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Chris Smither
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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If I were young again,
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I'd pay attention

To that little known dimension,
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a taste of endless time
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It's just like water,
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it runs right through our fingers
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But the flavor of it lingers like a rich,
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red wine
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In those
Verse 2

days we were single,
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we lived them one by one
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Now we hardly see 'em,
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they don't walk, they run
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But I've got plenty left,
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I've set my sight on
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Don't wait up, leave the light on,
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I'll be home soon
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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I'd never seen my life in such a hurry
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But if I stop to worry, I get left behind
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It's like a party,
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but you don't get invitations
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And there's just one destination,
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you better be on time
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For years,
Verse 4

we rhymed in couplets
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and we sang 'em two by two
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Now we hardly rhyme at all,
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but here's a few
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And if they hurt,
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there's bullets left to bite on
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Don't wait up, leave the light on,
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I'll be home soon
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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That drummer in my head
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needs inspiration

There's a lack of syncopation,
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and it holds me to a line
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It's just so hard to leave these
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cages that we're thinking

By stages, we're just sink
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in' to a slow decline
Verse 6
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For years, we lived in waltz time,
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and we danced three by three
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Now it's hard to dance,
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but if you stick with me
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We've got what we need
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to spend the night on
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Don't wait up, leave the light on,
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I'll be home soon
Interlude 3
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Verse 7
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These races that we've
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run were not for glory

No moral to this story,
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we run for peace of mind
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But the race we're running
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now is never ending
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Since space and time are bending
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and there's no finish line
Verse 8
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Will I live to be a hundred?
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I was born in '44

39 to go,
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but I ain't keepin' score
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I've been left for dead before,
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but I still fight on
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Don't wait up, leave the light on,
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I'll be home soon
Verse 9
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I've been left for dead before,
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but I still fight on
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Don't wait up, leave the light on,
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I'll be home soon

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

Capo: 0

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The original key of leave the light on by Chris Smither is D major.

The primary chords used in leave the light on are D, G, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of leave the light on is approximately 102 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of leave the light on using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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