When the Light Comes On

When the Light Comes On easy guitar chords by They Might Be Giants

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

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Capo

  • Am

  • F

  • G

  • Gm

    3

  • C

  • B

    2

  • Dm

  • Bb

  • Gsus4

  • Em

  • Am

  • F

  • G

  • Gm

    3

  • C

  • B

    2

  • Dm

  • Bb

  • Gsus4

  • Em

    • 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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