Let It Be Me chords by Indigo Girls

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G+G C majorC G+G A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD

Verse 1:
G+G     C majorC    G+G   A augmentedA
Sticks and stones, Battle zones
C majorC                Am7Am7       D MajorD
A augmentedA single light bulb on a single thread for the black
G+G   C majorC   G+G    A/EA/E
Sirens wail, History fails
C majorC              Am7Am7    D MajorD
Rose-colored glass begins to age and crack

Prechorus 1:
     E minor 7Em7            C majorC
While the politicians shadowbox the power ring
   E minor 7Em7            C majorC
In an endless split decision never solve anything
    G+G      Fmaj  C majorC
From a neighbor's distant land
      Am7Am7          D MajorD
I heard the strain of the common man

Chorus:
     G+G Fmaj       C majorC    D MajorD
Let it be me  (this is not a fighting song)
     G+G Fmaj   C majorC      D MajorD
Let it be me (not a wrong for a wrong)
     G+G Fmaj
Let it be me
C majorC     D MajorD    E minorEm  BB  E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
 If the world is night
Am7Am7            G+G C majorC G+G A augmentedA  C majorC C  D MajorD
  Shine my life like a light

Verse 2:
G+G          C majorC   G+G         A augmentedA
Well the world seems spent, And the president
C majorC             Am7Am7       D MajorD
Has no good idea o who the masses are
   G+G     C majorC       G+G   A/EA/E
Well I'm one of them, And I'm among friends
        C majorC              Am7Am7   D MajorD
We're trying to see beyond the fences in our own backyards

Prechorus 2:
       E minor 7Em7            C majorC
I've seen the kingdoms blow like ashes in the winds of change
    E minor 7Em7          C majorC
But the power of truth is the fuel for the flame
    G+G      Fmaj  C majorC      Am7Am7      D MajorD
So the darker the ages get, There's a stronger beacon yet

Chorus:
     G+G Fmaj       C majorC    D MajorD
Let it be me  (this is not a fighting song)
     G+G Fmaj   C majorC      D MajorD
Let it be me (not a wrong for a wrong)
     G+G Fmaj
Let it be me
C majorC     D MajorD    E minorEm  BB  E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
 If the world is night
Am7Am7            G+G C majorC G+G A augmentedA  C majorC C  D MajorD
  Shine my life like a light

Bridge:
G+G            A augmentedA
 In the kind word you speak
C majorC          D MajorD
 In the turn of the cheek
G+G            A augmentedA
 When your vision stays clear
C majorC           D MajorD
 In the face of your fear

Prechorus 3:
       E minor 7Em7            C majorC
Then you see turning out a light switch is their only power
    E minor 7Em7            C majorC
When we stand like spotlights in a mighty tower
     G+G   Fmaj  C majorC      Am7Am7      D MajorD
All for one and one for all, Then we sing the common call


Chorus:
     G+G Fmaj       C majorC    D MajorD
Let it be me  (this is not a fighting song)
     G+G Fmaj   C majorC      D MajorD
Let it be me (not a wrong for a wrong)
     G+G Fmaj
Let it be me
C majorC     D MajorD    E minorEm  BB  E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
 If the world is night
Am7Am7            G+G C majorC G+G A augmentedA  C majorC C  D MajorD
  Shine my life like a light