Light Years chords by 
The National 
Key: E major•
Intro 1
F#m
A
E
B
Verse 1
F#m
A
You were waiting outside for me in the sun
E
Laying down to soak it all in
B
before we had to run
F#m
I was always ten feet
A
behind you from the start
E
Didn't know you were gone
B
'til we were in the car
Chorus 1
A
E
Oh, the glory of it all was lost on me
A
B
'Til I saw how hard it'd be to reach you
A
And I would always be
E
lightyears, lightyears a_ way from you
A
B
Lightyears, lightyears a_ way from you
Verse 2
F#m
I thought I saw your mother
A
last week_ end in the park
E
It could've been anybody,
B
it was after dark
F#m
Everyone was lighting up
A
in the shadows alone
E
B
You could've been right there next to me,
Chorus 2
and I'd have never known
A
E
Oh, the glory of it all was lost on me
A
B
'Til I saw how hard it'd be to reach you
A
And I would always be
E
lightyears, lightyears a_ way from you
A
B
Lightyears, lightyears a_ way from you
A
E
Lightyears, lightyears a_ way from you
A
B
Lightyears, lightyears a_ way from you
Outro 1
F#m
A
E
B
F#m
A
E
B
F#m
A
E
B
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