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There Will Be A Light

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Intro:  A   C#m   F#m   E   D   A  E  
AI wish C#mwe could live forevF#mer 
Then meElt into the sun D  
Melt into the sun A  E  
ATime is gonC#mna change you F#m  
EOnce it gets you on the Drun 
Gets you on the Arun E  
AThere will be 
C#mThere will be 
DThere will be a light A  
F#mThere will Ebe a lDight A  
AThere will be 
C#mThere will be 
DThere will be a light A  
F#mThere will Ebe a lDight A  
  A   C#mI've been running   F#m  
EEver since 
  DEver since I was a child A  E  
ASome call it fC#mree F#m  
And somEe call Dit wild A  E  
There will be? 
BmLet the warmth of F#mmy love 
DDry away all yAour tears 
BmFear not for I am with F#myou 
I will fDear not - fear not - with you here E  
There will be...

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There Will Be A Light

by Ben Harper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

A C#m F#m E D A E

Intro:

A C#m F#m

I wish we could live forever

E D

Then melt into the sun

A E

Melt into the sun

A C#m F#m

Time is gonna change you

E D

Once it gets you on the run

A E

Gets you on the run

There will be

C#m

There will be

D A

There will be a light

F#m E D A

There will be a light

There will be

C#m

There will be

D A

There will be a light

F#m E D A

There will be a light

A C#m F#m

I've been running

Ever since

D A E

Ever since I was a child

A C#m F#m

Some call it free

E D A E

And some call it wild

There will be?

Bm F#m

Let the warmth of my love

D A

Dry away all your tears

Bm F#m

Fear not for I am with you

D E

I will fear not - fear not - with you here

There will be...

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