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[Chorus]
FOoh-oAoh
FOoh, what can you Ado?
FOoh, what does it Aprove, love?
New love Fcomes, so G#what can you Ado?
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----------0---------------2------------2---1----------------------|
D|---2-----------0---------------0------------0---0----------------------|
A|---0---2---4---x---4---2---0---0---0---2-------------------------------|
E|---------------3---------------2-----------1---0-----------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----------0---------------2-------------2---1---------------------|
D|---2-----------0---------------0-------------0---0---------------------|
A|---0---2---4---x---4---2---0---2---0-----------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------------------2----1---0----------------------|
[Refrain]
AWhen you're Gsearching in the D/F#darkF  E  
AIt doesn't Gmatter if you're D/F#blind, does it? CFan't Eyou Asee
AThat even Glightning's just a D/F#spark?F  E  
ABut it's so enGlightening when you D/F#need to shine the lFight Eon Ame
[Bridge]
e|-----5------3------2------1--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5------4------3----------------------------------------------|
A|---0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------3------2------1----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
FOoh, what can you do, Alove?
FOoh, if only we kAnew
FOoh, what does it pArove, love?
New love comeFs, so whaG#t can you doA?
[Verse]
AMy hands are Gcolder when you're D/F#goneF  E  
AIt makes it Ghard to play the D/F#notes I write to Fwarm Eyour Amind
ABut nothing's Gcolder than a D/F#songF  E  
AThat's never Gplayed in a D/F#pile of papers lFeft EbehD/F#ind
D/F#Only God can know hEow the story's told
FOver and G#over agaAin
D/F#But we don't need to know Ewhy the flowers grow
FLet's just be G#happy they Acan
[2x Intro melody]
[Refrain]
AWhen you're Gsearching in the D/F#darkF  E  
AIt doesn't Gmatter if you're D/F#blind, does it? CFan't Eyou Asee
AThat even Glightning's just a D/F#spark?F  E  
ABut it's so enGlightening when you D/F#need to shine the Flight Eon Ame
[Outro]
AOoh, Gwhat can we D/F#do?F  E  
AOoh, Gwhat can we D/F#do?
Shine the Flight Eon Ame
AOoh, Gwhat can we D/F#do?
Shine the Flight Eon Ame
AOoh, Gwhat can we D/F#do?F  E  
AOoh, Gwhat can we D/F#do?
Shine the Flight Eon Ame
AOoh, Gwhat can we D/F#do?
Shine the Flight Eon Ame
AOoh, Gwhat can we D/F#do?
Shine the Flight Eon Ame
AOoh, Gwhat can we D/F#do?
YeahF  E  A  

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Shine The Light On Me

by The Raconteurs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

[Chorus]

F A

Ooh-ooh

F A

Ooh, what can you do?

F A

Ooh, what does it prove, love?

F G# A

New love comes, so what can you do?

[Intro]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---2-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---2-----------0---------------2------------2---1----------------------|

D|---2-----------0---------------0------------0---0----------------------|

A|---0---2---4---x---4---2---0---0---0---2-------------------------------|

E|---------------3---------------2-----------1---0-----------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---2-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---2-----------0---------------2-------------2---1---------------------|

D|---2-----------0---------------0-------------0---0---------------------|

A|---0---2---4---x---4---2---0---2---0-----------------------------------|

E|---------------3-----------------------2----1---0----------------------|

[Refrain]

A G D/F# F E

When you're searching in the dark

A G D/F# F E A

It doesn't matter if you're blind, does it? Can't you see

A G D/F# F E

That even lightning's just a spark?

A G D/F# F E A

But it's so enlightening when you need to shine the light on me

[Bridge]

e|-----5------3------2------1--------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---2-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------5------4------3----------------------------------------------|

A|---0-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------3------2------1----------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

F A

Ooh, what can you do, love?

F A

Ooh, if only we knew

F A

Ooh, what does it prove, love?

F G# A

New love comes, so what can you do?

[Verse]

A G D/F# F E

My hands are colder when you're gone

A G D/F# F E A

It makes it hard to play the notes I write to warm your mind

A G D/F# F E

But nothing's colder than a song

A G D/F# F E D/F#

That's never played in a pile of papers left behind

D/F# E

Only God can know how the story's told

F G# A

Over and over again

D/F# E

But we don't need to know why the flowers grow

F G# A

Let's just be happy they can

[2x Intro melody]

[Refrain]

A G D/F# F E

When you're searching in the dark

A G D/F# F E A

It doesn't matter if you're blind, does it? Can't you see

A G D/F# F E

That even lightning's just a spark?

A G D/F# F E A

But it's so enlightening when you need to shine the light on me

[Outro]

A G D/F# F E

Ooh, what can we do?

A G D/F#

Ooh, what can we do?

F E A

Shine the light on me

A G D/F#

Ooh, what can we do?

F E A

Shine the light on me

A G D/F# F E

Ooh, what can we do?

A G D/F#

Ooh, what can we do?

F E A

Shine the light on me

A G D/F#

Ooh, what can we do?

F E A

Shine the light on me

A G D/F#

Ooh, what can we do?

F E A

Shine the light on me

A G D/F#

Ooh, what can we do?

F E A

Yeah

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