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Lights Out Words Gone Acousitc

Bombay Bicycle Club

RockMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

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

F
C×
G
D××
A7×
D9Diagram coming soon
C7×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: 
 
F,C,G,D, A7, G, D, 
F,C,G,D, A7, G,... 
 
verse 1: 
 
F           C       G         D 
Keep your old and wasted word 
    A7                G 
My heart is breaking like you heard 
F          C       G            D 
But the town has always turned 
       A7              G   ----------- To match bass slide on burn to, A/A#/B 
these lies and made them all burn 
 
Instrumental: 
 
D9, C7 X 3 
D9, D* 
 
verse 2: 
 
F           C       G         D 
Keep your old and wasted word 
    A7                G            ( D* ) 
My heart is breaking like you heard 
F          C       G            D 
But the town has always turned 
       A7              G 
these lies and made them all burn 
 
Instrumental: (repeat verse) 
 
 
F,C,G,D, A7, G, D, 
F,C,G,D, A7, G,... 
 
BACKING VOCALS BY LUCY ROSE 
(Let me be the one, to go on , to go on, to go on 
Let me be the one, to try it on) 
 
verse 3: 
 
F       C         G          D 
Can you feel the leeches bite 
A7                 G           (  D* ) 
That boy that she took out tonight 
F       C         G        D 
He's brave and walking sure 
       A7              G   ----------- To match bass slide on FOR to, A A# B 
through all the spots you're working for 
 
Instrumental: 
 
D9, C7 X 3 
D9, D 
 
verse 2: 
 
F           C       G         D 
Keep your old and wasted word 
    A7                G         (  D* ) 
My heart is breaking like you heard 
F          C       G            D 
But the town has always turned 
       A7              G         F 
these lies and made them all burn 
 
Instrumental: (repeat verse) 
 
C,G,D, A7, G, D* X2! 
 
BACKING VOCALS BY ROSE 
(Let me be the one, to go on , to go on, to go on 
Let me be the one, to try it on) 
 
BREAKDOWN: 
 
D9, C7 X 8 
 
D9                 C7 
When the light is out 
D9                 C7 
And words have gone 
D9            C7   D9        C7 
Let me be the one to try it on    (REPEAT X 12) 
 
 
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Chord set

F · C · G · D · A7 · D9 · C7

Practice tip

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