Shine chords by The Roots and John Legend
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Intro 1
(C major) (A minor) (G minor) (A minor)
(G minor) (A minor) (G minor) (A minor) (G minor)
Verse 1
(A minor) They wait to (C major) plead their case,
(F major) unknown cast aside. (D minor)
(A minor) I love to (C major) see their face,
(F major) can we spare the light? (D minor)
(C major) Are we (F major) afraid to see the (C major)
prisoners of (F major) history?
These (C major) beautiful minds,
(F major) trapped inside.
(Ddim) Bring them back (F minor) to life. (Ddim)
(F minor) Let 'em shine.
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Verse 2
(C major)
Let 'em shine (F major) on. (B flat major)
Let 'em shine. (C major)
Let 'em shine (F major) (B flat major) on.
Interlude 1
(A minor) (G minor) (A minor)
(F major) (G minor) (A minor) (G minor) (A minor) (G minor)
Verse 3
(A minor) So dark, but (C major) I see sparks,
if (F major) we don't snuff them out.
(D minor) We gotta (A minor) light them flame,
let them speak their name.
Let them (F major) reach up to the cloud (D minor) s. (C major)
Can't eat if (F major) we don't feed them.
(C major) Can't read if (F major) we
don't teach them.
(B flat major) There's no (C major) line if (F major) we just hide them.
(F minor) Don't just let 'em die.
(A flat major) Let 'em shine.
Verse 4
(C major)
Let 'em shine (F major) (B flat major) on.
Let 'em shine. (C major)
Let 'em shine (F major) on. (B flat major)
Let 'em shine. (C major) (F major) (B flat major)
(Ddim) Let 'em shine (C major) on.
(F major)
Verse 5
(B flat major)
Oh (C major) stars flicker (F major) in the distance,
(F minor) lonely out in space. (C major)
They sing (B flat major) out when (F major) we're not listening,
because (F minor) we don't see their (C major) face.
We can let them die,
we can (F major) make them high.
(F minor) Hold the little miracles that live (C major)
inside.
Let 'em shine.
(D major)
Verse 6
Let 'em shine. (C major)
Let 'em shine (F major) on. (B flat major)
Let 'em live. (C major)
Let 'em shine (F major) on. (B flat major)
Let 'em read (C major) on.
Let 'em shine (F major) on. (B flat major)
Let 'em grow. (C major)
Let 'em shine (F major) (B flat major) on.
Come on, (C major) let them love. (F major)
(B flat major) Come on, let them (C major) (F major) (B flat major) love.
Come on, let them love. (C major)
(F major) Yeah. (B flat major) (C major)
Yeah (let them (F major) (B flat major) love)
Verse 7
Hold them close, (F major)
let them know (B flat major) they'll get through the night (F major)
(B flat major) Or dinary people could (F major) be a hero,
(F minor) don't blow out the light.
Let 'em shine. (C major)
Let 'em shine (F major) (A minor) on. (B flat major)
Let 'em shine. (C major)
Let 'em shine (F major) (B flat major) on. (A minor)
(G minor) Yeah, (A minor) (G minor) yeah, (B flat major) (A minor) yeah. (G minor)
Let (A minor) them shine (B flat major) on.
Outro 1
(B flat major)
Shine
The Roots and John Legend
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