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When the Light Comes On chords by 
They Might Be Giants 
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Verse 1
Am
F
I'll make a reckless prediction
G
I'll still be in the kitchen
Gm
G
C
B
When the lights come on
Am
I think we'll probably be good
F
G
If stuff is still where it stood
C
When the lights come on
Verse 2
Am
F
We won't remember each other
C
G
But we'll probably recover
Gm
G
C
G
Unless everyone's gone
Am
F
It might be too soon to say this
G
But I think that we may just
C
See the lights come on
Verse 3
G
See I've been picturing
C
F
C
G
Diagrams of master plans
Am
Dm
I taught myself to draw in the dust
Bb
F
G
Am
With what remains of my left hand
Verse 4
F
And from what I can tell
I'll be no more than a shell
Gsus4
G
C
Or an automaton
Am
But we'll be laughing and shit
F
C
G
It will have been worth it
C
When the lights come on
Verse 5
F
Dm
Unless we chicken out again
Bb
Gm
G
Am
Which is exactly how we ended up in here
F
Our guard was down, we were disarmed
Dm
Em
They tampered with the smoke alarm
Verse 6
Am
F
There won't be any more trouble
Gsus4
You'll be dragged from the rubble
G
C
When the lights come on
Am
And I'll be looking so great
F
Gsus4
I will have lost some weight
G
C
When the lights come on
Verse 7
Am
F
We will be growing mustaches
Gsus4
Once we're raised from the ashes
G
Gsus4
G
C
When the lights come on
Am
F
We'll be encased in gold
G
Desiccated and old
C
When the lights come on
Verse 8
G
See I've been picturing
C
F
C
G
Diagrams of master plans
Am
Dm
I taught myself to draw in the dust
Bb
F
G
Em
With what remains of my left hand
Verse 9
Am
And from what I can tell
F
Groping around, there's something else
Dm
G
I feel a face, I feel a pulse
Verse 10
Am
F
I think I'm
Tripping
Gm
G
C
Something's got me by the hair
Am
F
Let's table this discussion
G
Until my concussion
C
On the bottom stair
Verse 11
F
Dm
Unless I pass out once again
Bb
Gm
And find the bandage where my
G
Am
kidney used to be
F
Knocked over lamp, some broken plates
Dm
Em
Prescription pads for opiates
Outro 1
Am
F
C
G
C
Am
F
G
C
G
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