Lights – Ellie Goulding G#m

Capo 4 
(Intro) 
[Em D C Am
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(Verse 1) 
[Am] I had a [Em] way the…..[D] en losing it all [C] on my own [Am
]  
I had a [Em] heart the…..[D] en but the queen has been [C] overthrown [Am
]  
And [Em] I'm not sleeping [D] now the [C] dark is too hard [Am] to beat 
And [Em] I'm not keeping [D] now the [C] strength I need to [Am] push me 
 
(Chorus) 
You show the [Em] lights that stop me [D] turn to stone 
You [C] shine It when I'm [Am] alone 
And so I [Em] tell myself that [D] I'll be strong 
And [C] dreaming when they're [Am] gone 
'Cause they're [Em] calling, calling, [D] calling me home 
[C] Calling, calling, [Am] calling home 
You show the [Em] lights that stop me [D] turn to stone 
You [C] shine It when I'm [Am] alone 
 
(Verse 2) 
[Em] Noises [D] , I play with-[C] in my head [Am
]  
Touch my [Em] own skin [D] and hope that I'm [C] still breathing [Am
]  
And [Em] I think back to [D] when my [C] brother and my [Am] sister slept 
[Em] in an unlocked [D] place the [C] only time I [Am] feel safe 
 
(Chorus) 
You show the [Em] lights that stop me [D] turn to stone 
You [C] shine It when I'm [Am] alone 
And so I [Em] tell myself that [D] I'll be strong 
And [C] dreaming when they're [Am] gone 
'Cause they're [Em] calling, calling, [D] calling me home 
[C] Calling, calling, [Am] calling home 
You show the [Em] lights that stop me [D] turn to stone 
You [C] shine It when I'm [Am] alone 
[Em] Home 
 
(Interlude) x2 
[Em D C Am
]  
 
(Chorus) 
You show the [Em] lights that stop me [D] turn to stone 
You [C] shine It when I'm [Am] alone 
And so I [Em] tell myself that [D] I'll be strong 
And [C] dreaming when they're [Am] gone 
'Cause they're [Em] calling, calling, [D] calling me home 
[C] Calling, calling, [Am] calling home 
You show the [Em] lights that stop me [D] turn to stone 
You [C] shine It when I'm [Am] alone