Difficulty
Intermediate ๐ช
Rate for accuracy
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Key: F#
๐ธ Intro:
F# E B
๐ธ Verse 1:
F# E B F# E B
Take this silver lining / Keep it in your own sweet head
F# B F# E B
And shine it when the night is burning red
F# E B F# B
Shine it in the twilight / Shine it on the cold, cold ground
F# B F# B
Shine it till the walls / Come tumbling down
๐ธ Chorus:
C# B F C# B F C#
We are born with our eyes wide open / So alive with wild hope now, Can you tell me whyโฆ
E F# E F#
Time after time they drag you down / Down in the darkest deep
E D# E B
Fools in their madness all around / Know that the light don't sleep
๐ธ Verse 2:
F# E B F# E B
Step into the silence / Take it in your own Two hands
F# E B F# E B
And scatter it like diamonds / All across these lands
F# B F# B
Blaze it in the morning / Wear it like an iron skin
F# B F# B
Only things worth living for are Innocence and magic, amen
๐ธ Chorus:
C# B F C# B F C#
We are born with our eyes wide open / So alive with wild hope now, Can you tell me whyโฆ
E F# E F#
Time after time they drag you down / Down in the darkest deep
E D# E B
Fools in their madness all around / Know that the light don't sleep
๐ธ Instrumental:
F# E B F# E B F# E B F# E B
repeat ๐ธ Verse 1:
F# E B F# E B
Take this silver lining / Keep it in your own sweet head
F# B F# E B
And shine it when the night is burning red
F# E B F# B
Shine it in the twilight / Shine it on the cold, cold ground
F# B F# B
Shine it till the walls / Come tumbling down
๐ธ Chorus:
C# B F C# B F C#
We are born with our eyes wide open / So alive with wild hope now, Can you tell me whyโฆ
E F# E F#
Time after time they drag you down / Down in the darkest deep
E D# E B
Fools in their madness all around / Know that the light don't sleep
TAG:
E B
Know the light donโt sleep
Guitar solo over verse chords:
F# E B F# E B F# E B F# E B
F# B F# B F# B F# B
๐ธ Outro:
E F# E F#
Time after time / They drag you down / Down in the darkness deep
E D# E B
Fools in their madness all around / Know that the light don't sleep
E B
Know that the light don't sleep
E F# E F#
Time after time / They drag you down / Down in the darkness deep
E D# E B
Fools in their madness all around / Know that the light don't sleep
E B
Know that the light don't sleep
Song History
Published: January 1, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025