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Lantern

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Standard Tuning: CAPO III [all chords relative to capo]
Chords: 
   EADGBE
C: 032010
F: 133211
G: 320033
Dm:x00231
Intro: [ C-  F-  G- C]
Chorus chords:
Be the Clight of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the Flight
Be the Glight of my lantern, the light of my lantern Ctonight
Be the Clight of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the Flight
Be the Glight of my lantern, the light of my lantern Ctonight
Verse 1 chords:  [ C-  Dm-  F- C]
It's a Chungry world out there, even the wind will take a bite 
And I can Dmfeel the world circling, sniffin' round me in the night 
And the Flost sheep grow teeth, forsake the lambs and lie with the lCions 
And the Clivin' is desperate, precarious and mean 
And gettin' Dmby is so hard that even the rocks are picked clean 
And the Fbones of small contention are the only food the hungry Cfind  
Chorus chords:
I’ll need light for my lantern, light for my lantern, tonight 
Light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
Where the thistles eat the thorns, and the roses have no chance 
And ain't it no wonder that the babies come out crying in advance 
And the children long for shelter in the hollow of some lonesome cheek 
And the sky's so cold and clear, the stars might stick you where you stand 
And you're only glad it's dark 'cause you might see the Master's hand 
You might cast around forever and never find the peace you seek 
Chorus chords:
I’ll need light for my lantern, light for my lantern, tonight 
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight. 
Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords]
For every cry in the night, somebody says "Have faith!" 
“Be content inside your questions,” “Minotaurs inside a maze” 
Tell me what's the point of light, that you have to strike a match to find?
So throw away those lamentations, we both know them all too well 
If there's a Book of Jubilations we’ll have to write it for ourselves
So come and lie beside me darling, and let's write it while we still got time  
Interlude 1: [ C-  F-  G- C]
Verse 4: [use verse 1 chords]
So if you got a light, hold it high for me
I need it bad tonight, hold it high for me
Cause I'm face to face, hold it high for me
In that lonesome place, hold it high for me
Well all the hurt that I've done, hold it high for me
That can't be undone, hold it high for me
Light and guide me through, hold it high for me
I'll do the same for you, hold it high for me
Verse 5: [use verse 1 chords]
I'll hold it high for you, cause I know you’ve got
I'll hold it high for you, your own valley to walk
I'll hold it high for you, though it's dark as death
I'll hold it high for you, and then gets darker yet
I'll hold it high for you, though your path seems lost
I'll hold it high for you, through the thieves and the rocks
I'll hold it high for you, keep you safe from harm
I'll hold it high for you, until you're back in my arms
Chorus chords:
Be the light of my lantern, the light in my lantern, be the light 
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight
Be the light of my lantern, the light in my lantern, be the light
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight
Outro: [repeat chorus chords]

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Lantern

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning: CAPO III [all chords relative to capo]

Chords:

EADGBE

: 032010

: 133211

: 320033

:x00231

C F G C

Intro: [ - - - ]

Chorus chords:

C F

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light

G C

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight

C F

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light

G C

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight

C Dm F C

Verse 1 chords: [ - - - ]

It's a hungry world out there, even the wind will take a bite

And I can feel the world circling, sniffin' round me in the night

F C

And the lost sheep grow teeth, forsake the lambs and lie with the lions

And the livin' is desperate, precarious and mean

And gettin' by is so hard that even the rocks are picked clean

F C

And the bones of small contention are the only food the hungry find

Chorus chords:

I’ll need light for my lantern, light for my lantern, tonight

Light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight

Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]

Where the thistles eat the thorns, and the roses have no chance

And ain't it no wonder that the babies come out crying in advance

And the children long for shelter in the hollow of some lonesome cheek

And the sky's so cold and clear, the stars might stick you where you stand

And you're only glad it's dark 'cause you might see the Master's hand

You might cast around forever and never find the peace you seek

Chorus chords:

I’ll need light for my lantern, light for my lantern, tonight

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight.

Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords]

For every cry in the night, somebody says "Have faith!"

“Be content inside your questions,” “Minotaurs inside a maze”

Tell me what's the point of light, that you have to strike a match to find?

So throw away those lamentations, we both know them all too well

If there's a Book of Jubilations we’ll have to write it for ourselves

So come and lie beside me darling, and let's write it while we still got time

C F G C

Interlude 1: [ - - - ]

Verse 4: [use verse 1 chords]

So if you got a light, hold it high for me

I need it bad tonight, hold it high for me

Cause I'm face to face, hold it high for me

In that lonesome place, hold it high for me

Well all the hurt that I've done, hold it high for me

That can't be undone, hold it high for me

Light and guide me through, hold it high for me

I'll do the same for you, hold it high for me

Verse 5: [use verse 1 chords]

I'll hold it high for you, cause I know you’ve got

I'll hold it high for you, your own valley to walk

I'll hold it high for you, though it's dark as death

I'll hold it high for you, and then gets darker yet

I'll hold it high for you, though your path seems lost

I'll hold it high for you, through the thieves and the rocks

I'll hold it high for you, keep you safe from harm

I'll hold it high for you, until you're back in my arms

Chorus chords:

Be the light of my lantern, the light in my lantern, be the light

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight

Be the light of my lantern, the light in my lantern, be the light

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight

Outro: [repeat chorus chords]

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