We Are The Light Chords by The Alarm

Tempo:
58.95 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

E

B

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Alarm - We Are The Light chords
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[C#] [C#]
[C#] Let's sing it.
[F#] Light up your life tonight.
[C#] I want to see you shine.
Life is [F#] fair.
Don't let it get you down.
[C#] Don't let it tie you down.
[G#m] There's a [C#] man with a wife and three [G#] children.
[G#m] Who's been [C#] told he can't work.
[G#m] There's a [C#] boy who's been told there's no [G#m] future.
He's been [E] fed by the blind.
[F#] And I can [E] hear them crying.
[F#] As they [E] try to sleep through the [F#] night.
I can [C#] hear them [F#] crying.
[C#] Hear them crying.
[F#] [C#] We are the light.
[F#] [B] We are the light.
[E] [F#] We are the [C#] light.
Hold on.
[F#] To what you [F#] believe is [C#] right.
Don't let anyone turn their eyes.
Look [F#] ahead.
[B] Don't stop to [F#] look behind.
The [C#] past ain't no friend of mine.
[G#m] There's a [C#] failure who is standing on the [G#m] corner.
For he [C#] cannot see hope.
[G#m] There's a [C#] blind man that's standing at the [G#m] crossroads.
For he [E] cannot see the [F#] light.
And as [E] we fire the handles.
[F#] We must [E] make sure they burn through the [F#] night.
But [C#] if they should [F#] die.
[C#] They'd be the [F#m] light.
[C#] We are the light.
[F#] We [B] are the light.
[E] We [F#] are the [C#] light of our [F#] lives.
We [B] are the light.
[E] We [F#] are the [C#] light of our [F#] lives.
Shine [B] your light.
[E] [F#] Shine your light.
[C#] Shine your light.
[F#] shine!
Shine [B] your light!
[E] [F#] Shine your light, [C#] shine your light, Shine.
[F#] We [B] are the [E] light.
[F#] Shine-on, Shine [C#]-on, [F#] SHIIIIINE.
[B] Shine on [E] SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE.
[F#] Shine your light, shine [C#] your light, shine.
[F#] [B] [E]
Key:  
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
E
2311
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
E
2311
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To learn The Alarm - We Are The Light chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: B, E, F#, C#, F#, B, F# and F#. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 29 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 59 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C# Minor.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[C#] Let's sing it.
[F#] _ Light up your life tonight.
[C#] I want to see you shine.
_ Life is [F#] fair.
Don't let it get you down.
[C#] Don't let it tie you down. _ _
[G#m] There's a [C#] man with a wife and three [G#] children.
[G#m] Who's been [C#] told he can't work. _
[G#m] There's a [C#] boy who's been told there's no [G#m] future.
He's been [E] fed by the blind.
[F#] And I can [E] hear them crying.
[F#] As they [E] try to sleep through the [F#] night.
I can [C#] hear them [F#] crying.
[C#] Hear them crying.
[F#] _ [C#] We are the light.
[F#] _ [B] We are the light.
[E] [F#] We are the [C#] light.
_ _ _ Hold on.
[F#] To what you [F#] believe is [C#] right.
Don't let anyone turn their eyes.
_ Look [F#] ahead.
[B] Don't stop to [F#] look behind.
The [C#] past ain't no friend of mine.
_ _ [G#m] There's a [C#] failure who is standing on the [G#m] corner.
For he [C#] cannot see hope.
[G#m] There's a [C#] blind man that's standing at the [G#m] crossroads.
For he [E] cannot see the [F#] light.
And as [E] we fire the handles.
[F#] We must [E] make sure they burn through the [F#] night.
But [C#] if they should [F#] die.
[C#] They'd be the _ [F#m] light.
[C#] We are the light.
[F#] We [B] are the light.
[E] We [F#] are the [C#] light of our [F#] lives.
We [B] are the light.
[E] We [F#] are the [C#] light of our [F#] lives.
Shine [B] your light.
[E] [F#] Shine your light.
[C#] Shine your light.
[F#] shine!
Shine [B] your light!
[E] [F#] Shine your light, [C#] shine your light, Shine.
[F#] We [B] are the [E] light.
[F#] Shine-on, Shine [C#]-on, [F#] SHIIIIINE.
[B] Shine on [E] SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE.
[F#] Shine your light, shine [C#] your light, shine.
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _

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The Declaration 1984-1985 album includes this song.

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