Blinding Light chords by
Switchfoot (Official Version)
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Key: C majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Verse 1
G7 G7 
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Hey boy, don't believe them
G7 G7 
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Their old lies never could come true
Hey boy, don't believe them
Everything that they told you to
G7 G7 
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Hey boy, don't believe them
G7 G7 
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We're the nation that eats our youth
Hey boy, don't believe them
None of us are bulletproof
G7 G7 
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Yeah

Pre-chorus 1

Deep down there's a boy inside

Asleep, waiting for the sun to rise

Cmaj9

Wake up, wake up

Chorus 1
G G 
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Still looking for the blinding light
D D 
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Still looking for the reason why
Em Em 
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Still looking for the sun to shine
C C 
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D D 
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To take me higher and higher
G G 
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D D 
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All my life I've been living in the darkest night
Em Em 
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Still looking for the blinding light
C C 
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Eb Eb 
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G5 G5 
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To take me higher and higher

Verse 2
G7 G7 
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Hey girl, be yourself now
G7 G7 
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Don't believe what they told you to
Hey girl, be yourself now
Your skin's more than a pin-up suit
G7 G7 
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Hey girl, don't conform now
G7 G7 
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No one else's got soul like you
Hey girl, you're a strong one
But none of us are bulletproof
G7 G7 
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Yeah

Pre-chorus 2

Deep down there's a hope inside

You got wings but you're scared to fly

Cmaj9

Wake up, wake up

Chorus 2
G G 
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Still looking for the blinding light
D D 
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Still looking for the reason why
Em Em 
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Still looking for the sun to shine
C C 
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D D 
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To take me higher and higher
G G 
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D D 
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All my life I've been living in the darkest night
Em Em 
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Still looking for the sun to shine
C C 
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Eb Eb 
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To take me higher and higher
G7 G7 
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Even higher

Pre-chorus 3
C C 
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D D 
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Deep down there's a hope inside
C C 
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D D 
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Brighter than the fears in my mind
C C 
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D D 
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I keep looking for the blinding light
C C 
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D D 
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It's a hope that keeps me alive
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
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Wake     up, wake up

Chorus 3
G G 
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Keep looking for the blinding light
D D 
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Keep looking for the reason why
Em Em 
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Keep looking for the sun to shine
C C 
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D D 
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To take me higher and higher
G G 
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D D 
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All my life I've been living in the darkest night
Em Em 
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Still looking for the sun to rise
C C 
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D D 
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To take me higher and higher
G G 
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D D 
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Blinding light the blinding light
Em Em 
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Yeah I've been waiting all my life
C C 
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D D 
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To take me higher and higher
G G 
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D D 
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Blinding light you're the vision
that gives me sight
Em Em 
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All the blinding light,
C C 
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Eb Eb 
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take me higher and higher
G G 
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G G 
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G G 
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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG5 G7 C D Cmaj9...

Chords

G5
G7
C
D
Cmaj9
G
Em
Eb
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Cmaj9: x-3-2-4-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -5

-5

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Blinding Light by Switchfoot, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Blinding Light the way Switchfoot intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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