Chords with lyrics
Brighter
Cass McCombs
Intro: G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
G+G E minorEm
Brighter Venus, brighter star
A minorAm D MajorD
Brighter genius, brighter guitar
G+G E minorEm
Brighter candle, brighter flame
A minorAm D MajorD
Brighter scandal, brighter in fame
G+G E minorEm
I stepped in for a little while,
A minorAm D MajorD
wondered to the floor
G+G E minorEm
I wonder off a little while
A minorAm D MajorD
expecting to be caught
G+G E minorEm
Brighter goddess, brighter hate
A minorAm D MajorD
Brighten and bless curse nature and fate
G+G E minorEm
Brighter criminal, I hope you escape
A minorAm D MajorD
Brighter mineral, illuminate
G+G E minorEm
I stepped in for a little while,
A minorAm D MajorD
And learned a host of sins
G+G E minorEm
I wonder off a little while
A minorAm D MajorD
'cause you can never win
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BB A augmentedA
Her eyes moved to Thee
BB A augmentedA
All Eyes aren't born free
BB A minorAm
All eyes want to see
BB A minorAm D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Incinerate me, angel
G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD (** repeat)
G+G E minorEm
Brighter Amber, brighter Mark
A minorAm D MajorD
Brighter Catherine, brighter Clark
G+G E minorEm
Brighter Katie, brighter Joel
A minorAm D MajorD
Brighter Gaby, fire aglow
G+G E minorEm
I stopped in for a little while
A minorAm D MajorD
And threw in the evidence
G+G E minorEm
I wondered there for a little while
A minorAm D MajorD
There's secrets in the wind
(additional lyrics from Karen Blacks version below)
G+G E minorEm
Brighter nitwit, brighter cask
A minorAm D MajorD
Brighter dimwit, brighter my ass
G+G E minorEm
Brighter Sid Vicious, brighter night sky
A minorAm D MajorD
Brighter housewife, I hope you all die
G+G E minorEm
Brighter, brighter flame aglow
A minorAm D MajorD
Brighter, brighter, you ought to know
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD BB
It burns, it burns, nitwit brighter