The Lighthouse's Tale chords by
Nickel Creek

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Key: D major

Intro 1

D

D

D

D

D

Interlude 1

Em

G

D

D

Em

G

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D

Verse 1
Em Em 
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I am a lighthouse
G G 
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D D 
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worn by the weather and the waves
Em Em 
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I keep my  lamp lit,
G G 
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D D 
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to warn the sailors on their way
Em Em 
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I'll tell a story,
G G 
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D D 
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paint you a picture from my past
Em Em 
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I was so  happy,
G G 
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D D 
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but joy in this life seldom lasts

Interlude 2
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G G 
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D D 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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G G 
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D D 
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D D 
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Verse 2
Em Em 
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I had a keeper
G G 
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D D 
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he helped me warn the ships at sea
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We had grown closer,
G G 
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D D 
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'till his joy meant everything to me
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And he was to marry,
G G 
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D D 
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a girl who shone with beauty and light
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And they loved each other,
G G 
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And with me watched the sunsets
D D 
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into night

Chorus 1
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Bm Bm 2
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And the waves crashing around me,
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C C 
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D D 
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the sand slips out to sea
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Bm Bm 2
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And the winds that blow remind me,
Em Em 
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F#m F#m 2
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Of what has been,
G G 
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A A 
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D D 
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and what can never be

Interlude 3

Em

G

D

D

Em

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Verse 3
Em Em 
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She'd had to leave us,
G G 
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D D 
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my keeper he prayed for a safe return
Em Em 
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But when the night came,
G G 
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D D 
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the weather to a raging storm had turned
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Em Em 
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He watched her ship fight,
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D D 
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but in vain against the wild and terrible wind
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In me so  helpless,
G G 
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D D 
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as dashed against the rock she met her end

Chorus 2
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Bm Bm 2
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And the waves crashing around me,
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C C 
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D D 
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the sand slips out to sea
C C 
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Bm Bm 2
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And the winds that blow remind me,
Em Em 
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F#m F#m 2
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Of what has been,
G G 
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A A 
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D D 
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and what can never be

Interlude 4

Em

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Bridge 1
Em Em 
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Then on the next day,
G G 
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D D 
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my keeper found her washed up on the shore
Em Em 
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He kissed her cold face,
G G 
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that they'd be together soon
D D 
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he swore
Em Em 
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I saw him crying,
G G 
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D D 
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watched as he buried her in the sand
Em Em 
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And then he climbed my  tower,
G G 
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D D 
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and off of the edge of me he ran

Chorus 3
C C 
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Bm Bm 2
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And the waves crashing around me,
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C C 
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D D 
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the sand slips out to sea
C C 
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Bm Bm 2
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And the winds that blow remind me,
Em Em 
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F#m F#m 2
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Of what has been,
G G 
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A A 
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D D 
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and can never be

Interlude 5

Em

G

D

D

Outro 1

Em

I am a lighthouse

G

D

worn by the weather and the waves

Em

And though I'm empty,

G

D

I still warn the sailors on their way

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