The Light Before We Land Acoustic chords by The Delgados

Chords with lyrics

Light Before We Land by The Delgados
Standard Tuning, No Capo


For the F/B chords, play x23210, and pull off to x20210.
Alternatively You can just play E, slide your third/ring finger to the third fret,
 and then remove it for an E7E7 chord. Playing an E MajorE and sliding down a fret also sounds fine (to me).

[Intro]

A augmentedA C# minorC#m G+G B minorBm
A augmentedA C# minorC#m G+G B minorBm

E MajorE F/B
E MajorE F/B

[Verse 1]

  A augmentedA       B minorBm        E MajorE
In cases such as these I'd like a hand
   A augmentedA     B minorBm        E MajorE
Don't wake me up without a master plan
   C# minorC#m       G/BG/B
With sight and sound becoming fragile
C# minorC#m      B minorBm
Don't you understand?
   C# minorC#m          G/BG/B      E MajorE
When things that once were beautiful are bland


[Chorus]

      A augmentedA  C# minorC#m    G+G     B minorBm
And when I feel like I can feel once again
    A augmentedA       C# minorC#m
Let me stay awhile
    G+G       B minorBm
Soak it in awhile
     A augmentedA  C# minorC#m    G+G      B minorBm
If we can hold on we can fix what is wrong
   A augmentedA      C# minorC#m
Buy a little time
     G+G        B minorBm
For this head of mine
     E MajorE
Haven for us


[Interlude]

E MajorE F/B
E MajorE F/B

[Verse 2]

  A augmentedA         B minorBm       E MajorE
In truth there is no better place to be
   A augmentedA       B minorBm        E MajorE
Than falling out of darkness still to see
  C# minorC#m    G/BG/B
Without a premonition, could you
C# minorC#m       B minorBm
Tell me where we stand?
  C# minorC#m        G/BG/B       E MajorE
I'd hate to lose this light before we land


[Chorus]

      A augmentedA  C# minorC#m    G+G     B minorBm
And when I feel like I can feel once again
    A augmentedA       C# minorC#m
Let me stay awhile
    G+G       B minorBm
Soak it in awhile
     A augmentedA  C# minorC#m    G+G      B minorBm
If we can hold on we can fix what is wrong
   A augmentedA      C# minorC#m
Buy a little time
     G+G        B minorBm
For this head of mine
     E MajorE
Haven for us


[Interlude]

E MajorE F/B
E MajorE F/B


[Bridge]

 A augmentedA       C# minorC#m
Before we let euphoria
 A augmentedA        C# minorC#m
Convince us we are free
 A augmentedA       C# minorC#m
Remind us how we used to feel
 A augmentedA         C# minorC#m
Before when life was real

G+G     B minorBm       E MajorE
Aaah Aaah Aaah Ah-uh-uh Ah uh uh
G+G     B minorBm       E MajorE
Aaah Aaah Aaah Ah-uh-uh Ah uh uh


[Chorus]

      A augmentedA  C# minorC#m    G+G     B minorBm
And when I feel like I can feel once again
    A augmentedA       C# minorC#m
Let me stay awhile
    G+G       B minorBm
Soak it in awhile
     A augmentedA  C# minorC#m    G+G      B minorBm
If we can hold on we can fix what is wrong
   A augmentedA      C# minorC#m
Buy a little time
     G+G        B minorBm
For this head of mine
     E MajorE
Haven for us


[Outro]

E MajorE F/B
E MajorE F/B

E MajorE F/B
E MajorE F/B

E MajorE F/B