The Lights Go Down chords by Electric Light Orchestra (Official Version)

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Intro 1

C/E

Verse 1
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
C 
C/E 
One day I gotta get out of here
F 
G 
C 
C/E 
I gotta make everything clear
F 
G 
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
I gotta see you
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
C 
C/E 
I  know the way that I feel is wrong,
F 
so wrong
G 
Am 
G 
But I  gotta carry on,
F 
G 
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
when you ain't around

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Pre-chorus 1

I believe things are going wrong

And the night goes on and on

All your dreams have flown away

And the sun won't shine today

Chorus 1
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
The lights go down (I want you baby)
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
The lights go down (I need you baby)
C 
Am 
The lights go down
Bb 
G 
and there's no one around
C 
C/E 
F 
G 

Verse 2
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
I  know, you're waiting
C 
C/E 
so close to me
F 
G 
C 
C/E 
But how will you ever see
F 
G 
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
as time rolls away
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
C 
C/E 
Lonely, but tryin' to be so proud
F 
G 
Am 
G 
And just as I turn around
F 
G 
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
the lights go down

Pre-chorus 2

I believe things are going wrong

And the night goes on and on

All your dreams have flown away

And the sun won't shine today

Chorus 2

C/E

The lights go down (I want you baby)

C/E

The lights go down (I need you baby)

The lights go down

and there's no one around

Chorus 3
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
The lights go down (I want you baby)
C 
C/E 
F 
G 
The lights go down (I need you baby)
C 
Am 
The lights go down
Bb 
G 
F 
and there's no one around
[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 99

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of The Lights Go Down by Electric Light Orchestra, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn The Lights Go Down the way Electric Light Orchestra intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.