Shine the Light by Sugarland
Intro: C F Am G
Verse 1:
When you walk into[C] the edge of those[F]
d[Am]ark and lonely woods,[G] and when I ask how was your d[C]ay[F]
and you answer [Am]not so good,[G]
and when nothing [C]seems to be working out,[Dm]
[Am]quite the way it shoul[F]d; I will s[Am]hine t[G]he light.[C]
Verse 2:
When the skies up[C] above you fi[F]ll,
[Am]with grey and stormy clouds.[G]
And there's not a si[C]ngle face you know[F],
in the ma[Am]ddening crowd.[G]
When you know that [C]you don't make your way[Dm]
[Am]but you just can't see how. I w[F]ill shi[Am]ne the [G]light.[C]
Chorus:
[Am]I will[G] shine the lig[F]ht.[C][C/B]
[Am]I will[F] shine the lig[G]ht.
[Am]I will hold you in my [G]arms,
until eve[F]rything's alright.[C][C/B]
[Am]I will [G]shine the li[C]ght
Verse 3:
When your worries, [C]they won't let you sleep,[F]
and rob[Am] you of your days..[G]
And you've looked in[C] all directions but you[F]
[Am]still can't find your way.[G]
When you just need [C]someone to remind you that it's[Dm]
[Am]all gonna be ok, [F]I wil[Am]l s[G]hine the light.[C]
Chorus:
[Am]I will[G] shine the lig[F]ht.[C][C/B]
[Am]I will[F] shine the lig[G]ht.
When you?re staring do[Am]wn your demons[G]
waiting in yo[F]ur darkest night[C][C/B]
[Am]I will [G]shine the li[C]ght
.
Bridge:
[Am]Sometimes we jump in[G]to the great u[F]nknown.[C][C/B]
[Am]Sorrows we al[G]l will have to wa[F]lk alone.[C][C/B]
[Am]Waiting there in the end, is a[F] heart that [C]calls you a friend.[F]
[F]That's me, clapping the loudest, welcom[C]ing you home[G].
Instrumental: C F Am G
Verse 4:
So when[C] your heart is heavy, like a[F] stone,[Am]
from carrying its load,[G]
and you look in[C]to the mirror and s[F]ee someone you don't know[Am][G]
When the shadows a[C]re closing in on you like a ha[Dm]nd around your throat,[Am][F]
End:
[Am]I will[G] shine the ligh[F]t.[C]
[Am]I will [F]shine the ligh[G]t.
When you've given into[Am] your fears,[F][F][G]
when you've lost your[Am] will to fight,[F][F][G]
let me know w[Am]hat I can do,[F][F][G]
let me try [Am]to make it right.[G]
[Am]I will s[G]hine the ligh[C]t.[C/B]
[Am]I will [G]shine the lig[F]ht.[C]
Intro: C F Am G
Verse 1:
When you walk into[C] the edge of those[F]
d[Am]ark and lonely woods,[G] and when I ask how was your d[C]ay[F]
and you answer [Am]not so good,[G]
and when nothing [C]seems to be working out,[Dm]
[Am]quite the way it shoul[F]d; I will s[Am]hine t[G]he light.[C]
Verse 2:
When the skies up[C] above you fi[F]ll,
[Am]with grey and stormy clouds.[G]
And there's not a si[C]ngle face you know[F],
in the ma[Am]ddening crowd.[G]
When you know that [C]you don't make your way[Dm]
[Am]but you just can't see how. I w[F]ill shi[Am]ne the [G]light.[C]
Chorus:
[Am]I will[G] shine the lig[F]ht.[C][C/B]
[Am]I will[F] shine the lig[G]ht.
[Am]I will hold you in my [G]arms,
until eve[F]rything's alright.[C][C/B]
[Am]I will [G]shine the li[C]ght
Verse 3:
When your worries, [C]they won't let you sleep,[F]
and rob[Am] you of your days..[G]
And you've looked in[C] all directions but you[F]
[Am]still can't find your way.[G]
When you just need [C]someone to remind you that it's[Dm]
[Am]all gonna be ok, [F]I wil[Am]l s[G]hine the light.[C]
Chorus:
[Am]I will[G] shine the lig[F]ht.[C][C/B]
[Am]I will[F] shine the lig[G]ht.
When you?re staring do[Am]wn your demons[G]
waiting in yo[F]ur darkest night[C][C/B]
[Am]I will [G]shine the li[C]ght
.
Bridge:
[Am]Sometimes we jump in[G]to the great u[F]nknown.[C][C/B]
[Am]Sorrows we al[G]l will have to wa[F]lk alone.[C][C/B]
[Am]Waiting there in the end, is a[F] heart that [C]calls you a friend.[F]
[F]That's me, clapping the loudest, welcom[C]ing you home[G].
Instrumental: C F Am G
Verse 4:
So when[C] your heart is heavy, like a[F] stone,[Am]
from carrying its load,[G]
and you look in[C]to the mirror and s[F]ee someone you don't know[Am][G]
When the shadows a[C]re closing in on you like a ha[Dm]nd around your throat,[Am][F]
End:
[Am]I will[G] shine the ligh[F]t.[C]
[Am]I will [F]shine the ligh[G]t.
When you've given into[Am] your fears,[F][F][G]
when you've lost your[Am] will to fight,[F][F][G]
let me know w[Am]hat I can do,[F][F][G]
let me try [Am]to make it right.[G]
[Am]I will s[G]hine the ligh[C]t.[C/B]
[Am]I will [G]shine the lig[F]ht.[C]
