Key: G major
Verse 1
D
G
little brighter
A
B
Em
Dm
Wherever he would go
G
C
G
The old lamplighter
A
D
Of long, long ago
C
D
G
His snowy hair was so much whiter
B
Em
Beneath the candle glow
G
C
G
The old land lighter
D
G
Of long, long ago
Em
G
You'd hear the patter of his feet
Em
G
As he'd come toddling down the street
Em
G
His smile would hide a lonely heart,
he'd see
Em
Am
D
If there were sweethearts in the park
Am
D
He'd pass a lamp and leave it dark
Am
D
Am
Remembering the days if he used to be
D
G
For he recalls when
things were new
He loved someone who loved him true
Em
G
Who'll live forevermore in memory
Em
G
He made the night a
little brighter
B
Em
wherever he would go
Dm
C
G
The old lamp -lighter of long,
D
G
B
Em
G
C
G
long ago
D
G
Now if you look up in the sky
You'll understand the reason why
The little stars at night are all aglow
Am
D
He turns them on when night is here
Am
D
He turns them off when dawn is near
Am
D
Am
That little man we loved of long ago
D
G
He made the night a little brighter
B
Em
Wherever he would go
G
C
G
The old lamplighter
G
C
G
The old lamplighter
Outro 1
Eb
Baug
G
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