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Here are the chords for "Lighthouse" by Adrianne Lenker,
off of the album "Hours Were the Birds"
The original song is in a very different tuning,
but this is a good approximation of the chords.
The time signature is also a little weird, so just
check out the song for practice.
Chords used:
A:     x02220
Asus2: x02200
D:     xx0232
Dsus2: xx0230
Asus4: x02230
If you'd like to make the long stretches of only strumming A
more interesting, alternate back and forth between A and Asus4
as your heart desires.
[Intro]
A     A
A D A D A D A
[Verse 1]
Well I Aleft here in my Asus2sleep when I was AdreamingAsus2  
AMiles and miles Asus2away into a plAace,
Amy heart was scheming an esDcape
That Dsus2love  Asus4drew from meA  
[Verse 2]
And I Amet you on the Asus2corner of the AseasonsAsus2  
AOut of winter's Asus2reach and into Asummer's early sun
AYou were the moDon
And I was oDsus2nly   Asus4seventeAen
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm Amaking all these Asus2things
And Aconstructing all these Asus2scenes
And I'm Astitching up the Asus2seams
Of the Afabric of my dreams
AAnd I'm Dhere in my boat
And I'm Dsus2roaring up to Asus4shore as you sing
[Chorus]
Well I'm Aringing all the bells from my lighthouse dear
ATime is just an ocean and you're almost here
Asus2One for the Amind
Asus2Two for the Asoul
Asus2Three for the Abody and the Aheart that Dknows, that knows
AI'll never ever Asus2let you goA  
[Interlude]
A     A
A D A D A D A
[Verse 3]
Oh Asilence, the Asus2silence are Aringing your Asus2bells
ASinging the Asus2words in a wAhisper
ADispell all this Dnoise
Bring back the Dsus2joy
Asus4Ring the world awake
[Verse 4]
'Cause if the only Ahole that we Asus2have is your Aworld Asus2apart
And it's Aseparate and Asus2broken and Astained from the start
My heart will Dremain and     Dsus2take it Asus4anyway
[Chorus]
Well I'm Aringing all the bells from my lighthouse dear
ATime is just an ocean and you're almost here
Asus2One for the Amind
Asus2Two for the Asoul
Asus2Three for the Abody and the Aheart that Dknows, that knows
AI'll never ever Asus2let you goA  
[Chorus]
Well I'm Aringing all the bells from my lighthouse dear
ATime is just an ocean and you're almost here
Asus2One for the Amind
Asus2Two for the Asoul
Asus2Three for the Abody and the Aheart that Dknows, that knows
AI'll never ever Asus2let you goA  

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Lighthouse

by Adrianne Lenker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Dsus2

Asus4

Here are the chords for "Lighthouse" by Adrianne Lenker,

off of the album "Hours Were the Birds"

The original song is in a very different tuning,

but this is a good approximation of the chords.

The time signature is also a little weird, so just

check out the song for practice.

Chords used:

A: x02220

Asus2: x02200

D: xx0232

Dsus2: xx0230

Asus4: x02230

If you'd like to make the long stretches of only strumming A

more interesting, alternate back and forth between A and Asus4

as your heart desires.

[Intro]

A A

A D A D A D A

[Verse 1]

A Asus2 A Asus2

Well I left here in my sleep when I was dreaming

A Asus2 A

Miles and miles away into a place,

A D

my heart was scheming an escape

Dsus2 Asus4 A

That love drew from me

[Verse 2]

A Asus2 A Asus2

And I met you on the corner of the seasons

A Asus2 A

Out of winter's reach and into summer's early sun

A D

You were the moon

Dsus2 Asus4 A

And I was only seventeen

[Pre-Chorus]

A Asus2

And I'm making all these things

A Asus2

And constructing all these scenes

A Asus2

And I'm stitching up the seams

Of the fabric of my dreams

A D

And I'm here in my boat

Dsus2 Asus4

And I'm roaring up to shore as you sing

[Chorus]

Well I'm ringing all the bells from my lighthouse dear

Time is just an ocean and you're almost here

Asus2 A

One for the mind

Asus2 A

Two for the soul

Asus2 A A D

Three for the body and the heart that knows, that knows

A Asus2 A

I'll never ever let you go

[Interlude]

A A

A D A D A D A

[Verse 3]

A Asus2 A Asus2

Oh silence, the silence are ringing your bells

A Asus2 A

Singing the words in a whisper

A D

Dispell all this noise

Dsus2

Bring back the joy

Asus4

Ring the world awake

[Verse 4]

A Asus2 A Asus2

'Cause if the only hole that we have is your world apart

A Asus2 A

And it's separate and broken and stained from the start

D Dsus2 Asus4

My heart will remain and take it anyway

[Chorus]

Well I'm ringing all the bells from my lighthouse dear

Time is just an ocean and you're almost here

Asus2 A

One for the mind

Asus2 A

Two for the soul

Asus2 A A D

Three for the body and the heart that knows, that knows

A Asus2 A

I'll never ever let you go

[Chorus]

Well I'm ringing all the bells from my lighthouse dear

Time is just an ocean and you're almost here

Asus2 A

One for the mind

Asus2 A

Two for the soul

Asus2 A A D

Three for the body and the heart that knows, that knows

A Asus2 A

I'll never ever let you go

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