Lighthouse chords by
The Waifs
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Key: A minor

Intro 1

Am

G

Am

C

G

Am

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
Lighthouse,
tall and grand
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Standing on a cold headland
Shine your light across the sea
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
For a wayward sailor girl like me
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 

Verse 2

Am

Lighthouse man

C

G

Am

Guide this sailor back to land

Steer my ship on through the storm

C

G

Am

G

Am

Back to water safe and calm

Verse 3

G

Dm

Sometimes I need a lighthouse

G

Am

G

Am

G

for my own

D

Dm

It gets so dark,

D

E

I can't see which way I'm going

Verse 4
E E 
 
Am Am 
 
Oh, lighthouse man, I'm all at sea
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
Shine your little lighthouse
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
light on me
Lighthouse man, I'm all at sea
C C 
 
G G 
 
Shine your little lighthouse light on me

Interlude 1
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am

Verse 5
Am Am 
 
Lighthouse man, he can't help us all
C C 
 
G G 
 
Some he'll save and some will fall
Am Am 
 
He'll show you where the danger lies
C C 
 
G G 
 
But he can't help it if you capsize
Am Am 
 
'Cause he will

Verse 6
light your
way but that is all
C C 
 
G G 
 
Steer your own ship back to
Am Am 
 
shore
G G 
 
Am Am 
 

Verse 7

G

Dm

G

Won't you light my lonely way

D

G

Am

G

Am

back home?

G

D

Dm

Em

E

This sea is full of misery and woe, oh

Verse 8
E E 
 
Am Am 
 
Oh, woe betide those that say
C C 
 
They don't need to light
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
to light their way
They think they're safe
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
enough on  their own
C C 
 
G G 
 
Drown in murky depths
below
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 

Verse 9

Dm

We all need a lighthouse

G

Am

G

Am

G

for our own

Dm

It gets so dark,

E

I can't see which way I'm going, oh

Verse 10
Am Am 
 
Oh, lighthouse man, I'm all at sea
C C 
 
G G 
 
Shine your little lighthouse
Am Am 
 
light on me
Lighthouse man, I'm all at sea
C C 
 
G G 
 
Shine your little lighthouse
Am Am 
 
light on me
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Lighthouse man, I'm all at sea
G G 
 
C C 
 
Shine your little lighthouse
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
light on me
Lighthouse man, I'm all at sea
C C 
 
Shine your little lighthouse
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
light on me

Outro 1

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G

Am

G

Am

G

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