Flashlight
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Capo 1
D
I get lost sometimes, like everybody else
Bm
Lose track of my lifelines, lose track of myself
G D A
And there's all kinds of reasons to be scared and run away
D
It's a good time for sad times, like heaven couldn't be
Bm
Farther from the places that heaven always finds me
G D A
But if nobody cares tell me how is it I keep getting saved this way
G
It's a sunrise from a lonely night
Bm A
Like a smile in a stranger's eyes
G
It's the moments that save my life
Bm A
Nobody knows about, like flashlights
G
There's just enough hope when it shines
Bm A
To go one scared step at a time
G
When the world's too dark I'll find
Bm A -stop D Bm G
Your flashli-ight, yeah ohohhh
D
I'm glad nobody's counting, and Lord I'm glad you don't keep score
Bm
My prayers are all the same as the ones I prayed before it
G
Thank you, but forgive me,
D A
My rough around the edges heart is yours
D
And the moments where you swear I'm just screaming at the sky
Bm
It's the strangest conversation or a friend just stopping by
G
And it's funny when I realize
D A
All the places that your miracles can hide
G
Like a sunrise from a lonely night
Bm A
Like a smile in a stranger's eyes
G
It's the moments that save my life
Bm A
Nobody knows about, like flashlights
G
There's just enough hope when it shines
Bm A
To go one scared step at a time
G
When the world's too dark I'll find
Bm A
Your flashli-ight
Em Bm
Oh oh, who am I?
Em
Dust and water
Bm A
Touched by the Divine
Em Bm
Tell me who, who am I? (-once)
Em G G G G-stop D
You keep shining on me, shining on me, yeah
Bm A
Shining on me
G Bm
It's the moments that save my life nobody knows about
A G
It's like a flashlight (there's just enough..)
Bm
And its just enough hope when it shines, (to go..)
A
To go one step at a time(when the world's..)
G Bm A
When the world's too dark I'll find, your flashli-ight
G
It's a sunrise from a lonely night
Bm A
It's a smile in a stranger's eyes
G
It's the moments that save my life
Bm A
Nobody knows about, like flashlights
G
There's just enough hope when it shines
Bm A
To go one scared step at a time
G
When the world's too dark I'll find
Bm A
Your flashli-ight
G
(Like a sunrise from a lonely night
Bm A
Like a smile in a stranger's eyes -Who am I-
G
It's the moments that save my life
Bm A
Nobody knows about, like flashlights)
Oh yeah
G
(There's just enough)- You keep shinning, you keep shining
Bm A
(One scared step at a time)- Eh yeah
G
(When the world's too dark I'll find)- I'm just finding your
Bm A
Flashli-i-ight
How to play Flashlight
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.