Yellow Light chords by Pharrell Williams

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 2nd

Main riff                   Pre-Chorus

   E5E5    A5A5    D5D5           F# minorF#m        G#G#  A augmentedA      D5D5 E MajorE
e|-------------------------------------|  e|--------------------------------------------0---|
BB|----------------------3--3--x--3--x--|  BB|-----------------------------------------3--0---|
G+G|-------------2--2--x--2--2--x--2--x--|  G+G|-----------------------------------------2--1---|
D MajorD|---2--2--x---2--2--x--0--0--x--0--x--|  D MajorD|---4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--7--7--7--7----0--2---|
A augmentedA|---2--2--x---0--0--x-----------------|  A augmentedA|---4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--7--7--7--7-----------|
E MajorE|---0--0--x---------------------------|  E MajorE|---2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--5--5-----------|

x = muted string


Capo 2nd fret

Intro:
N.C.
The yellow light shining down
The yellow light shining down
The yellow light shining down
The yellow light shining

 E5E5 A5A5 D5D5
 E5E5 A5A5 D5D5       E5E5    A5A5    D5D5
(Hey,    one two, one two, one two, one two)
   E5E5     A5A5     D5D5
(Everybody, everybody, everybody)
    E5E5    A5A5    D5D5  E5E5  A5A5  D5D5
(Let's go, let's go, let's go)
  E5E5 A5A5 D5D5 E5E5 A5A5 D5D5
(Oh hey)


Verse 1:
E5E5     A5A5  D5D5         E5E5 A5A5 D5D5
Everyone's overdosing the blue light use
 E5E5      A5A5  D5D5    E5E5  A5A5 D5D5
United States of anxiety continues
  E5E5   A5A5     D5D5         E5E5  A5A5   D5D5
The redness in this town, we're singing the flag burning blues
    E5E5  A5A5      D5D5         E5E5   A5A5 D5D5
And we feel like the nuts cause we feel the screws

E5E5     A5A5     D5D5
We don't care 'bout no fit
E5E5     A5A5     D5D5
We don't care 'bout no trouble
E5E5    A5A5    D5D5
We just wanna get in
E5E5     A5A5      D5D5
Let's make out like we're lovers

Pre-Chorus 1:
      F# minorF#m
So much for taking it slow
G#G#    A augmentedA
Now everybody knows
D5D5   E MajorE
Here we go


Chorus 1:
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Congratulations)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Whoopee-doo)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (You control the world now)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Look at you)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
               (I say hey)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (There's a higher power)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
               (Like a yellow light)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down


Verse 2:
     E5E5  A5A5 D5D5
When the stupid
    E5E5  A5A5 D5D5
Gets injected
  E5E5  A5A5  D5D5
The sunlight's
       E5E5   A5A5 D5D5
The best disinfected
    E5E5     A5A5  D5D5    E5E5  A5A5  D5D5
Oh just let the sun dry, dry, dry, dry, dry, dry
     E5E5    A5A5   D5D5      E5E5   A5A5   D5D5
We feel elate sometimes, times, times, times, times, times

E5E5     A5A5     D5D5
We don't care 'bout no fit (hey)
E5E5     A5A5     D5D5
We don't care 'bout no trouble
E5E5    A5A5    D5D5
We just wanna get in
E5E5     A5A5      D5D5
Let's make out like we're lovers


Pre-Chorus 2:
      F# minorF#m
So much for taking it slow
G#G#    A augmentedA
Now everybody knows
D5D5   E MajorE
Here we go


Chorus 2:
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Congratulations)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Whoopee-doo)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (You control the world now)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Look at you)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
               (I said hey)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (There's a higher power)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
               (Like a yellow light)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down


Bridge:
E MajorE
Kill whatever you want
  D MajorD
And undo what was done
  G+G          D/F#D/F#     E MajorE
But one thing you can't kill is the fun

(Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun)


Chorus 3:
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Congratulations)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Whoopee-doo)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (You control the world now)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Look at you)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
               (I said hey)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (There's a higher power)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
               (Like a yellow light)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down

  E5E5 A5A5 D5D5   E5E5 A5A5 D5D5
Aha      (aha)
  E5E5 A5A5 D5D5   E5E5 A5A5 D5D5
Aha      (aha)


Post-Chorus 1:
      F# minorF#m
So much for taking it slow
G#G#    A augmentedA
Now everybody knows
N.C.
Here we go

E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm
                Here we go
E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm

      F# minorF#m
So much for taking it slow
G#G#    A augmentedA
Now everybody knows
N.C.
Here we go


Chorus 4:
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Congratulations)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Whoopee-doo)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (You control the world now)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (Look at you)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
               (I say hey)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
            (There's a higher power)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down
               (Like a yellow light)
  E5E5   A5A5  D5D5
The yellow light shining down

N.C.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

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