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[Verse 1]
AmFour hours you'll Fwake up
AmI wish that I could be Fthere
AmI lay awake while you're Fdreamin' of somethin'Am  F  
[Pre-Chorus]
CSo long
FWish I could C/Ehold Fon
[Chorus]
AmBut you're light years
You're G/Blight years
You're Clight years awayF  
AmBut you're right here
You're G/Blight years
You're Clight years awayF  
[Verse 2]
I Amstill don't understand how we Fgot here
AmI want to go back aFgain
AmRight now I Fmiss my best friendAm  F  
[Pre-Chorus]
CSo long
FWish I could C/Ehold Fon
[Chorus]
AmBut you're light years
You're G/Blight years
You're Clight years awayF  
AmBut you're right here
You're G/Blight years
You're Clight years awayF  
[Interlude]
F G Am G
[Bridge]
It's Fonly in Gdarkness that Amyou see the Fstars
I Fwish I could Greach you
[Chorus]
AmBut you're light years
You're G/Blight years
You're Clight years awayF  
AmBut you're right here
You're G/Blight years
You're Clight years awayF  
AmBut you're light years
You're G/Blight years
You're Clight years awayF  
AmBut you're right here
You're G/Blight years
You're Clight years awayF  
[Outro]
Am G/B C F
Am G/B C F

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Light Years

by Wes Carr

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

G/B

[Verse 1]

Am F

Four hours you'll wake up

Am F

I wish that I could be there

Am F Am F

I lay awake while you're dreamin' of somethin'

[Pre-Chorus]

So long

F C/E F

Wish I could hold on

[Chorus]

But you're light years

G/B

You're light years

C F

You're light years away

But you're right here

G/B

You're light years

C F

You're light years away

[Verse 2]

Am F

I still don't understand how we got here

Am F

I want to go back again

Am F Am F

Right now I miss my best friend

[Pre-Chorus]

So long

F C/E F

Wish I could hold on

[Chorus]

But you're light years

G/B

You're light years

C F

You're light years away

But you're right here

G/B

You're light years

C F

You're light years away

[Interlude]

F G Am G

[Bridge]

F G Am F

It's only in darkness that you see the stars

F G

I wish I could reach you

[Chorus]

But you're light years

G/B

You're light years

C F

You're light years away

But you're right here

G/B

You're light years

C F

You're light years away

But you're light years

G/B

You're light years

C F

You're light years away

But you're right here

G/B

You're light years

C F

You're light years away

[Outro]

Am G/B C F

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