Chords with lyrics
ARTIST: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
From the musical, Hairspray
Intro:
G+G C/GC/G Dm/G C/GC/G
G+G C/GC/G G+G D MajorD C/DC/D
G+G BB+ B7B7
There's a light in the darkness
E minorEm C minorCm
Though the night is black as my skin
G+G BB+#9 E minorEm G7/D F#7(#9)
There's a light burning bright showing me the way
B7(#5) E minorEm C/DC/D
But I know where I've been
G+G BB+
There's a cry in the distance
E minorEm C minorCm Dm/C C minorCm
It's a voice that comes from deep within
G+G BB+#9
There's a cry asking why
E minorEm G7/D C majorC F#7(#9)
I pray the answer's up ahead,
B7(#5) E minorEm
'cause I know where I've been
Am7Am7 E minorEm
There's a road we've been trav'lin'
Am7Am7 E minorEm
Lost so many on the way
B minorBm C7C7
But the riches will be plenty
C#dim7C#dim7 A#dim7A#dim7 Bsus4Bsus4 BB D MajorD C/DC/D
With the price, the price we had to pay
G+G BB+ B7B7
There's a dream in the future
E minorEm C minorCm Dm/C C minorCm
There's a struggle we have yet to win
G/DG/D B7#9/Eb
And there's pride in my heart
E minorEm G7/D C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7
'cause I know where I'm going, yes I do
C/DC/D G+G
And I know where I've been, yeah
Am7Am7
(There's a road)
There's a road
E minorEm
(We must travel)
We must travel
Am7Am7
(There's a promise)
There's a promise
E minorEm
(We must make)
We must make
B minorBm
(Cause the riches)
Cause the riches
C majorC
(Will be plenty)
Will be plenty
C#°7
(Worth the risk,)
Worth the risk
Bsus4Bsus4 BB D MajorD Eb MajorEb
And the chances that we take
AbAb C majorC+ C majorC
There's a dream in the future
F minorFm C# minorC#m Ebm/C# C# minorC#m
There's a struggle we have yet to win
Ab/Eb C7(#5)/E
Use that pride in our hearts
F minorFm C#C# G7G7
To lift us up to tomorrow
C7C7 F minorFm
'cause just to sit still would be a sin
Fm/Eb Cm7Cm7 BbM7Bbm7
(I know it, I know it, I know where I'm goin')
C#/Eb AbAb
Lord knows I know where I've been
C majorC+ C#C#
Oh, when we win
C#m/E
I'll give thanks to my God
F#(add2) AbAb