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[Intro]
G#m D#
[Verse]
G#mI saw the light, I saw the light
Now G#main't that funny?
G#I saw the light, I saw the light
And G#m7man it got me, got me to tB7hinking
The way of the rEighteous, that's a lie
C#m7One more myth to keD#7ep you down untG#mil you die
G#mYou make your bed, you lie in it
Don't G#meverybody?
G#mYou make your bed cause in the end
We all G#m7need somebody
But there'll come a B7day
Out of the Eshadows we will shine
C#m7Every man a D#7king in his G#mown right
[Bridge]
There'll come a B7day
Turn our tEroubles into diamonds
C#mI saw the light, I D#7saw the light
I G#msaw the light
[Chorus]
And it Eain't no use holding D#7back the truth
Like hG#molding back the F#ocean with your C#7hands
Oh C#m7I saw the light, I saw the light
I D#7saw the light and now I G#munderstand
[Verse]
G#mI saw the light, I saw the light
And I G#mtell you something
G#mYou gotta fight, you gotta fight
If you do G#m7just one thing
Oh we may be B7no-one
Picking the Elocks on the doors of power
But C#m7brother you and D#7me
We're the mothers of inG#mvention
[Bridge]
We may be B7no-one
But we be nEimble, we be quick
C#m7You and me
We're the bD#7irth of imaginG#m7ation
[Chorus]
And it Eain't no use holding D#7back the truth
Like hG#molding back the F#ocean with your C#7hands
Oh C#m7I saw the light, I saw the light
I D#7saw the light and now I G#m7understand
[Outro]
Now I G#munderstand

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I Saw The Light

by Nerina Pallot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

G#m7

C#m7

D#7

C#m

C#7

[Intro]

G#m D#

[Verse]

G#m

I saw the light, I saw the light

G#m

Now ain't that funny?

I saw the light, I saw the light

G#m7 B7

And man it got me, got me to thinking

The way of the righteous, that's a lie

C#m7 D#7 G#m

One more myth to keep you down until you die

G#m

You make your bed, you lie in it

G#m

Don't everybody?

G#m

You make your bed cause in the end

G#m7

We all need somebody

But there'll come a day

Out of the shadows we will shine

C#m7 D#7 G#m

Every man a king in his own right

[Bridge]

There'll come a day

Turn our troubles into diamonds

C#m D#7

I saw the light, I saw the light

G#m

I saw the light

[Chorus]

E D#7

And it ain't no use holding back the truth

G#m F# C#7

Like holding back the ocean with your hands

C#m7

Oh I saw the light, I saw the light

D#7 G#m

I saw the light and now I understand

[Verse]

G#m

I saw the light, I saw the light

G#m

And I tell you something

G#m

You gotta fight, you gotta fight

G#m7

If you do just one thing

Oh we may be no-one

Picking the locks on the doors of power

C#m7 D#7

But brother you and me

G#m

We're the mothers of invention

[Bridge]

We may be no-one

But we be nimble, we be quick

C#m7

You and me

D#7 G#m7

We're the birth of imagination

[Chorus]

E D#7

And it ain't no use holding back the truth

G#m F# C#7

Like holding back the ocean with your hands

C#m7

Oh I saw the light, I saw the light

D#7 G#m7

I saw the light and now I understand

[Outro]

G#m

Now I understand

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