When The Lights Go Out chords by Sarah Jarosz

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D MajorD

Tuning: Standard, no capo

It helps to listen to the bassline to get the verses. In 4/4 the rhythm is:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & :
D MajorD     A augmentedA   |B minorBm    G+G   :


This is how I like to play it, if it's helpful for anyone!
  D MajorD         A augmentedA   B minorBm        G+G
e|--------2-----------------------2---------------------|
BB|----3-------3---3-----2-----3-------3---3-----0-------|
G+G|------2-----------2-----2-----4-----------4-----0-----|
D MajorD|--0-------0---0-----------4-------4---4---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------0---------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------3---------|

🎸 Intro:

D MajorD  A augmentedA B minorBm G+G
D MajorD  A augmentedA B minorBm G+G


🎸 Verse 1:
D MajorD              A augmentedA   B minorBm         G+G
Who are you when the lights go out? You got me wondering
D MajorD                 A augmentedA  B minorBm            G+G
How did you go from a face in the crowd to all I'm thinking about?
D MajorD              A augmentedA B minorBm        G+G
Sitting here on the night cloud, floating around
D MajorD                A augmentedA  B minorBm            G+G   D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm G+G
Just a thought 'til I said it out loud, who are you when the lights go out?


🎸 Chorus 1:
   A augmentedA       D MajorD    G+G
In a dream, we were Polaroid lovers
    A augmentedA        D MajorD     G+G
In the deep, where the edges don't lie
    A augmentedA     D MajorD     G+G
You and me, fading into each other
E minorEm        G+G
And it makes me wonder


🎸 Verse 2:
D MajorD            A augmentedA  B minorBm
What if it was New Year's Eve? Black tie and evening gown
D MajorD              A augmentedA    B minorBm
Would you tug at the hem of my sleeve, kiss me while we're countin' down?
D MajorD              A augmentedA   B minorBm         G+G
Who are you when the lights go out? You got me wondering
D MajorD                 A augmentedA  B minorBm          G+G
How did you go from a face in the crowd to where we are now?

🎸 Chorus 1:
   A augmentedA       D MajorD    G+G
In a dream, we were Polaroid lovers
    A augmentedA        D MajorD     G+G
In the deep, where the edges don't lie
    A augmentedA     D MajorD     G+G
You and me, fading into each other
E minorEm        G+G
And it makes me wonder


🎸 Interlude:
D MajorD  A augmentedA B minorBm G+G
D MajorD  A augmentedA B minorBm G+G
D MajorD  A augmentedA B minorBm G+G
D MajorD  A augmentedA B minorBm G+G


🎸 Chorus 1:
   A augmentedA       D MajorD    G+G
In a dream, we were Polaroid lovers
    A augmentedA        D MajorD     G+G
In the deep, where the edges don't lie
    A augmentedA     D MajorD     G+G
You and me, fading into each other
E minorEm        G+G
Fading into each other


🎸 Chorus 2:
   A augmentedA       D MajorD    G+G
In a dream, we were Magnavox lovers
    A augmentedA     D MajorD      G+G
You and me, somewhere all alone
   A augmentedA      D MajorD     G+G
On screen, in an ocean of color
E minorEm        G+G   E minorEm      G+G
And it makes me wonder, it makes me wonder


🎸 Bridge:
D MajorD              A augmentedA  B minorBm   G+G
Who are you when the lights go out?
D MajorD              A augmentedA  B minorBm   G+G
Who are you when the lights go out? (Who are you-)
D MajorD              A augmentedA  B minorBm   G+G
Who are you when the lights go out? (Who are you-)
D MajorD              A augmentedA  B minorBm G+G
Oh, who are you when the lights go out, baby?


🎸 Outro:
D MajorD  A augmentedA B minorBm G+G
D MajorD  A augmentedA B minorBm G+G
D MajorD  A augmentedA B minorBm G+G
D MajorD  A augmentedA B minorBm G+G