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I hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ... Garry Smythe
Please e mail me with any corrections or suggestions to:- g.smythe@sky.com
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Shine Your Light Charlie Landsborough
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Charlie sings this in the key of E
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CHORUS
[E]Shine your light, a - ga[A]inst the dark, s[E]tand upright and m[B7]ake your mark
[E]Do your best, wher - [A]ever you may be, and [E]shine your l[B7]ight for [E]me
VERSE 1
[E]Long ago when [A]I was just, [E]a boy of tender y[B7]ears
[E]My father told me l[A]ife's a road, p[E]aved with j[B7]oy and t[E]ears
[E]And as you travel [A]you must choose, b[E]etween what's right and [B7]wrong
[E]Remember sin is g[A]iving in, f[E]or Heaven's s[B7]ake be s[E]trong
CHORUS
[E]Shine your light, a - ga[A]inst the dark, s[E]tand upright and m[B7]ake your mark
[E]Do your best, wher - [A]ever you may be, and [E]shine your l[B7]ight for [E]me
VERSE 2
[E]As I grew be - y[A]ond my teens,[E] the world began to p[B7]ress
[E]My father's words be - [A]gan to fade, l[E]ost to s[B7]elfish - n[E]ess
[E]And after years of w[A]alking down,[E] the wrong side of the [B7]track
[E]One night I cried and d[A]eep inside, [E]my father's w[B7]ords came b[E]ack
CHORUS
[E]Shine your light, a - ga[A]inst the dark, s[E]tand upright and m[B7]ake your mark
[E]Do your best, wher - [A]ever you may be, and [E]shine your l[B7]ight for [E]me
BRIDGE
[A]My father said that kindness i[E]s, the l[A]ight of God in m[E]an
[E]So I was told to s[A]hine like gold, [E]on every - o[B7]ne I [E]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[F]I changed my ways and d[Bb]id my best, [F]to right the wrong I'd [C7]done
[F]I settled down and [Bb]in a year, [F]God blessed us w[C7]ith a s[F]on
[F]Now he's barely n[Bb]ine years old, [F]a learner on life's [C7]way
[F]He wonders why a [Bb]day goes by, [F]he doesn't [C7]hear me [F]say
CHORUS
[F]Shine your light, a - ga[Bb]inst the dark, s[F]tand upright and m[C7]ake your mark
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight for [F]me
[F]Shine your light, a - ga[Bb]inst the dark, s[F]tand upright and m[C7]ake your mark
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight, and[F] shine your [Bb]light
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight for [F]me[F][Bb][F]
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CHORUS
[F]Shine your light, a - ga[Bb]inst the dark, s[F]tand upright and m[C7]ake your mark
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight for [F]me
VERSE 1
[F]Long ago when [Bb]I was just, [F]a boy of tender y[C7]ears
[F]My father told me l[Bb]ife's a road, p[F]aved with j[C7]oy and t[F]ears
[F]And as you travel [Bb]you must choose, b[F]etween what's right and [C7]wrong
[F]Remember sin is g[Bb]iving in, f[F]or Heaven's s[C7]ake be s[F]trong
CHORUS
[F]Shine your light, a - ga[Bb]inst the dark, s[F]tand upright and m[C7]ake your mark
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight for [F]me
VERSE 2
[F]As I grew be - y[Bb]ond my teens,[F] the world began to p[C7]ress
[F]My father's words be - [Bb]gan to fade, l[F]ost to s[C7]elfish - n[F]ess
[F]And after years of w[Bb]alking down,[F] the wrong side of the [C7]track
[F]One night I cried and d[Bb]eep inside, [F]my father's w[C7]ords came b[F]ack
CHORUS
[F]Shine your light, a - ga[Bb]inst the dark, s[F]tand upright and m[C7]ake your mark
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight for [F]me
BRIDGE
[Bb]My father said that kindness i[F]s, the l[Bb]ight of God in m[F]an
[F]So I was told to s[Bb]hine like gold, [F]on every - o[C7]ne I [F]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[Gb]I changed my ways and d[B]id my best, [Gb]to right the wrong I'd [Db7]done
[Gb]I settled down and [B]in a year, [Gb]God blessed us w[Db7]ith a s[Gb]on
[Gb]Now he's barely n[B]ine years old, [Gb]a learner on life's [Db7]way
[Gb]He wonders why a [B]day goes by, [Gb]he doesn't [Db7]hear me [Gb]say
CHORUS
[Gb]Shine your light, a - ga[B]inst the dark, s[Gb]tand upright and m[Db7]ake your mark
[Gb]Do your best, wher - [B]ever you may be, and [Gb]shine your l[Db7]ight for [Gb]me
[Gb]Shine your light, a - ga[B]inst the dark, s[Gb]tand upright and m[Db7]ake your mark
[Gb]Do your best, wher - [B]ever you may be, and [Gb]shine your l[Db7]ight, and[Gb] shine your [B]light
[Gb]Do your best, wher - [B]ever you may be, and [Gb]shine your l[Db7]ight for [Gb]me[Gb][B][Gb]
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CHORUS
[G]Shine your light, a - ga[C]inst the dark, s[G]tand upright and m[D7]ake your mark
[G]Do your best, wher - [C]ever you may be, and [G]shine your l[D7]ight for [G]me
VERSE 1
[G]Long ago when [C]I was just, [G]a boy of tender y[D7]ears
[G]My father told me l[C]ife's a road, p[G]aved with j[D7]oy and t[G]ears
[G]And as you travel [C]you must choose, b[G]etween what's right and [D7]wrong
[G]Remember sin is g[C]iving in, f[G]or Heaven's s[D7]ake be s[G]trong
CHORUS
[G]Shine your light, a - ga[C]inst the dark, s[G]tand upright and m[D7]ake your mark
[G]Do your best, wher - [C]ever you may be, and [G]shine your l[D7]ight for [G]me
VERSE 2
[G]As I grew be - y[C]ond my teens,[G] the world began to p[D7]ress
[G]My father's words be - [C]gan to fade, l[G]ost to s[D7]elfish - n[G]ess
[G]And after years of w[C]alking down,[G] the wrong side of the [D7]track
[G]One night I cried and d[C]eep inside, [G]my father's w[D7]ords came b[G]ack
CHORUS
[G]Shine your light, a - ga[C]inst the dark, s[G]tand upright and m[D7]ake your mark
[G]Do your best, wher - [C]ever you may be, and [G]shine your l[D7]ight for [G]me
BRIDGE
[C]My father said that kindness i[G]s, the l[C]ight of God in m[G]an
[G]So I was told to s[C]hine like gold, [G]on every - o[D7]ne I [G]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[G#]I changed my ways and d[C#]id my best, [G#]to right the wrong I'd [D#7]done
[G#]I settled down and [C#]in a year, [G#]God blessed us w[D#7]ith a s[G#]on
[G#]Now he's barely n[C#]ine years old, [G#]a learner on life's [D#7]way
[G#]He wonders why a [C#]day goes by, [G#]he doesn't [D#7]hear me [G#]say
CHORUS
[G#]Shine your light, a - ga[C#]inst the dark, s[G#]tand upright and m[D#7]ake your mark
[G#]Do your best, wher - [C#]ever you may be, and [G#]shine your l[D#7]ight for [G#]me
[G#]Shine your light, a - ga[C#]inst the dark, s[G#]tand upright and m[D#7]ake your mark
[G#]Do your best, wher - [C#]ever you may be, and [G#]shine your l[D#7]ight, and[G#] shine your [C#]light
[G#]Do your best, wher - [C#]ever you may be, and [G#]shine your l[D#7]ight for [G#]me[G#][C#][G#]
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CHORUS
[A]Shine your light, a - ga[D]inst the dark, s[A]tand upright and m[E7]ake your mark
[A]Do your best, wher - [D]ever you may be, and [A]shine your l[E7]ight for [A]me
VERSE 1
[A]Long ago when [D]I was just, [A]a boy of tender y[E7]ears
[A]My father told me l[D]ife's a road, p[A]aved with j[E7]oy and t[A]ears
[A]And as you travel [D]you must choose, b[A]etween what's right and [E7]wrong
[A]Remember sin is g[D]iving in, f[A]or Heaven's s[E7]ake be s[A]trong
CHORUS
[A]Shine your light, a - ga[D]inst the dark, s[A]tand upright and m[E7]ake your mark
[A]Do your best, wher - [D]ever you may be, and [A]shine your l[E7]ight for [A]me
VERSE 2
[A]As I grew be - y[D]ond my teens,[A] the world began to p[E7]ress
[A]My father's words be - [D]gan to fade, l[A]ost to s[E7]elfish - n[A]ess
[A]And after years of w[D]alking down,[A] the wrong side of the [E7]track
[A]One night I cried and d[D]eep inside, [A]my father's w[E7]ords came b[A]ack
CHORUS
[A]Shine your light, a - ga[D]inst the dark, s[A]tand upright and m[E7]ake your mark
[A]Do your best, wher - [D]ever you may be, and [A]shine your l[E7]ight for [A]me
BRIDGE
[D]My father said that kindness i[A]s, the l[D]ight of God in m[A]an
[A]So I was told to s[D]hine like gold, [A]on every - o[E7]ne I [A]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[A#]I changed my ways and d[D#]id my best, [A#]to right the wrong I'd [F7]done
[A#]I settled down and [D#]in a year, [A#]God blessed us w[F7]ith a s[A#]on
[A#]Now he's barely n[D#]ine years old, [A#]a learner on life's [F7]way
[A#]He wonders why a [D#]day goes by, [A#]he doesn't [F7]hear me [A#]say
CHORUS
[A#]Shine your light, a - ga[D#]inst the dark, s[A#]tand upright and m[F7]ake your mark
[A#]Do your best, wher - [D#]ever you may be, and [A#]shine your l[F7]ight for [A#]me
[A#]Shine your light, a - ga[D#]inst the dark, s[A#]tand upright and m[F7]ake your mark
[A#]Do your best, wher - [D#]ever you may be, and [A#]shine your l[F7]ight, and[A#] shine your [D#]light
[A#]Do your best, wher - [D#]ever you may be, and [A#]shine your l[F7]ight for [A#]me[A#][D#][A#]
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CHORUS
[C]Shine your light, a - ga[F]inst the dark, s[C]tand upright and m[G7]ake your mark
[C]Do your best, wher - [F]ever you may be, and [C]shine your l[G7]ight for [C]me
VERSE 1
[C]Long ago when [F]I was just, [C]a boy of tender y[G7]ears
[C]My father told me l[F]ife's a road, p[C]aved with j[G7]oy and t[C]ears
[C]And as you travel [F]you must choose, b[C]etween what's right and [G7]wrong
[C]Remember sin is g[F]iving in, f[C]or Heaven's s[G7]ake be s[C]trong
CHORUS
[C]Shine your light, a - ga[F]inst the dark, s[C]tand upright and m[G7]ake your mark
[C]Do your best, wher - [F]ever you may be, and [C]shine your l[G7]ight for [C]me
VERSE 2
[C]As I grew be - y[F]ond my teens,[C] the world began to p[G7]ress
[C]My father's words be - [F]gan to fade, l[C]ost to s[G7]elfish - n[C]ess
[C]And after years of w[F]alking down,[C] the wrong side of the [G7]track
[C]One night I cried and d[F]eep inside, [C]my father's w[G7]ords came b[C]ack
CHORUS
[C]Shine your light, a - ga[F]inst the dark, s[C]tand upright and m[G7]ake your mark
[C]Do your best, wher - [F]ever you may be, and [C]shine your l[G7]ight for [C]me
BRIDGE
[F]My father said that kindness i[C]s, the l[F]ight of God in m[C]an
[C]So I was told to s[F]hine like gold, [C]on every - o[G7]ne I [C]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[C#]I changed my ways and d[F#]id my best, [C#]to right the wrong I'd [G#7]done
[C#]I settled down and [F#]in a year, [C#]God blessed us w[G#7]ith a s[C#]on
[C#]Now he's barely n[F#]ine years old, [C#]a learner on life's [G#7]way
[C#]He wonders why a [F#]day goes by, [C#]he doesn't [G#7]hear me [C#]say
CHORUS
[C#]Shine your light, a - ga[F#]inst the dark, s[C#]tand upright and m[G#7]ake your mark
[C#]Do your best, wher - [F#]ever you may be, and [C#]shine your l[G#7]ight for [C#]me
[C#]Shine your light, a - ga[F#]inst the dark, s[C#]tand upright and m[G#7]ake your mark
[C#]Do your best, wher - [F#]ever you may be, and [C#]shine your l[G#7]ight, and[C#] shine your [F#]light
[C#]Do your best, wher - [F#]ever you may be, and [C#]shine your l[G#7]ight for [C#]me[C#][F#][C#]
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CHORUS
[D]Shine your light, a - ga[G]inst the dark, s[D]tand upright and m[A7]ake your mark
[D]Do your best, wher - [G]ever you may be, and [D]shine your l[A7]ight for [D]me
VERSE 1
[D]Long ago when [G]I was just, [D]a boy of tender y[A7]ears
[D]My father told me l[G]ife's a road, p[D]aved with j[A7]oy and t[D]ears
[D]And as you travel [G]you must choose, b[D]etween what's right and [A7]wrong
[D]Remember sin is g[G]iving in, f[D]or Heaven's s[A7]ake be s[D]trong
CHORUS
[D]Shine your light, a - ga[G]inst the dark, s[D]tand upright and m[A7]ake your mark
[D]Do your best, wher - [G]ever you may be, and [D]shine your l[A7]ight for [D]me
VERSE 2
[D]As I grew be - y[G]ond my teens,[D] the world began to p[A7]ress
[D]My father's words be - [G]gan to fade, l[D]ost to s[A7]elfish - n[D]ess
[D]And after years of w[G]alking down,[D] the wrong side of the [A7]track
[D]One night I cried and d[G]eep inside, [D]my father's w[A7]ords came b[D]ack
CHORUS
[D]Shine your light, a - ga[G]inst the dark, s[D]tand upright and m[A7]ake your mark
[D]Do your best, wher - [G]ever you may be, and [D]shine your l[A7]ight for [D]me
BRIDGE
[G]My father said that kindness i[D]s, the l[G]ight of God in m[D]an
[D]So I was told to s[G]hine like gold, [D]on every - o[A7]ne I [D]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[D#]I changed my ways and d[G#]id my best, [D#]to right the wrong I'd [A#7]done
[D#]I settled down and [G#]in a year, [D#]God blessed us w[A#7]ith a s[D#]on
[D#]Now he's barely n[G#]ine years old, [D#]a learner on life's [A#7]way
[D#]He wonders why a [G#]day goes by, [D#]he doesn't [A#7]hear me [D#]say
CHORUS
[D#]Shine your light, a - ga[G#]inst the dark, s[D#]tand upright and m[A#7]ake your mark
[D#]Do your best, wher - [G#]ever you may be, and [D#]shine your l[A#7]ight for [D#]me
[D#]Shine your light, a - ga[G#]inst the dark, s[D#]tand upright and m[A#7]ake your mark
[D#]Do your best, wher - [G#]ever you may be, and [D#]shine your l[A#7]ight, and[D#] shine your [G#]light
[D#]Do your best, wher - [G#]ever you may be, and [D#]shine your l[A#7]ight for [D#]me[D#][G#][D#]
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THIS SONG HAS BEEN TRANSPOSED INTO MANY KEYS AS LISTED BELOW
I hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ... Garry Smythe
Please e mail me with any corrections or suggestions to:- g.smythe@sky.com
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Shine Your Light Charlie Landsborough
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Charlie sings this in the key of E
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CHORUS
[E]Shine your light, a - ga[A]inst the dark, s[E]tand upright and m[B7]ake your mark
[E]Do your best, wher - [A]ever you may be, and [E]shine your l[B7]ight for [E]me
VERSE 1
[E]Long ago when [A]I was just, [E]a boy of tender y[B7]ears
[E]My father told me l[A]ife's a road, p[E]aved with j[B7]oy and t[E]ears
[E]And as you travel [A]you must choose, b[E]etween what's right and [B7]wrong
[E]Remember sin is g[A]iving in, f[E]or Heaven's s[B7]ake be s[E]trong
CHORUS
[E]Shine your light, a - ga[A]inst the dark, s[E]tand upright and m[B7]ake your mark
[E]Do your best, wher - [A]ever you may be, and [E]shine your l[B7]ight for [E]me
VERSE 2
[E]As I grew be - y[A]ond my teens,[E] the world began to p[B7]ress
[E]My father's words be - [A]gan to fade, l[E]ost to s[B7]elfish - n[E]ess
[E]And after years of w[A]alking down,[E] the wrong side of the [B7]track
[E]One night I cried and d[A]eep inside, [E]my father's w[B7]ords came b[E]ack
CHORUS
[E]Shine your light, a - ga[A]inst the dark, s[E]tand upright and m[B7]ake your mark
[E]Do your best, wher - [A]ever you may be, and [E]shine your l[B7]ight for [E]me
BRIDGE
[A]My father said that kindness i[E]s, the l[A]ight of God in m[E]an
[E]So I was told to s[A]hine like gold, [E]on every - o[B7]ne I [E]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[F]I changed my ways and d[Bb]id my best, [F]to right the wrong I'd [C7]done
[F]I settled down and [Bb]in a year, [F]God blessed us w[C7]ith a s[F]on
[F]Now he's barely n[Bb]ine years old, [F]a learner on life's [C7]way
[F]He wonders why a [Bb]day goes by, [F]he doesn't [C7]hear me [F]say
CHORUS
[F]Shine your light, a - ga[Bb]inst the dark, s[F]tand upright and m[C7]ake your mark
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight for [F]me
[F]Shine your light, a - ga[Bb]inst the dark, s[F]tand upright and m[C7]ake your mark
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight, and[F] shine your [Bb]light
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight for [F]me[F][Bb][F]
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CHORUS
[F]Shine your light, a - ga[Bb]inst the dark, s[F]tand upright and m[C7]ake your mark
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight for [F]me
VERSE 1
[F]Long ago when [Bb]I was just, [F]a boy of tender y[C7]ears
[F]My father told me l[Bb]ife's a road, p[F]aved with j[C7]oy and t[F]ears
[F]And as you travel [Bb]you must choose, b[F]etween what's right and [C7]wrong
[F]Remember sin is g[Bb]iving in, f[F]or Heaven's s[C7]ake be s[F]trong
CHORUS
[F]Shine your light, a - ga[Bb]inst the dark, s[F]tand upright and m[C7]ake your mark
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight for [F]me
VERSE 2
[F]As I grew be - y[Bb]ond my teens,[F] the world began to p[C7]ress
[F]My father's words be - [Bb]gan to fade, l[F]ost to s[C7]elfish - n[F]ess
[F]And after years of w[Bb]alking down,[F] the wrong side of the [C7]track
[F]One night I cried and d[Bb]eep inside, [F]my father's w[C7]ords came b[F]ack
CHORUS
[F]Shine your light, a - ga[Bb]inst the dark, s[F]tand upright and m[C7]ake your mark
[F]Do your best, wher - [Bb]ever you may be, and [F]shine your l[C7]ight for [F]me
BRIDGE
[Bb]My father said that kindness i[F]s, the l[Bb]ight of God in m[F]an
[F]So I was told to s[Bb]hine like gold, [F]on every - o[C7]ne I [F]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[Gb]I changed my ways and d[B]id my best, [Gb]to right the wrong I'd [Db7]done
[Gb]I settled down and [B]in a year, [Gb]God blessed us w[Db7]ith a s[Gb]on
[Gb]Now he's barely n[B]ine years old, [Gb]a learner on life's [Db7]way
[Gb]He wonders why a [B]day goes by, [Gb]he doesn't [Db7]hear me [Gb]say
CHORUS
[Gb]Shine your light, a - ga[B]inst the dark, s[Gb]tand upright and m[Db7]ake your mark
[Gb]Do your best, wher - [B]ever you may be, and [Gb]shine your l[Db7]ight for [Gb]me
[Gb]Shine your light, a - ga[B]inst the dark, s[Gb]tand upright and m[Db7]ake your mark
[Gb]Do your best, wher - [B]ever you may be, and [Gb]shine your l[Db7]ight, and[Gb] shine your [B]light
[Gb]Do your best, wher - [B]ever you may be, and [Gb]shine your l[Db7]ight for [Gb]me[Gb][B][Gb]
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CHORUS
[G]Shine your light, a - ga[C]inst the dark, s[G]tand upright and m[D7]ake your mark
[G]Do your best, wher - [C]ever you may be, and [G]shine your l[D7]ight for [G]me
VERSE 1
[G]Long ago when [C]I was just, [G]a boy of tender y[D7]ears
[G]My father told me l[C]ife's a road, p[G]aved with j[D7]oy and t[G]ears
[G]And as you travel [C]you must choose, b[G]etween what's right and [D7]wrong
[G]Remember sin is g[C]iving in, f[G]or Heaven's s[D7]ake be s[G]trong
CHORUS
[G]Shine your light, a - ga[C]inst the dark, s[G]tand upright and m[D7]ake your mark
[G]Do your best, wher - [C]ever you may be, and [G]shine your l[D7]ight for [G]me
VERSE 2
[G]As I grew be - y[C]ond my teens,[G] the world began to p[D7]ress
[G]My father's words be - [C]gan to fade, l[G]ost to s[D7]elfish - n[G]ess
[G]And after years of w[C]alking down,[G] the wrong side of the [D7]track
[G]One night I cried and d[C]eep inside, [G]my father's w[D7]ords came b[G]ack
CHORUS
[G]Shine your light, a - ga[C]inst the dark, s[G]tand upright and m[D7]ake your mark
[G]Do your best, wher - [C]ever you may be, and [G]shine your l[D7]ight for [G]me
BRIDGE
[C]My father said that kindness i[G]s, the l[C]ight of God in m[G]an
[G]So I was told to s[C]hine like gold, [G]on every - o[D7]ne I [G]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[G#]I changed my ways and d[C#]id my best, [G#]to right the wrong I'd [D#7]done
[G#]I settled down and [C#]in a year, [G#]God blessed us w[D#7]ith a s[G#]on
[G#]Now he's barely n[C#]ine years old, [G#]a learner on life's [D#7]way
[G#]He wonders why a [C#]day goes by, [G#]he doesn't [D#7]hear me [G#]say
CHORUS
[G#]Shine your light, a - ga[C#]inst the dark, s[G#]tand upright and m[D#7]ake your mark
[G#]Do your best, wher - [C#]ever you may be, and [G#]shine your l[D#7]ight for [G#]me
[G#]Shine your light, a - ga[C#]inst the dark, s[G#]tand upright and m[D#7]ake your mark
[G#]Do your best, wher - [C#]ever you may be, and [G#]shine your l[D#7]ight, and[G#] shine your [C#]light
[G#]Do your best, wher - [C#]ever you may be, and [G#]shine your l[D#7]ight for [G#]me[G#][C#][G#]
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CHORUS
[A]Shine your light, a - ga[D]inst the dark, s[A]tand upright and m[E7]ake your mark
[A]Do your best, wher - [D]ever you may be, and [A]shine your l[E7]ight for [A]me
VERSE 1
[A]Long ago when [D]I was just, [A]a boy of tender y[E7]ears
[A]My father told me l[D]ife's a road, p[A]aved with j[E7]oy and t[A]ears
[A]And as you travel [D]you must choose, b[A]etween what's right and [E7]wrong
[A]Remember sin is g[D]iving in, f[A]or Heaven's s[E7]ake be s[A]trong
CHORUS
[A]Shine your light, a - ga[D]inst the dark, s[A]tand upright and m[E7]ake your mark
[A]Do your best, wher - [D]ever you may be, and [A]shine your l[E7]ight for [A]me
VERSE 2
[A]As I grew be - y[D]ond my teens,[A] the world began to p[E7]ress
[A]My father's words be - [D]gan to fade, l[A]ost to s[E7]elfish - n[A]ess
[A]And after years of w[D]alking down,[A] the wrong side of the [E7]track
[A]One night I cried and d[D]eep inside, [A]my father's w[E7]ords came b[A]ack
CHORUS
[A]Shine your light, a - ga[D]inst the dark, s[A]tand upright and m[E7]ake your mark
[A]Do your best, wher - [D]ever you may be, and [A]shine your l[E7]ight for [A]me
BRIDGE
[D]My father said that kindness i[A]s, the l[D]ight of God in m[A]an
[A]So I was told to s[D]hine like gold, [A]on every - o[E7]ne I [A]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[A#]I changed my ways and d[D#]id my best, [A#]to right the wrong I'd [F7]done
[A#]I settled down and [D#]in a year, [A#]God blessed us w[F7]ith a s[A#]on
[A#]Now he's barely n[D#]ine years old, [A#]a learner on life's [F7]way
[A#]He wonders why a [D#]day goes by, [A#]he doesn't [F7]hear me [A#]say
CHORUS
[A#]Shine your light, a - ga[D#]inst the dark, s[A#]tand upright and m[F7]ake your mark
[A#]Do your best, wher - [D#]ever you may be, and [A#]shine your l[F7]ight for [A#]me
[A#]Shine your light, a - ga[D#]inst the dark, s[A#]tand upright and m[F7]ake your mark
[A#]Do your best, wher - [D#]ever you may be, and [A#]shine your l[F7]ight, and[A#] shine your [D#]light
[A#]Do your best, wher - [D#]ever you may be, and [A#]shine your l[F7]ight for [A#]me[A#][D#][A#]
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CHORUS
[C]Shine your light, a - ga[F]inst the dark, s[C]tand upright and m[G7]ake your mark
[C]Do your best, wher - [F]ever you may be, and [C]shine your l[G7]ight for [C]me
VERSE 1
[C]Long ago when [F]I was just, [C]a boy of tender y[G7]ears
[C]My father told me l[F]ife's a road, p[C]aved with j[G7]oy and t[C]ears
[C]And as you travel [F]you must choose, b[C]etween what's right and [G7]wrong
[C]Remember sin is g[F]iving in, f[C]or Heaven's s[G7]ake be s[C]trong
CHORUS
[C]Shine your light, a - ga[F]inst the dark, s[C]tand upright and m[G7]ake your mark
[C]Do your best, wher - [F]ever you may be, and [C]shine your l[G7]ight for [C]me
VERSE 2
[C]As I grew be - y[F]ond my teens,[C] the world began to p[G7]ress
[C]My father's words be - [F]gan to fade, l[C]ost to s[G7]elfish - n[C]ess
[C]And after years of w[F]alking down,[C] the wrong side of the [G7]track
[C]One night I cried and d[F]eep inside, [C]my father's w[G7]ords came b[C]ack
CHORUS
[C]Shine your light, a - ga[F]inst the dark, s[C]tand upright and m[G7]ake your mark
[C]Do your best, wher - [F]ever you may be, and [C]shine your l[G7]ight for [C]me
BRIDGE
[F]My father said that kindness i[C]s, the l[F]ight of God in m[C]an
[C]So I was told to s[F]hine like gold, [C]on every - o[G7]ne I [C]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[C#]I changed my ways and d[F#]id my best, [C#]to right the wrong I'd [G#7]done
[C#]I settled down and [F#]in a year, [C#]God blessed us w[G#7]ith a s[C#]on
[C#]Now he's barely n[F#]ine years old, [C#]a learner on life's [G#7]way
[C#]He wonders why a [F#]day goes by, [C#]he doesn't [G#7]hear me [C#]say
CHORUS
[C#]Shine your light, a - ga[F#]inst the dark, s[C#]tand upright and m[G#7]ake your mark
[C#]Do your best, wher - [F#]ever you may be, and [C#]shine your l[G#7]ight for [C#]me
[C#]Shine your light, a - ga[F#]inst the dark, s[C#]tand upright and m[G#7]ake your mark
[C#]Do your best, wher - [F#]ever you may be, and [C#]shine your l[G#7]ight, and[C#] shine your [F#]light
[C#]Do your best, wher - [F#]ever you may be, and [C#]shine your l[G#7]ight for [C#]me[C#][F#][C#]
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CHORUS
[D]Shine your light, a - ga[G]inst the dark, s[D]tand upright and m[A7]ake your mark
[D]Do your best, wher - [G]ever you may be, and [D]shine your l[A7]ight for [D]me
VERSE 1
[D]Long ago when [G]I was just, [D]a boy of tender y[A7]ears
[D]My father told me l[G]ife's a road, p[D]aved with j[A7]oy and t[D]ears
[D]And as you travel [G]you must choose, b[D]etween what's right and [A7]wrong
[D]Remember sin is g[G]iving in, f[D]or Heaven's s[A7]ake be s[D]trong
CHORUS
[D]Shine your light, a - ga[G]inst the dark, s[D]tand upright and m[A7]ake your mark
[D]Do your best, wher - [G]ever you may be, and [D]shine your l[A7]ight for [D]me
VERSE 2
[D]As I grew be - y[G]ond my teens,[D] the world began to p[A7]ress
[D]My father's words be - [G]gan to fade, l[D]ost to s[A7]elfish - n[D]ess
[D]And after years of w[G]alking down,[D] the wrong side of the [A7]track
[D]One night I cried and d[G]eep inside, [D]my father's w[A7]ords came b[D]ack
CHORUS
[D]Shine your light, a - ga[G]inst the dark, s[D]tand upright and m[A7]ake your mark
[D]Do your best, wher - [G]ever you may be, and [D]shine your l[A7]ight for [D]me
BRIDGE
[G]My father said that kindness i[D]s, the l[G]ight of God in m[D]an
[D]So I was told to s[G]hine like gold, [D]on every - o[A7]ne I [D]can
VERSE 3 KEY CHANGE
[D#]I changed my ways and d[G#]id my best, [D#]to right the wrong I'd [A#7]done
[D#]I settled down and [G#]in a year, [D#]God blessed us w[A#7]ith a s[D#]on
[D#]Now he's barely n[G#]ine years old, [D#]a learner on life's [A#7]way
[D#]He wonders why a [G#]day goes by, [D#]he doesn't [A#7]hear me [D#]say
CHORUS
[D#]Shine your light, a - ga[G#]inst the dark, s[D#]tand upright and m[A#7]ake your mark
[D#]Do your best, wher - [G#]ever you may be, and [D#]shine your l[A#7]ight for [D#]me
[D#]Shine your light, a - ga[G#]inst the dark, s[D#]tand upright and m[A#7]ake your mark
[D#]Do your best, wher - [G#]ever you may be, and [D#]shine your l[A#7]ight, and[D#] shine your [G#]light
[D#]Do your best, wher - [G#]ever you may be, and [D#]shine your l[A#7]ight for [D#]me[D#][G#][D#]
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