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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: Cm
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
Am | Am | Dm | Dm x2
Verse 1:
Am F
Pour yourself another drink, light a cigarette and let the smoke hide you
Am F
Medicate the pain away, live to see another day - Sleep the whole night through
Dm
Your secret, just feed it
E
God knows how much you need it
Chorus:
Am F
Why you gotta hide? Why you gotta hide? Why you gotta run?
Am F
What you gotta lose, what you gotta lose, when all is said and done?
Dm C
Why you gotta pray? What's it gonna take for you to be someone?
E Am
Everybody knows - your shadows, you'll go when the light goes
F
(When the light goes)
Verse 2:
Am F
Kiss yourself another stranger, cause you know you love the danger don't you?
Am F
Give yourself to someone new, every night is what you do
Dm
Your secret, just feed it
E
God knows how muich you need it
Chorus:
Am F
Why you gotta hide? Why you gotta hide? Why you gotta run?
Am F
What you gotta lose, what you gotta lose, when all is said and done?
Dm C
Why you gotta pray? What's it gonna take for you to be someone?
E Am
Everybody knows - your shadows, you'll go when the light goes
Outro:
F
(When the light goes) When the light goes
Am F
(When the light goes) When the light goes
Am F
(When the light goes) When the light goes
Am F Am
Only you know - your shadows, all go when the light goes
F
(When the light goes) When the light goes
Am F
(When the light goes) When the light goes
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025