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Lights Out

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Chords used:  C#mx46654  C#m9x46644   G#m466444  Bx24442  F#244322  E022100
Verse 1:
                    C#   G#m(alternatively, play C#m9)
On the empty streets of this snowing town
                     F#( C#m  E)
The melting shadows fade
And the C#dark is creepinG#mg up on me aF#gain
In betC#ween these sheeG#mts were I lay you down
I tried to find some F#rest
                   C#                 G#m        F#( E  F#)
So I reach out for the switch but why pretend.
Chorus 1:
Cause I can't turn the Elights out nowG#m  
I Bsee your F#face
No, I can't turn the Elights out nowG#m  
My Banekatips heart will F#break
Cause everything I Esee will end up killin meG#m  
All Bover, all over again F#  
so I can't turn the Elights outG#m  
Turn Bthe lights outF#  
Verse 2:
There's a clock that stopped ticking by the bed
The second you were gone
And it feels just like my heart stopped beating too
Cause it's hard to keep those promises
I made when I was strong
And now I'm haunted by the ghost of you
Chorus 2:
And I can't turn the lights out now
I see your face
No, I can't turn the lights out now
My heart will break
Cause everything I see will end up killing me
All over, all over again
So I can't turn the lights out turn the lights out
Interlude:
C#m E G#m B
Bridge:
It's so C#hard holding onE  
It's so G#mhard that you're Bgone
It's so C#hard holding onE  
Don't yoG#mu know? don't yoF#u know?
Chorus 3:
I can't turn the lights out now
I see your face
No, I can't turn the lights out now
My heart will break
Cause everything I see will end up killing me
All over, all over again
I can't turn the lights out, turn the lights out
Outro
So I can't C#mturn the lights out, Eturn the lights out

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Lights Out

by Rick Astley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

C#m9

G#m

C#m C#m9 G#m B F# E

Chords used: x46654 x46644 466444 x24442 244322 022100

Verse 1:

C# G#m C#m9

(alternatively, play )

On the empty streets of this snowing town

F# C#m E

( )

The melting shadows fade

C# G#m F#

And the dark is creeping up on me again

C# G#m

In between these sheets were I lay you down

I tried to find some rest

C# G#m F# E F#

( )

So I reach out for the switch but why pretend.

Chorus 1:

E G#m

Cause I can't turn the lights out now

B F#

I see your face

E G#m

No, I can't turn the lights out now

B F#

My anekatips heart will break

E G#m

Cause everything I see will end up killin me

B F#

All over, all over again

E G#m

so I can't turn the lights out

B F#

Turn the lights out

Verse 2:

There's a clock that stopped ticking by the bed

The second you were gone

And it feels just like my heart stopped beating too

Cause it's hard to keep those promises

I made when I was strong

And now I'm haunted by the ghost of you

Chorus 2:

And I can't turn the lights out now

I see your face

No, I can't turn the lights out now

My heart will break

Cause everything I see will end up killing me

All over, all over again

So I can't turn the lights out turn the lights out

Interlude:

C#m E G#m B

Bridge:

C# E

It's so hard holding on

G#m B

It's so hard that you're gone

C# E

It's so hard holding on

G#m F#

Don't you know? don't you know?

Chorus 3:

I can't turn the lights out now

I see your face

No, I can't turn the lights out now

My heart will break

Cause everything I see will end up killing me

All over, all over again

I can't turn the lights out, turn the lights out

Outro

C#m E

So I can't turn the lights out, turn the lights out

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