Illuminate chords by The Jayhawks

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:
D Dm C Cm
D   Dm  C   Cm
Blue, red, green, yellow
D   Dm  C   Cm  D
Blue, red, green, yellow



🎸 Verse 1:
 G            D/F#
I saw you stand above the crowd
           Em
False prophet with a gun
          D
You dove into their arms
 G         D/F#
Illuminated by the stars
         Em
The crowd became a gun
          D
They welded to your sorrow
      C
Speaking in tongues
         Bm   E D A E D A E D A Cmaj7
The music rattled on and on

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


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


🎸 Bridge:
D   Dm  C   Cm
Blue, red, green, yellow
D   Dm  C   Cm  D
Blue, red, green, yellow


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


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


🎸 Outro:
E D A
(repeat and fade)