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40 Light Years Chords by Colin James

40 Light Years chords by Colin James

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Am   C   D   Am  Am   D  E  Am    Am   C   D   Am  Am   D  E  Am

Verse 1:
         Am          C         D                    Am      C    D
Put your feet on the dashboard baby take a ride and c'mon
        Am              C             D                       Am    C  D
There's nothing left to lose but the moon now the money's all gone
             Am               G
And when you get back  -  You get back down
D
Wait all night for you to come around
    Am              C                  D                     Am  C   D
I'd like to get to know you but you're forty light years away
        Am            C                 D                   Am      C    D
You can come a little closer but you're forty light years away

Guitar Solo 1:
Am   C   D   Am  Am   D  E  Am    Am   C   D   Am  Am   D  E  Am

Verse 2:
Am             C         D            C          Am      C    D
What you gonna do honey now that the sun's gone down
       Am              C             D            C           Am    C  D
Trying to find love when you're living in a one-horse town
             Am          G
I've had the blues - For 14 days
                 D
Cause there's a hole in the sky and it's here to stay
    Am              C                  D                     Am  C   D
I'd like to get to know you but you're forty light years away
   Am             C                   D                 Am      C    D
   Want to get to know you but you're forty light years away

Guitar Solo 2:
Am   C   D   Am  Am   D  E  Am    Am   C   D   Am  Am   D  E  Am
Am   C  D  Am   C  D  Am   C  D  Am   C  D
Am   C  D  Am   C  D  Am   C  D  Am   C  D
F  Am  F  G
Am   C   D   Am  Am   D  E  Am    Am   C   D   Am  Am   D  E  Am

Verse 3:
         Am                C            D                     Am   C D
You can watch 'em come and go yeah they come and go all night long
Am      C            D                           Am     C     D
Buffalo girls, blind Willie burn the dance floor down ... Way down
            Am                  G
Well it's a long dark road baby where you been?
D
  I keep knocking but I can't come in
Am              C               D                 Am   C   D
Came to get you home but you're forty light years away
  Am              C               D                 Am   C   D
I need to get you back but you're forty light years away
  Am              C                  D                 Am   C   D
I want to get to know you but you're forty light years away
  Am              C                  D                 Am   C   D
I need to get to know you but you're forty light years away

Outro:
Am   C   D   Am  Am   D  E  Am    Am   C   D   Am  Am   D  E  Am
repeat and fade

Last updated: June 14, 2021

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