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My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up) chords by Fall Out Boy (Official Version)

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Dm/A
Dm
Bb
Dsus4
F
C

Intro 1
Dm/A 
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Dm/A 
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Verse 1
Dm 
Be careful making wishes
in the dark, dark
Bb 
Can't be sure when they've hit their mark
Dm 
And besides in the mean-meantime, I'm just
Bb 
Dreaming of tearing you apart
Dm 
I'm in the de-details with the devil
You know,
Bb 
the world can never get me on my level
Dm 
I just gotta get you out the cage,
I'm a young lover's rage
Bb 
Gonna need a spark to ignite

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Pre-chorus 1

Dm

Dsus4

Dm

But my songs know what you did in the dark

Chorus 1
Dm 
So light 'em up, up, up
Bb 
Light 'em up, up, up
F 
C 
Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire
Dm 
So light 'em up, up, up
Bb 
Light 'em up, up, up
F 
C 
Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire
Dm 
Bb 
F 
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-
C 
oh-oh-oh (In the dark, dark)
Dm 
Bb 
F 
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-
C 
oh-oh-oh (In the dark, dark)

Verse 2
Dm 
Well all the writers keep
writing what they write
Bb 
Somewhere another pretty vein
just died (Died)
Dm 
I've got the scars from tomorrow
and I wish you could see
Bb 
That you're the antidote to everything
except for me
Dm 
Through a constellation of tears
on your lashes
Bb 
Burn everything you love then burn the ashes
Dm 
In  the end everything collides, my childhood
Bb 
Spat back out the monster that you see

Pre-chorus 2

Dm

Dsus4

Dm

My songs know what you did in the dark

Chorus 2
Dm 
So light 'em up, up, up
Bb 
Light 'em up, up, up
F 
C 
Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire
Dm 
So light 'em up, up, up
Bb 
Light 'em up, up, up
F 
C 
Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire
Dm 
Bb 
F 
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-
C 
oh-oh-oh (In the dark, dark)
Dm 
Bb 
F 
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-
C 
oh-oh-oh (In the dark, dark)

Bridge 1

(Left left left right left)

(Left left left right left)

My songs know what you did in the dark

Dm

(My songs know what you did in the dark)

Chorus 3
Dm 
So light 'em up, up, up
Bb 
Light 'em up, up, up
F 
C 
Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire
Dm 
So light 'em up, up, up
Bb 
Light 'em up, up, up
F 
C 
Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire
Dm 
Bb 
F 
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-
C 
oh-oh-oh (In the dark, dark)
Dm 
Bb 
F 
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-
C 
oh-oh-oh (In the dark, dark)

Outro 1

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,

oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

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0

Dm/A
Dm
Bb
Dsus4
F
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D minorBPM: 76

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

Dm/A: x-0-3-2-3-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up) by Fall Out Boy, 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 D minor. It suits players who want to learn My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up) the way Fall Out Boy intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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