Put Out The Light
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: FmCapotraste:
1st traste
BPM: 100
Released: 1 Jan 1974
Album: I Can Stand A Little Rain
Note: * after chord means strike chord once and let it ring.
[Chords]
[A/C# x42225]
[D/F# 2x0232]
Capo: 1 fret
[Intro]
A G D A
A G D
A D
A D
A D
A D
[Verse 1]
A D A D
Why should I worry when I know you're loving me?
A D A D
Why should I care when there's joy everywhere?
A D A A/C# D
Why can't I see the beauty of the life?
[Pre-Chorus]
A D
Somebody I trusted, (trusted),
A D
Somebody I knew quite well,
A D
Somebody I loved,
[Chorus]
D# E7 A A/C# D
Don't risk, don't put out the light, (put out the light),
A A/C# D
Turn the day into night, (put out the light),
A A/C# D
Put out the light, (turn the day into night),
A A A/C# D
Turn the day into night, (hey, hey, hey, yeah).
[Post-Chorus]
A G
I got this little old melody,
D/F# A A A/C# D
I think it's makin' it blue on me,
A G
Then I hear the symphony,
D/F#
That's what I get, and,
D/F# A A A/C# D
That's what's been taking out the best of me.
[Interlude]
A A/C# D
A A/C# D
A A/C# D
A A/C# D
A A/C# D
Bm E7
A A/C# D
A A/C# D
A A/C# D
Hey, hey, hey, yeah,
A A/C# D
Hey, hey, hey, yeah.
[Verse 2]
A D A D
Why should I hurry? I do the best I can,
A D A D
Do what I do and I hope you understand,
A D A A/C# D
Why can't I see the beauty of the life?
[Pre-Chorus]
A D
Somebody I trusted, (trusted),
A D
Somebody I knew quite well,
A D
Somebody I loved,
[Chorus]
D# E7 A A/C# D
Don't gonna risk, don't put out the light, (put out the light),
A A/C# D
Turn the day into night, (turn the day into night),
A A/C# D
Put out the light, (put out the light),
A A A/C# D
Turn the day into night, (hey, hey, hey, yeah).
[Pre-Chorus]
A A/C# D
(Somebody I trusted),
A A/C# D
(Somebody I knew quite well,
A A/C# D
(Somebody I loved),
E7*
(But please don’t)
N.C.
They don't risk, don't put out the light.
[Outro]
A A/C# D
A A/C# D A A/C# D
(Put out the light),
A A/C# D
(Hey, hey, hey),
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A A at 3:06
A Dsus2
A D
A D A Dsus2
Put out the light,
A Dsus2
A Dsus2
Don't put out the light, yeah,
A Dsus2
A Dsus2
Put out the light,
A Dsus2
A Dsus2
Don't put out the light, yeah,
A Dsus2
A Dsus2
Put out the light,
A Dsus2
A Dsus2
Don't put out the light, yeah,
A Dsus2
A Dsus2
Put out the light,
A Dsus2
A Dsus2
Don't put out the light, yeah,
A Dsus2
A Dsus2
Put out the light,
A Dsus2
A Dsus2
Don't put out the light, yeah,
A Dsus2
A Dsus2
Put out the light,
A Dsus2
A Dsus2
Don't put out the light, yeah,
(Fade out)
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