Streetlights
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C Am
It's getting colder than, colder than I've ever been
F G Am
But that must be why you told me bundle up, I guess
F G Am
Until the streetlights take me in and make me one of them
F G C
Until the streetlights take me in and make me whole
C Am
And yes I miss a man, miss him more but mostly when
F G Am
He used to call me down the stairs and when he'd take my hand
F G Am
I used to think no one would ever make me feel like that
F G C
I used to think no one would ever make me whole
Am G F C
There's a darkness sleeping next to me
Am G F C
And here's a lightness that I can't find
F G C E/B Am
But now I see that you've gone from me
F G C
But I never heard you leave
C Am
Well, I guess I should have left when I heard you talk like that
F G Am
But I must have had you wrong, I thought I heard you laugh
F G Am
Before the phone call that had ended all I knew of that
F G C
Before the phone call that had ended all of that
Am G F C
There's a darkness sleeping next to me
Am G F C
And here's a lightness that I can't find
F G C E/B Am
But now I see that you've gone from me
F G C
But I never heard you leave
Am G F C
There's a darkness sleeping next to me
Am G F C
And here's a lightness that I can't find
F G C E/B Am
But now I see that you've gone from me
F G C
But I never saw you leave
C Am
It's getting colder than, colder than I've ever been
F G Am
But that must be why you told me bundle up, I guess
F G Am
Until the streetlights take me in and make me one of them
F G C
Until the streetlights take me in and make me whole
How to play Streetlights
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.