The Lighthouse's Tale original guitar chords by
Nickel Creek

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Key: D major

Intro 1

D5

Dsus2

Dsus2

Dsus2

Dsus2

Interlude 1

Em

G

Dsus2

Dsus2

Em

G

Dsus2

Dsus2

Verse 1
Em Em 
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I am a lighthouse
G G 
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Dsus2 Dsus2 
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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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Dsus2 Dsus2 
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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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Dsus2 Dsus2 
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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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Dsus2 Dsus2 
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but joy in this life seldom      lasts

Interlude 2
Em Em 
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G G 
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Dsus2 Dsus2 
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Dsus2 Dsus2 
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Em Em 
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G G 
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Dsus2 Dsus2 
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Dsus2 Dsus2 
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Verse 2
Em Em 
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I had a keeper
G G 
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he helped me warn the ships at       sea
Em Em 
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We had grown closer,
G G 
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'till his joy meant everything to       me
Em Em 
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And he was to marry,
G G 
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a girl who shone with beauty and      light
Em Em 
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And they loved each other,
G G 
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And with me watched the sunsets
Dsus2 Dsus2 
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into     night

Chorus 1
C C 
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Bm Bm 2
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And the waves crashing around me,
Bb Bb 
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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 3

Em

G

Dsus2

Dsus2

Em

G

Dsus2

Dsus2

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

Chorus 2
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 what can never be

Interlude 4

Em/D

G/D

Dadd9

Dadd9

Em/D

G/D

Dadd9

Dadd9

Bridge 1
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Then on the next   day,
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Dadd9 Dadd9 4
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my keeper found her washed up on the      shore
Em/D Em/D 
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He kissed her    cold face,
G/D G/D 
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that  they'd be together soon
Dadd9 Dadd9 4
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he       swore
Em Em 
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I saw him crying,
G G 
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watched as he buried her in the      sand
Em Em 
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And then he climbed my  tower,
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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

Dsus2

Dsus2

Outro 1

Em/D

I am a light house

G/D

Dadd9

worn by the weather and the waves

Em/D

And though I'm empty,

G/D

Dadd9

I still warn the sailors on their way

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