Folk Alley Sessions: Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) - "Until the Last Light Fades" Chords
Tempo:
116.9 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
G#m
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
Born to die, born to [E] die, darling [B] you'll live no longer than [F#] your years.
[E] If heaven [B] and earth [F#] are both on [B] the market, [E] hell [B] has nothing to fear.
[E] So where, oh where [B] have the lights gone?
[G#m] Has the sun [B] returned [F#] for the day?
Or [E] has life [G#m] outlived [B] these [E] eyes of mine?
Please stay [F#] until the last [B] light fades.
[G#m] [F#]
[B]
Father, oh my father, [E] I'll be standing [B] in line to face what [F#] folks are lying.
[E] It's not [D#m] these old [C#m] folks I'll miss [G#m] in my [B] dying, [E] it's the girl [F#] I'm leaving [B] behind.
So
[E] where, oh [B] where have the lights gone?
[G#m] Has the sun [B] returned [F#] for the day?
Or [E] has life [G#m] outlived [B] these eyes [E] of mine?
Please stay [B] until the last light fades.
[E]
[B]
[F#]
[E]
[B] [F#]
[B] [E]
[F#] [B]
Love of mine, sweet love of [E] mine, I'll soon [B] return to the way, make room [F#] for the new.
[E] I give hell [D#m] my worst [C#m] and the good [B] to the sun.
[E] As for heaven, [B] it was found in me.
[E] So where, oh where [B] have the lights gone?
Has [G#m] the sun [B] returned for [F#] the day?
[E] Or has [G#m] life outlived [B] these eyes [E] of mine?
[B] [E]
Please stay [F#] until the [B] last light fades.
Born to die, born to [E] die, darling [B] you'll live no longer than [F#] your years.
[E] If heaven [B] and earth [F#] are both on [B] the market, [E] hell [B] has nothing to fear.
[E] So where, oh where [B] have the lights gone?
[G#m] Has the sun [B] returned [F#] for the day?
Or [E] has life [G#m] outlived [B] these [E] eyes of mine?
Please stay [F#] until the last [B] light fades.
[G#m] [F#]
[B]
Father, oh my father, [E] I'll be standing [B] in line to face what [F#] folks are lying.
[E] It's not [D#m] these old [C#m] folks I'll miss [G#m] in my [B] dying, [E] it's the girl [F#] I'm leaving [B] behind.
So
[E] where, oh [B] where have the lights gone?
[G#m] Has the sun [B] returned [F#] for the day?
Or [E] has life [G#m] outlived [B] these eyes [E] of mine?
Please stay [B] until the last light fades.
[E]
[B]
[F#]
[E]
[B] [F#]
[B] [E]
[F#] [B]
Love of mine, sweet love of [E] mine, I'll soon [B] return to the way, make room [F#] for the new.
[E] I give hell [D#m] my worst [C#m] and the good [B] to the sun.
[E] As for heaven, [B] it was found in me.
[E] So where, oh where [B] have the lights gone?
Has [G#m] the sun [B] returned for [F#] the day?
[E] Or has [G#m] life outlived [B] these eyes [E] of mine?
[B] [E]
Please stay [F#] until the [B] last light fades.
Key:
B
E
F#
G#m
D#m
B
E
F#
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Born to die, born to [E] die, darling [B] you'll live no _ longer than [F#] your years.
_ _ _ [E] If heaven [B] and earth [F#] are both on [B] the market, [E] hell [B] has nothing to fear.
_ _ _ [E] So where, oh where [B] have the lights gone?
_ [G#m] Has the sun [B] returned _ [F#] for the day?
_ _ Or [E] has life [G#m] outlived _ [B] these [E] eyes of mine? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Please stay [F#] until the last [B] light fades. _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Father, oh my father, [E] I'll be standing [B] in line to face what _ [F#] folks are lying. _ _ _ _
[E] It's not [D#m] these old [C#m] folks I'll miss [G#m] in my [B] dying, [E] it's the girl [F#] I'm leaving [B] _ behind.
So _
_ [E] _ where, oh [B] where have the lights gone? _
[G#m] Has the sun [B] returned _ [F#] for the day? _ _
Or [E] has life [G#m] outlived [B] these eyes [E] of mine?
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Please stay [B] until the last light fades. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ Love of mine, sweet love of [E] mine, I'll soon [B] return to the way, make room [F#] for the new.
_ _ _ _ [E] I give hell [D#m] my worst [C#m] and the good [B] to the sun.
[E] As for heaven, [B] it was found in me.
_ _ _ [E] So _ where, oh where [B] have the lights gone?
Has [G#m] the sun [B] returned for [F#] the day?
_ [E] Or has [G#m] life _ outlived [B] these eyes [E] of mine?
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ Please stay [F#] until the [B] last light fades. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Born to die, born to [E] die, darling [B] you'll live no _ longer than [F#] your years.
_ _ _ [E] If heaven [B] and earth [F#] are both on [B] the market, [E] hell [B] has nothing to fear.
_ _ _ [E] So where, oh where [B] have the lights gone?
_ [G#m] Has the sun [B] returned _ [F#] for the day?
_ _ Or [E] has life [G#m] outlived _ [B] these [E] eyes of mine? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Please stay [F#] until the last [B] light fades. _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Father, oh my father, [E] I'll be standing [B] in line to face what _ [F#] folks are lying. _ _ _ _
[E] It's not [D#m] these old [C#m] folks I'll miss [G#m] in my [B] dying, [E] it's the girl [F#] I'm leaving [B] _ behind.
So _
_ [E] _ where, oh [B] where have the lights gone? _
[G#m] Has the sun [B] returned _ [F#] for the day? _ _
Or [E] has life [G#m] outlived [B] these eyes [E] of mine?
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Please stay [B] until the last light fades. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ Love of mine, sweet love of [E] mine, I'll soon [B] return to the way, make room [F#] for the new.
_ _ _ _ [E] I give hell [D#m] my worst [C#m] and the good [B] to the sun.
[E] As for heaven, [B] it was found in me.
_ _ _ [E] So _ where, oh where [B] have the lights gone?
Has [G#m] the sun [B] returned for [F#] the day?
_ [E] Or has [G#m] life _ outlived [B] these eyes [E] of mine?
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ Please stay [F#] until the [B] last light fades. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _