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Tempo 80 BPM

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Step 1 / 376Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

THIS IS TAKEN FROM WHAT I CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm9yRbFT0Bw&feature=related
AND THE ALBUM VERSION

I'VE ALSO TRIED TO FIT THE LYRICS WITH THE TAB

Verse1=
   Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

   Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

   Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|


    Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

CHORUS=
   D/A       C       D/A     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|3-3-3-3|-------|3-3-3-3|-------|
G|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|
D|4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2|
A|5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3|
E|5-5-5-5|-------|5-5-5-5|-------|

  D/A       C       D/A       Em
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|3-3-3-3|-------|3-3-3-3|-------|
G|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|-------|
D|4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4|5-5-5-5|
A|5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|
E|5-5-5-5|-------|5-5-5-5|-------|

FILL IN=
   Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

   Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

   Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|


    Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

VERSE2=
 Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

   Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

   Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|


    Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

CHORUS=
   D/A       C       D/A     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|3-3-3-3|-------|3-3-3-3|-------|
G|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|
D|4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2|
A|5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3|
E|5-5-5-5|-------|5-5-5-5|-------|

  D/A       C       D/A       Em
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|3-3-3-3|-------|3-3-3-3|-------|
G|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|-------|
D|4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4|5-5-5-5|
A|5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|
E|5-5-5-5|-------|5-5-5-5|-------|

MIDDLE 12
e|-------|-------|--------|-------|
B|-------|-------|--------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-------|0------|
D|5------|7------|0-------|2------|
A|7------|9------|2-------|3------|
E|-------|-------|--------|-------|


e|-------|-------|--------|-------|
B|-------|-------|--------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-------|0------|
D|5------|7------|0-------|2------|
A|7------|9------|2-------|3------|
E|-------|-------|--------|-------|

  E                                   Em
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
G|12-12-12-12|12-12-12-12|12-12-12-12|-------|
D|12-12-12-12|12-12-12-12|12-12-12-12|5-5-5-5|
A|12-12-12-12|12-12-12-12|12-12-12-12|7-7-7-7|
E|12-12-12-12|12-12-12-12|12-12-12-12|-------|

FILL IN=
   Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

   Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

   Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|


    Em       F#      Bm     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9|2-2-2-2|3-3-3-3|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|

CHORUS=
   D/A       C       D/A     C
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|3-3-3-3|-------|3-3-3-3|-------|
G|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|
D|4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2|
A|5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3|
E|5-5-5-5|-------|5-5-5-5|-------|

  D/A       C       D/A       Em
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|3-3-3-3|-------|3-3-3-3|-------|
G|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0|-------|
D|4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4|5-5-5-5|
A|5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7|
E|5-5-5-5|-------|5-5-5-5|-------|


LYRICS
VERSE1

Em       F#      Bm       C
I STILL LOVE THE LIGHT OH BABY

Em          F#       Bm       C
IT KEEPS ME AWAKE BUT I DON'T MIND

Em   F#         Bm     C
EVERYTHING I'VE ALWAYS WANTED

Em       F#       Bm      C
IS RIGHT HERE BUT SOON IT WON'T BE

CHORUS
D/A       C                      D/A           C                   D/A
aaahhhh   IF FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE I AM AS POOR A FOOL AS THEY COME
        C                             D/A             Em
I GOT A MILLION THINGS TO SAY I GOT A MILLION THINGS TO

(FILL IN)

VERSE2
Em       F#      Bm       C
I STILL LOVE THE LIGHT OH BABY

Em          F#       Bm       C
IT KEEPS ME AWAKE BUT I DON'T MIND

Em   F#         Bm     C
EVERYTHING I'VE ALWAYS WANTED

Em       F#       Bm      C
IS RIGHT HERE BUT SOON IT WON'T BE

CHORUS
D/A       C                      D/A           C                   D/A
aaahhhh   IF FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE I AM AS POOR A FOOL AS THEY COME
        C                             D/A
I GOT A MILLION THINGS TO SAY I GOT A MILLION THINGS TO

MIDDLE 12 (REST FOR 8 BARS THEN):
E
I STILL LOVE THE LIGHT OH BABY
E
I STILL LOVE THE LIGHT OH BABY
E
I STILL LOVE THE LIGHT OH BABY

(FILL IN)

CHORUS
D/A       C                      D/A           C                   D/A
aaahhhh   IF FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE I AM AS POOR A FOOL AS THEY COME
        C                 D/A            Em
I GOT A MILLION THINGS TO SAY I GOT A MILLION THINGS TO

D/A       C                      D/A           C                   D/A
aaahhhh   IF FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE I AM AS POOR A FOOL AS THEY COME
        C                 D/A            Em
I GOT A MILLION THINGS TO SAY I GOT A MILLION THINGS TO

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Lights chords and lyrics

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

THIS IS TAKEN FROM WHAT I CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm9yRbFT0Bw&feature=related
AND THE ALBUM VERSION
I'VE ALSO TRIED TO FIT THE LYRICS WITH THE TAB
LYRICS
VERSE1
CHORUS
(FILL IN)
VERSE2
CHORUS
MIDDLE 12 (REST FOR 8 BARS THEN):
(FILL IN)
CHORUS
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Lights Chords by Editors

Learn how to play Lights by Editors with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Lights chords”, “Lights guitar chords”, or “Editors Lights chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Lights chords and for experienced players who want accurate Lights lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, F#, Bm, C, B, G.

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