Distorted Light Beam

Bastille

RockEasy for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Intro Em  D  C  Am 
 
          Em 
It isn't enough 
           D 
To start a riot 
            C 
Distort the light beam 
        Am 
Until I like me 
          Em 
It isn't enough 
           D 
If this is real life 
              C 
I'll stick to dreaming 
              Am 
Come see what I see 
 
        Em              D 
Feeling like if this is life 
                C        Am 
I'm choosing of fiction, ooh ooh 
        Em             D 
Call it faith, call it fame 
    C             Am 
The fantasy's the same 
 
Em 
   When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can do anything 
D 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can go anywhere 
C 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can be anyone 
Am 
   So don't wake me up 
               Em 
 Don't wake me up 
 
Em 
   When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can do anything 
D 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can go anywhere 
C 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can be anyone 
Am 
   So don't wake me up 
               Em 
 Don't wake me up 
 
          Em 
Levelling up 
          D 
Delete my history 
               C 
Choose how you see me 
                 Am 
And the future's easier 
          Em 
Levelling up 
            D 
In here I'm winning 
           C 
Defeat the big boss 
          Am 
Game over your loss 
 
        Em              D 
Feeling like if this is life 
                C        Am 
I'm choosing of fiction, ooh ooh 
        Em             D 
Call it faith, call it fame 
    C             Am 
The fantasy's the same 
 
Em 
   When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can do anything 
D 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can go anywhere 
C 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can be anyone 
Am 
   So don't wake me up 
               Em 
 Don't wake me up 
 
Em 
   When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can do anything 
D 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can go anywhere 
C 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can be anyone 
Am 
   So don't wake me up 
               Em 
 Don't wake me up 
 
Em        D 
   Will I ever 
       C 
Will I ever 
       Am         Em 
Will I ever, wake up? 
                  D 
Hope I never wake up 
               C 
I never get tired, no no no no no 
Am 
No no no no no 
 
Em 
   When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can do anything 
D 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can go anywhere 
C 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can be anyone 
Am 
   So don't wake me up 
               Em 
 Don't wake me up 
 
Em 
   When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can do anything 
D 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can go anywhere 
C 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can be anyone 
Am 
   So don't wake me up 
               Em 
 Don't wake me up 
 
Em 
   When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can do anything 
D 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can go anywhere 
C 
  When I'm dreaming tonight 
 
I can be anyone 
Am 
   So don't wake me up 
               Em 
 Don't wake me up 
 
Em              D                    C 
   And when I'm dreaming I can do anything 
Am           Em 
   So here I go

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Chord set

Em · D · C · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.