Shine chords by
The Roots And John Legend
The Roots And John Legend
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Key: C major
Intro 1
C
C

Am
Am

Gm
Gm

Am
Am

Gm
Gm

Am
Am

Gm
Gm

Am
Am

Gm
Gm

Verse 1
Am
Am

C
C

They wait to plead their case,
F
F

Dm
Dm

unknown cast aside.
Am
Am

C
C

I love to see their face,
F
F

Dm
Dm

can we spare the light?
C
C

F
F

C
C

Are we afraid to see the
F
F

prisoners of history?
C
C

These beautiful minds,
F
F

trapped inside.
Ddim
Ddim

Fm
Fm

Ddim
Ddim

Bring them back to life.
Fm
Fm

Let 'em shine.
Verse 2
C
C

F
F

Bb
Bb

Let 'em shine on.
C
C

Let 'em shine.
F
F

Bb
Bb

Let 'em shine on.
Interlude 1
Am
Am

Gm
Gm

Am
Am

F
F

Gm
Gm

Am
Am

Gm
Gm

Am
Am

Gm
Gm

Verse 3
Am
Am

C
C

So dark, but I see sparks,
F
F

if we don't snuff them out.
Dm
Dm

Am
Am

We gotta light them flame,
let them speak their name.
F
F

Dm
Dm

C
C

Let them reach up to the clouds.
F
F

Can't eat if we don't feed them.
C
C

F
F

Can't read if we
don't teach them.
Bb
Bb

C
C

F
F

There's no line if we just hide them.
Fm
Fm

Don't just let 'em die.
Ab
Ab

Let 'em shine.
Verse 4
C
C

F
F

Bb
Bb

Let 'em shine on.
C
C

Let 'em shine.
F
F

Bb
Bb

Let 'em shine on.
C
C

F
F

Bb
Bb

Let 'em shine.
Ddim
Ddim

C
C

Let 'em shine on.
F
F

Verse 5
Bb
Bb

C
C

F
F

Oh stars flicker in the distance,
Fm
Fm

C
C

lonely out in space.
Bb
Bb

F
F

They sing out when we're not listening,
Fm
Fm

C
C

because we don't see their face.
We can let them die,
F
F

we can make them high.
Fm
Fm

C
C

Hold the little miracles that live
inside.
Let 'em shine.
D
D

Verse 6
C
C

Let 'em shine.
F
F

Bb
Bb

Let 'em shine on.
C
C

Let 'em live.
F
F

Bb
Bb

Let 'em shine on.
C
C

Let 'em read on.
F
F

Bb
Bb

Let 'em shine on.
C
C

Let 'em grow.
F
F

Bb
Bb

Let 'em shine on.
C
C

F
F

Come on, let them love.
Bb
Bb

C
C

F
F

Bb
Bb

Come on, let them love.
C
C

Come on, let them love.
F
F

Bb
Bb

C
C

Yeah.
F
F

Bb
Bb

Yeah (let them love)
Verse 7
F
F

Hold them close,
Bb
Bb

F
F

let them know they'll get through the night
Bb
Bb

F
F

Or dinary people could be a hero,
Fm
Fm

don't blow out the light.
C
C

Let 'em shine.
F
F

Am
Am

Bb
Bb

Let 'em shine on.
C
C

Let 'em shine.
F
F

Bb
Bb

Am
Am

Let 'em shine on.
Gm
Gm

Am
Am

Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

Am
Am

Gm
Gm

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Am
Am

Bb
Bb

Let them shine on.
Outro 1
Bb
Bb

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