
cause the cops were Bbmaj7sad
and they Amdidn't know how to Gmprove it, oh
(bridge)
(chorus)
  Bbmaj7it's all so Amobvious, so GmobviousFmaj7  
  Bbmaj7why would Amanyone need a map or a Gmcompass
it's so Ebmaj7beautiful to be Cguided by you
'cause you are the Flight, you are the Gmlight                  
by which I Bbtravel into Dmthis and Cthat
you are the Flight, you are the Gmlight
by which I Bbtravel into Dmthis and Cthat
you are the Flight, GmlightBb  Dm  C  
you are the Flight, GmlightBb  Dm  C  
Bb F Gm C

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You Are The Light

by Jens Lekman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbmaj7

Fmaj7

Csus4

Ebmaj7

F7 Eb

/ x67565

Bbmaj7

x13231

Fmaj7

xx3555

Bb F Gm Csus4 C Csus4 C

F Am

yeah I got busted

Dm F7 Eb

so I used my one phone call

Bbmaj7 Am

to dedicate a song to you

Gm Csus4 C Csus4 C

on the radio

F Am Dm

yeah I got busted

F7 Eb Bbmaj7

in custody I imagined our melody

Am Gm

being played on a grand piano

(bridge)

Am Dm Am

I saw your face in front of me

Dm Am

it was perfect clarity

Bb Gm

I saw a light in the end of the tunnel

(chorus)

and it was you,

cause you are the light

Bb Dm C

by which I travel into this and that

F Gm

you are the light, you are the light

Bb Dm C Csus4 C

(4x)

by which I travel into this and that

F Am

yeah I got busted

Dm F7 Eb Bbmaj7 Am

I painted a dirty word on your old man's Mercedes Benz

Gm Csus4 C Csus4 C

'cause you told me to do it

F Am

yeah I got busted

Dm F7 Eb

but soon they released me

Bbmaj7

cause the cops were sad

Am Gm

and they didn't know how to prove it, oh

(bridge)

(chorus)

Bbmaj7 Am Gm Fmaj7

it's all so obvious, so obvious

Bbmaj7 Am Gm

why would anyone need a map or a compass

Ebmaj7 C

it's so beautiful to be guided by you

F Gm

'cause you are the light, you are the light

Bb Dm C

by which I travel into this and that

F Gm

you are the light, you are the light

Bb Dm C

by which I travel into this and that

F Gm Bb Dm C

you are the light, light

F Gm Bb Dm C

you are the light, light

Bb F Gm C

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