Guiding Light chords by
Foy Vance
Ed Sheeran (Official Version)

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Key: Db majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Gbadd9

Db

Absus4

Db

Verse 1
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Well the road      is wide
Db Db 
 
And waters run on either side
Absus4 Absus4 
 
And my shadow went with fading    light
Db Db 
 
Stretching out towards the night
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
'Cause the sun       is low
Db Db 
 
And I yet have still so far to go
Absus4 Absus4 
 
And my lonely heart is beating   so
Db Db 
 
Tired of the wonder
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
There's a sign      ahead
Db Db 
 
Though I think it's the same one again
Absus4 Absus4 
 
But I'm thinking 'bout my only      friend
Db Db 
 
And so I find my way home

Chorus 1
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
'Cause when      I need to get home
Ab Ab 
 
You're my guiding light
Db Db 
 
You're my guiding light
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
When      I need to get home
Ab Ab 
 
You're my guiding light
Db Db 
 
You're my guiding light

Interlude 1

Gbadd9

Db

Ab

Db

Verse 2
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Oh, well the air       is cold
Db Db 
 
And yonder lies my  sleeping soul
Absus4 Absus4 
 
By the branches broke     like bones
Db Db 
 
Well, this weakened tree no longer holds
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Well, the night     is still
Db Db 
 
And I have not yet lost my will
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Oh and I will keep on moving    'till
Db Db 
 
'Till I find my way home

Chorus 2
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
When      I need to get home
Ab Ab 
 
You're my guiding light
Db Db 
 
You're my guiding light
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
When      I need to get home
Ab Ab 
 
You're my guiding light
Db Db 
 
You're my guiding light

Chorus 3
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
When      I need to get home
Ab Ab 
 
You're my guiding light
Db Db 
 
You're my guiding light
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
When      I need to get home
Ab Ab 
 
You're my guiding light
Db Db 
 
You're my guiding light

Chorus 4
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
When      I need to get home
Ab Ab 
 
You're my guiding light
Db Db 
 
You're my guiding light
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
When      I need to get home
Ab Ab 
 
You're my guiding light
Db Db 
 
You're my guiding light

Outro 1
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
So lead me on, and leave me        strong
Ab Ab 
 
Db Db 
 
Like the road I walk on
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
When      I need to get home
Ab Ab 
 
You're my guiding light
Db Db 
 
You're my guiding light
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
When      I need to get home
Ab Ab 
 
You're my guiding light
Db Db 
 
You're my guiding light
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Db Db 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsGbadd9 Db Absus4 Ab

Chords

Gbadd9
Db
Absus4
Ab

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

Gbadd9: x-x-4-3-2-4
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Absus4: x-x-6-6-4-4
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Guiding Light by Foy Vance, Ed Sheeran, 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 Db major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Foy Vance, Ed Sheeran's performance.

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