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The Lighthouse's Tale original guitar chords by
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D5
D5
5

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Dsus2
Dsus2

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Dsus2
Dsus2

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Dsus2
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Dsus2
Dsus2

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Interlude 1
Em
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G
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Dsus2
Dsus2

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Dsus2
Dsus2

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Em
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G
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Dsus2
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Dsus2
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Verse 1
Em
Em

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I am a light house
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
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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
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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 sel dom lasts
Interlude 2

Em
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G
G

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Dsus2
Dsus2

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Dsus2
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Em
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G
G

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Dsus2
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Dsus2
Dsus2

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Verse 2
Em
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I had a keeper
G
G

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Dsus2
Dsus2

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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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Dsus2
Dsus2

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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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Dsus2
Dsus2

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a girl who shone with beauty and light
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
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Bm
Bm
2

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And the waves crashing a round me,
Bb
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C
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D
D

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the sand slips out to sea
C
C

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Bm
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2

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And the winds that blow re mind me,
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
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G
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Dsus2
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Dsus2
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Em
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G
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Dsus2
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Verse 3
Em
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She'd had to leave us,
G
G

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Dsus2
Dsus2

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my keeper he prayed for a safe return
Em
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But when the night came,
G
G

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Dsus2
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the weather to a raging storm had turned
C
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Em
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He watched her ship fight,
G
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Dsus2
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but in vain against the wild and terri ble wind
Em
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In me so helpless,
G
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Dsus2
Dsus2

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as dashed against the rock she met her end
Chorus 2
C
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Bm
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2

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And the waves crashing a round me,
Bb
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C
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D
D

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the sand slips out to sea
C
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Bm
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2

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And the winds that blow re mind me,
Em
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F#m
F#m
2

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Of what has been,
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
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G/D
G/D

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Dadd9
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4

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Em/D
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G/D
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Dadd9
Dadd9
4

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Dadd9
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Bridge 1
Em/D
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Then on the next day,
G/D
G/D

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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
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I saw him crying,
G
G

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Dsus2
Dsus2

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watched as he buried her in the sand
Em
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And then he climbed my tower,
G
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Dsus2
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and off of the edge of me he ran
Chorus 3
C
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Bm
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2

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And the waves crashing a round me,
Bb
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C
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D
D

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the sand slips out to sea
C
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Bm
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2

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And the winds that blow re mind me,
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
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G
G

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Dsus2
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Outro 1
Em/D
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I am a light house
G/D
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Dadd9
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worn by the weather and the waves
Em/D
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And though I'm empty,
G/D
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Dadd9
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I still warn the sailors on their way

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TunerE A D G B E

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ChordsD5 Dsus2 Em G C...

  • D5

    5

  • Dsus2

  • Em

  • G

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • Bb

  • D

  • F#m

    2

  • A

  • Em/D

  • G/D

  • Dadd9

    4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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Chords

  • D5

    5

  • Dsus2

  • Em

  • G

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • Bb

  • D

  • F#m

    2

  • A

  • Em/D

  • G/D

  • Dadd9

    4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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