Key: A major•
Verse 1
A
There's a certain point
D
the body can't come back from
A
In one year, we've learned
D
the turn of the mouth
The depth that the chest cavity takes
A
Chuckie was there for three out of three
D
I was there for the third 'cause I couldn't be
E
There for the one who was closest to me
D
But I can't say I'd run when things get hard
E
It's just that I don't trust myself with my heart
D
But I've had to let it break a little more
A
'Cause they say that's what it's for
Chorus 1
F#m
A
That's how the light shines in
D
That's how the light shines in
F#m
A
D
That's how the light gets in, mm- mm
A
G
Verse 2
D
So everyone was there,
E
they were standin' and laughin'
A
C#m
And I'm on the side
F#m
A
with my tears streamin' down
D
E
There's somethin' about the clutch of the wrist
A
C#m
He thought mine was his
F#m
A
to carve into his mouth
D
We've only got hours
And I just can't stop cryin'
E
'cause all of the ways
A
C#m
When you see someone dyin',
F#m
A
you see all your days
D
Flash in front of you
And you think about
A
C#m
F#m
who would be with you
A
D
E
And then there's Donoghue
A
C#m
F#m
A
Mm
D
E
Bridge 1
A
Daddy, I miss them
D
I'm in the mountains
A
I'm probably running away
from the feelings I get
E
Fdim7
When I think of all the things about them
F#m
Daddy, I miss them
D
I'm at the Roadrunner Cafe
A
I'm probably running away
from the thoughts in the day
E
That have things to do with them, but they say
Chorus 2
F#m
A
That's how the light gets in
D
That's how the light gets in
F#m
A
That's how the light gets in
Verse 3
D
Think by the third of March,
E
I was cracked open
A
C#m
Finally the ground was cold,
F#m
A
they wouldn't open
D
E
Brought by the sunlight of the spirit
A
C#m
to pour into rain
F#m
There's a name for it
A
D
E
in Japanese it's kintsugi
A
C#m
F#m
They sang folk songs from the '40s
A
D
Even the fourteen-year old knew,
E
"Froggie Came A-Courtin'"
A
C#m
F#m
How do my blood relatives
A
know all of these songs?
D
E
I don't know anyone left to know songs
A
C#m
F#m
A
that I sing
Chorus 3
D
E
That's how the light gets in
G
D
E
That's how the light gets in
Bridge 2
A
But daddy, I miss them
D
I'm at the Roadrunner Cafe
A
Probably running away from the feelings today
E
Fdim7
In the snow-capped mountains of the desert
F#m
Daddy, I miss them
D
I'm in the mountains
A
Probably running away,
I've been meaning to say
E
That there's nothing to do
Fdim7
except know that this is
Outro 1
F#m
How the light gets in
A
D
Like cracking, the light gets in
E
F#m
It's how the light gets in
A
D
That's how the light gets in
A
D
E
That's how the light gets in
F#m
Then you're golden
F#m
D
E
Ah-ah, ah
F#m
Ah, ah, ah
F#m
D
Ah, ah
E
Just another folk song, but anyway
A
C#m
F#m
A
I try so hard, but that's okay
D
E
It's how the light gets in
G
D
It's how the light gets in
E
G
D
It's how the light gets in
D
E
A
A
E
D
A
How did you like the song?
You need to log in to leave a rating.
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA D E F#m G...
A
D
E
F#m
G
C#m
Fdim7
Capo: No capo
Transpose: 0
0
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
Recently added
Recently added chords & tabs