Lanterns

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I was going through the other versions of this tab and couldn't put my finger on why they all sounded
slightly off. It wasn't until I played the album without shuffle, and found that this song is supposed to
come right after Thunder and Lightning. I'll link both Lanterns and Thunder and Lightning + Lanterns down
below so you can hear what I'm talking about.
In terms of technical stuff you should note, Michael loves to do hammer-ons and pull-offs with just about
every chord. The main ones are:
F - hammer-on the 3rd sting onto the 2nd fret
Am - hammer-on the 1st string onto the 3rd fret
C- same as Am
G - hammer-on 2nd string onto 1st fret
Michael does a little thing during the 2nd chorus where he walks down the melody after playing the G chord:
2nd string 1st fret
2nd string open
3rd string 2nd fret
3rd string open
The travis picking he uses is pretty standard, just watch a video on travis picking if you don't know what I
mean.
Lastly, if someone can tell me what the correct chord is for the piano chord at the beginning that would be
much appriciated.
Lanterns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxiFgNG8YPQ
Thunder and Lightning + Lanterns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL2gxFoUZuE
Cmaj7
F AmG C
(X3)
F Am G
F Am G C
Be a lantern burning
F Am G C
Never gonna go out
F Am G C
The winds are turning
F Am G
Never gonna blow out
Em Am Am/E
I've had a life of learning
F G
I know people come and go
C C/B Am Am/E
Be a lantern burning
F G
Your fire is burning
F AmG C
(X3)
F Am G
F Am G C
Be my lighthouse shining
F Am G C
Went out on the sea
F Am G C
Be my silver lining
F Am G
Be my golden key
Em Am
I've had a life of climbing
F G
Don't let me fall from the trees
C C/B Am Am/E
Be my lighthouse shining
F G
When I'm out on the sea
C Am G F
C Am G
(X2)
C Am G F
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
C Am G
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
(X5)
C Am G F
Oh-oh-oh-oh. oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
C Am G
C Am G F
C Am G
C Am G F

Lanterns chords and lyrics

Free chords for Lanterns by Passenger. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

I was going through the other versions of this tab and couldn't put my finger on why they all sounded
slightly off. It wasn't until I played the album without shuffle, and found that this song is supposed to
come right after Thunder and Lightning. I'll link both Lanterns and Thunder and Lightning + Lanterns down
below so you can hear what I'm talking about.
In terms of technical stuff you should note, Michael loves to do hammer-ons and pull-offs with just about
every chord. The main ones are:
Michael does a little thing during the 2nd chorus where he walks down the melody after playing the G chord:
2nd string 1st fret
2nd string open
3rd string 2nd fret
3rd string open
The travis picking he uses is pretty standard, just watch a video on travis picking if you don't know what I
mean.
Lastly, if someone can tell me what the correct chord is for the piano chord at the beginning that would be
much appriciated.
Lanterns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxiFgNG8YPQ
Thunder and Lightning + Lanterns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL2gxFoUZuE
Cmaj7
F  Am  G  C   (X3)
F  Am  G
F  Am  G  C   (X3)
F  Am  G
C  Am  G  F
C          Am        G
C  Am  G  F
C  Am  G
C  Am  G  F

Lanterns Chords by Passenger

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