Turn The Lights Back On
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Intro
F Bb C A A7
Dm G/B Csus4 C Bb Am
[Verso 1]
F Bb
Please open the door
C A
Nothing is different, we've been here before
A7 Dm
Pacing these halls
G/B Csus4 C Bb Am
Trying to talk over the silence
F Bb
And pride sticks out its tongue
C A
Laughs at the portrait that we've become
A7 Dm
Stuck in a frame
G/B Csus4 C Bb Am
Unable to change, I was wrong
F Bb C
I'm late, but I'm here right now
A A7 Dm G/B Csus4 C
Though I used to be romantic, I forgot somehow
Bb C F
Time can make you blind
Bb C A A7 Dm
But I see you now as we're layin' in the darkness
G/B Csus4 C Bb C F
Did I wait too long to turn the lights back on?
Interlude
(F) Bb Csus4 C Bb Am
[Verso 2]
F Bb
Her, stuck on a hill
C A
Outsiders inside the hom that we built
A7 Dm
The cold settles in
G/B Csus4 C Bb
It's been a long winter of indifference
Am F Bb
And maybe you love me, maybe you don't
C A
Maybe you'll learn to and maybe you won't
A7 Dm G/B Csus4 C Bb Am
You've had enough, but I won't give up on you
F Bb C
I'm late, but I'm here right now
A A7 Dm G/B Csus4 C
And I'm tryin' to find the magic that we lost somehow
Bb C F
Maybe I was blind
Bb C A A7 Dm
But I see you now as we're layin' in the darkness
G/B Csus4 C Bb C
Did I wait too long to turn the lights back on?
Instrumental
Dm G C F
Bb Dm Csus4 C
Bb Dm Csus4 C
F Bb C
I'm late, but I'm here right now
A A7 Dm
Is there still time for forgiveness?
G/B Csus4 C Bb Am F
Won't you tell me how? I can't read your mind
Bb C A A7 Dm
But I see you now as we're layin' in the darkness
G/B Csus4 C Bb C F Bb
Did I wait too long to turn the lights back on?
C A
I'm here right now
A7 Dm G/B
Yes, I'm here right now
Csus4 C Bb C
Lookin' for forgiveness
F Bb C
I can see as we're layin' in the darkness
A A7 Dm
Yeah, as we're layin' in the darkness
G/B Csus4 C Bb C F
Did I wait too long to turn the lights back on?
How to play Turn The Lights Back On
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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.