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[Intro]
A  E   A  E
[Verse 1]
EAll the words falling off the page
Now there's monsters on my Asheets
F#You should shut your eyes, Blady
It's F#time to go to Esleep, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
F#WhoE,  F#whose feet are on the floor
EWho's looking through the door
F#WhoE, who's gonna be the one to see the morning come
[Chorus]
EBe my fire right Aby me through the Amdarkness
ENever been so Adamn afraid before
  AmSave me from the horror
F# B  E
[Verse 2]
EI've been reading all of the wrong books
F#Filling my head with the Ewrong scenes
Sure I'd F#shut my eyes if BI could
But F#I can't get no Bsleep, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
F#Who, EwF#hose feet are on the floor
EWho's looking through the door
[Chorus]
EBe my fire right Aby me through the Amdarkness
EBe my nightlight, AI can't feel the Cmoon
ESee my sorrow, Abe my own EsoAlace
ENever been so Adamn afraid beAmfore
ASave me from the Ehorror
E  F#  E
[Bridge]
EIt's there then it's not
It's a Afear I made up
ANow you're here but you're not
Still you're Eall that IB've got
A  E   A  E
[Chorus]
EBe my fire right Aby me through the Amdarkness
EBe my nightlight, AI can't feel the Cmoon
ESee my sorrow, Abe my own EsoAlace
ENever been so Adamn afraid beAmfore
AmSave me from Ethe...

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The Horror

by Lights

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A E A E

[Verse 1]

All the words falling off the page

Now there's monsters on my sheets

F# B

You should shut your eyes, lady

F# E

It's time to go to sleep, oh

[Pre-Chorus]

F# E F#

Who, whose feet are on the floor

Who's looking through the door

F# E

Who, who's gonna be the one to see the morning come

[Chorus]

E A Am

Be my fire right by me through the darkness

E A

Never been so damn afraid before

Save me from the horror

F# B E

[Verse 2]

I've been reading all of the wrong books

F# E

Filling my head with the wrong scenes

F# B

Sure I'd shut my eyes if I could

F# B

But I can't get no sleep, oh

[Pre-Chorus]

F# E F#

Who, whose feet are on the floor

Who's looking through the door

[Chorus]

E A Am

Be my fire right by me through the darkness

E A C

Be my nightlight, I can't feel the moon

E A E A

See my sorrow, be my own solace

E A Am

Never been so damn afraid before

A E

Save me from the horror

E F# E

[Bridge]

It's there then it's not

It's a fear I made up

Now you're here but you're not

E B

Still you're all that I've got

A E A E

[Chorus]

E A Am

Be my fire right by me through the darkness

E A C

Be my nightlight, I can't feel the moon

E A E A

See my sorrow, be my own solace

E A Am

Never been so damn afraid before

Am E

Save me from the...

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