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The Blackout Chords by U2

The Blackout chords by U2

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro
A   D
Am
  Am         F           Dm

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------2-------------|
D|----------------------------------5--3-------| x2
A|----------------------------------------3--5-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Verse
Am             F                               Dm
   Got a star, wonders why it's still off the earth, yeah
Am           F                       Dm
   A meteor, promises it's not gonna hit, yeah
Am             F                             Dm
   Earthquake, always happen when you are in bed, bed
Am                   F                        Dm
   The house shakes, maybe was it something I said, Ned
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Pre-Chorus
F  G           Dm
Go easy on me, easy me, brother
F  G           Dm
Go easy on me, easy on me now


         Am                  C
When the lights go out, it's all you talk about
    Dm                          F   Em
The darkness where you learn to see
         Am             C
When the lights go out, don't you ever doubt
    Dm                       F  Em
The light that we can really be

Verse
Am                 F                      Dm
   Statues fall, democracy is flat on its back, Jack
Am                    F                         Dm
   We had it all, and what we had is not coming back, Zack
Am                        F                           Dm
   The big mouth says the people, they don't wanna be free for free
Am                  F                   Dm
   The Blackout, is this an extinction event we see

Pre-Chorus
F  G           Dm
Go easy on me, easy me, brother
F  G           Dm
Go easy on me, easy on me now


         Am                  C
When the lights go out, it's all you talk about
    Dm                          F   Em
The darkness where you learn to see
         Am             C
When the lights go out, don't you ever doubt
    Dm                       F  Em
The light that we can really be

Refrain
         Am            G   Dm   F
When the lights go out
         Am            G   Dm   F
When the lights go out
         Am            G   Dm   F
When the lights go out

Bridge
         Am
When the lights go out
         Em
When the lights go out
Am                       Em
   Blackout, it's clear, who you are will appear
Am                    Em                            Dm
   Blackout, no fear, so glad that we are all still here
         Am            C  F
When the lights go out
         Am            C
When the lights go out
         F
When the lights go out


         Am                  C
When the lights go out, it's all you talk about
    Dm                          F   Em
The darkness where you learn to see
         Am             C
When the lights go out, don't you ever doubt
    Dm                       F  Em
The light that we can really be

Refrain
         Am            G   Dm   F
When the lights go out
         Am            G   Dm   F
When the lights go out

Outro
         Am            C
When the lights go out
         F
When the lights go out
         Am        C   F
When the lights go out

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