My Lighthouse
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INTRO: F Gm F Gm
F Gm
You are needing a friend
F Gm
For to follow, for to fend
F Gm
And I haven't got a clue
F/C Bm7/5-
If I'm getting through to you
Bb7M
My lighthouse
F Gm
In the violent moonlight
F Gm
I am searching the tide
F Gm
In a vessel, in the storm
F/C Bm7/5-
And you're the kind host in the port
Bb7M
My lighthouse
F Gm
And we'll be there to right our wrongs
F Gm
In the time it took to write this song
F Gm
And we'll beat the ghost with our bare hands
F Gm
And we'll skin the corpse and we'll love and laugh
F Gm
And we'll dance all everlasting day
F Gm
And you'll sing to me everything I meant to say
F Gm
And we'll drink to the gentle, the meek and the kind
F E7
And the funny little flaws in this earthly design
Am Dm/A
From the Reeperbahn to the Sundarban
Am C
I will heed your call from the dust and sand
G Bm
And I'll save all my stories for thee
How to play My Lighthouse
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.