Illuminate chords by The Jayhawks

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

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

🎸 Intro:
D MajorD DmDm C majorC C minorCm
D MajorD   DmDm  C majorC   C minorCm
Blue, red, green, yellow
D MajorD   DmDm  C majorC   C minorCm  D MajorD
Blue, red, green, yellow


🎸 Verse 1:
 G+G            D/F#D/F#
I saw you stand above the crowd
           E minorEm
False prophet with a gun
          D MajorD
You dove into their arms
 G+G         D/F#D/F#
Illuminated by the stars
         E minorEm
The crowd became a gun
          D MajorD
They welded to your sorrow
      C majorC
Speaking in tongues
         B minorBm   E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA Cmaj7Cmaj7
The music rattled on and on

🎸 Verse 2:
 G+G               D/F#D/F#
A augmentedA church, not built of brick and mortar
         E minorEm
I made a cold confession
          D MajorD
The velvet curtain closes
G+G        D/F#D/F#
 Creeping like a nun
       E minorEm
A augmentedA narcoleptic shaman
          D MajorD
Jim Jones in his bandana
        C majorC
Handing out the cups
          B minorBm
To all the wayward sons
           E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
And all the faithful daughters

🎸 Chorus:
E MajorE       D MajorD    A augmentedA
Every time you led the way
E MajorE         D MajorD   A augmentedA
Shaking hands and taking names
E MajorE        D MajorD   A augmentedA
Looking for someone to blame (It's my time)
E MajorE        D MajorD    A augmentedA
Flush the money down the drain (It's my time)
E MajorE       D MajorD   A augmentedA
Whistleblowers on the run (It's my time)
E MajorE         D MajorD    A augmentedA
Future's here and now it's gone (It's my time)
E MajorE        D MajorD   A augmentedA
All the stories never spoken (It's my time)
E MajorE         D MajorD   A augmentedA E MajorE
And the winds keep blowing


🎸 Bridge:
D MajorD   DmDm  C majorC   C minorCm
Blue, red, green, yellow
D MajorD   DmDm  C majorC   C minorCm  D MajorD
Blue, red, green, yellow


🎸 Verse 3:
  G+G            D/F#D/F#
And when he stared into the mirror
       E minorEm
He only saw a shadow
        D MajorD
Void of all description
  G+G              D/F#D/F#
His eyes, rolled back into their sockets
       E minorEm
Losing all direction
          D MajorD
Weighed down by an anchor
       C majorC
Longing to be lifted
       B minorBm      E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
Longing to be held in their arms


🎸 Chorus:
E MajorE     D MajorD    A augmentedA
Everybody works today
E MajorE      D MajorD    A augmentedA
Everybody's getting paid
E MajorE      D MajorD   A augmentedA
Everybody's on the take
E MajorE        D MajorD  A augmentedA
You gotta pay to play (It's my time)
E MajorE       D MajorD   A augmentedA
Gonna drink my fill tonight (It's my time)
E MajorE       D MajorD    A augmentedA
Drink until I see the light (It's my time)
E MajorE       D MajorD   A augmentedA
Take a bullet to the brain (It's my time)
E MajorE        D MajorD    A augmentedA
Flush the money down the drain (It's my time)
E MajorE       D MajorD    A augmentedA
Every time you led the way (It's my time)
E MajorE         D MajorD   A augmentedA
Shaking hands and taking names (It's my time)
E MajorE        D MajorD   A augmentedA
Looking for someone to blame (It's my time)
E MajorE        D MajorD    A augmentedA
Flush the money down the drain (It's my time)
E MajorE       D MajorD    A augmentedA
Whistleblowers on the run (It's my time)
E MajorE         D MajorD    A augmentedA
Future's here and now it's gone (It's my time)
E MajorE        D MajorD   A augmentedA
All the stories never spoken (It's my time)
E MajorE         D MajorD   A augmentedA
And the winds keep blowing


🎸 Outro:
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
(repeat and fade)