Lantern Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 [C - F - G - C]

Chorus chords

 Be the Clight of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the Flight

 Be the Glight of my lantern, the light of my lanternC tonight

 Be the Clight of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the Flight

 Be the Glight of my lantern, the light of my lanternC tonight

Verse 1 chords:

 It's a Chungry world out there, even the wind will take a bite

 And I can Ffeel the world circling, sniffin' round me in the night

 And the Clost sheep grow teeth, forsake the lambs and lie with the lCions

 And the Clivin' is desperate, vicarious and mean

 And gettin' Fby is so hard that even the rocks are picked clean

 And the Gbones of small contention are the only food the hungryC find

Chorus chords

So be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight

Verse 2

[use verse 1 chords]

Where the roses eat the thorns, the thistles have no chance

And ain't it no wonder that the babies come out crying in advance

And the children long for shelter in the hollow of some lonesome cheek

And the sky's so cold and clear the stars may stick you where you stand

And you're glad it's dark 'cause you might see the Master's hand

And you might cast around forever and never find the peace you seek

Chorus chords

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light;

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight.

Verse 3

[use verse 1 chords]

For every cry in the night, somebody says "Have faith"

Be content inside your questions, minutes, hours inside a maze

Tell me what's the point of light that you have to strike a match to find

So throw away those lamentations, we both know them all too well

If there's a book of Jubilations well have to write it for ourselves

So come and lie next to me darling, let's write it while we still got time

Interlude 1

 [C - F - G - C]

Verse 4

[use verse 1 chords]

So if you've got a light, hold it high for me

I need it back tonight, hold it high for me

Cause I'm face to face, hold it high for me

In a lonesome place, hold it high for me

Well all the hurt that I've done, hold it high for me

That can't be undone, hold it high for me

Light had got me through, hold it high for me

I'd do the same for you, hold it high for me

Verse 5

[use verse 1 chords]

I'll hold it high for you, cause I know you got

I'll hold it high for you, your own valley to walk

I'll hold it high for you, though it's dark as death

I'll hold it high for you, and it gets darker yet

I'll hold it high for you, though you passing's lost

I'll hold it high for you, through the bees and rocks

I'll hold it high for you, I'll keep you safe from harm

I'll hold it high for you, 'till you're back in my arms

Chorus chords

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light

Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight

Outro

[repeat chorus chords]