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Go Light Your World chords by Chris Rice (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
Fsus2
G/B
F/A
C/G
G7
C/E
F
E7/Ab
Am

Intro 1

C

Fsus2

C

Fsus2

Verse 1
C 
G/B 
There is a candle in every soul
F/A 
Some brightly burning,
C/G 
G7 
some dark and cold
C 
G/B 
There is a Spirit who brings a fire
C/E 
F 
G7 
C 
Ignites a candle and makes His home

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Chorus 1

C

C/E

F

Carry your candle, run to the darkness

C/G

G7

Seek out the helpless, confused and torn

C

C/E

F

And hold out your candle for all to see it

C/G

Take your candle,

G7

E7/Ab

Am

F

and go light your world

C/G

G7

C

Take your candle, and go light your world

Fsus2

C

Fsus2

Verse 2
C 
G/B 
Frustrated brother, see how he's tried to
F/A 
C/G 
G7 
Light his own candle some other way
C 
See now your sister,
G/B 
she's been robbed and lied to
C/E 
F 
G7 
C 
Still holds a candle without a flame

Chorus 2
C 
C/E 
F 
So carry your candle, run to the darkness
C/G 
G7 
Seek out the lonely, the tired and worn
C 
C/E 
F 
And hold out your candle for all to see it
C/G 
Take your candle,
G7 
E7/Ab 
Am 
F 
and go light your world
C/G 
G7 
C 
Take your candle, and go light your world
Fsus2 
Hey now
C 
Hey now, hey now
Fsus2 
Hey now, hey now

Verse 3
C 
'Cause we are a family
G/B 
whose hearts are blazing
F/A 
So let's raise our candles
C/G 
G7 
and light up the sky
C 
G/B 
Praying to our Father, in the name of Jesus
C/E 
F 
G7 
C 
Make us    a beacon in darkest times

Chorus 3
C 
C/E 
F 
Carry your candle, run to the darkness
C/G 
G7 
Seek out the hopeless, deceived and poor
C 
C/E 
F 
Hold out your candle for all to see it
C/G 
Take your candle,
G7 
E7/Ab 
Am 
F 
and go light your world
C/G 
G7 
C 
Take your candle, and go light your world
Hey now, na na na na na
F 
Hey now, na na na na na
C/G 
Hey now, na na na na na
G7 
Hey now...
C 
C/E 
F 
Hold out your candle for all to see it
C/G 
Take your candle,
G7 
E7/Ab 
Am 
F 
and go light your world
C/G 
Take your candle,
G7 
E7/Ab 
Am 
F 
and go light your world
C/G 
G7 
Take your candle, and go light your world

Outro 1

C

Fsus2

C

Fsus2

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C
Fsus2
G/B
F/A
C/G
G7
C/E
F
E7/Ab
Am

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 70

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E7/Ab: 4-x-2-4-3-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Go Light Your World by Chris Rice, 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 is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Chris Rice's performance.

Go Light Your World

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