Chords for The Old Lamp Lighter
Tempo:
93.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
G
A
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Anyway, in 1960, I remembered the song.
I had heard it the one time, and I heard it
on WMTS out of Memphis, Tennessee.
Charlie and Ira were on Memphis, you know, on WMTS,
and I couldn't find the song anywhere.
So I called Charlie and I said, Charlie, here's
some of the words to that song.
And Charlie, you want to tell it?
Charlie went to the music
director at the station, and the man knew exactly what I was talking about, and Charlie
sent me the words to this song and the melody.
This is a song that I'll always love this
song really, because I think it tells a great little story.
So I'm a little nervous, golly.
I don't get a chance to sing in front of this many great artists and vocalists and writers
and what have you in my lifetime.
So, he [G] made the night a [D] little brighter, [F#] wherever he [Bm] would
go.
[D] [G] The old lamp [D] lighted, of long, [E] long [A] ago.
[G] His snowy hair [D] was so much whiter, [F#] beneath
the [Bm] candle [D] glow.
[G] The old [D] lamp lighted, of [A] long, long [D] ago.
You'd hear the patter of his feet, as he [Bm] came
toddling [D] down the street.
His smile would [F#m] hide a lonely [Bm] heart, you see.
[D] If there [Em] were
sweethearts [Bm] in the park, he'd pass the lamp and leave it dark, remembering the days that
used [Em] to be.
[A] For [D] he recalls when [F#m] dreams were new, he loves [Bm] someone who [D] loves him too, who
walks with [F#m] him alone in [Bm] memory.
[D] He [G] made the night a [D] little brighter, [F#] wherever [Bm] he would [Am] go.
[G] The old lamp [D] lighted, of long, [A] long ago.
Now if you look up in the sky, [Bm] you'll understand
the reason [D] why.
The little stars at [F#m] night are all aglow.
[D] He [Em] turns them on when night is here, he turns them off when dawn is near.
The little man we loved of long ago, [A] he [G] made the night [D] a little brighter, [F#] wherever [Bm] he would [D] go.
[G] The old [D] lamp lighted, of long, [A] long [D] ago.
[C]
[G]
I had heard it the one time, and I heard it
on WMTS out of Memphis, Tennessee.
Charlie and Ira were on Memphis, you know, on WMTS,
and I couldn't find the song anywhere.
So I called Charlie and I said, Charlie, here's
some of the words to that song.
And Charlie, you want to tell it?
Charlie went to the music
director at the station, and the man knew exactly what I was talking about, and Charlie
sent me the words to this song and the melody.
This is a song that I'll always love this
song really, because I think it tells a great little story.
So I'm a little nervous, golly.
I don't get a chance to sing in front of this many great artists and vocalists and writers
and what have you in my lifetime.
So, he [G] made the night a [D] little brighter, [F#] wherever he [Bm] would
go.
[D] [G] The old lamp [D] lighted, of long, [E] long [A] ago.
[G] His snowy hair [D] was so much whiter, [F#] beneath
the [Bm] candle [D] glow.
[G] The old [D] lamp lighted, of [A] long, long [D] ago.
You'd hear the patter of his feet, as he [Bm] came
toddling [D] down the street.
His smile would [F#m] hide a lonely [Bm] heart, you see.
[D] If there [Em] were
sweethearts [Bm] in the park, he'd pass the lamp and leave it dark, remembering the days that
used [Em] to be.
[A] For [D] he recalls when [F#m] dreams were new, he loves [Bm] someone who [D] loves him too, who
walks with [F#m] him alone in [Bm] memory.
[D] He [G] made the night a [D] little brighter, [F#] wherever [Bm] he would [Am] go.
[G] The old lamp [D] lighted, of long, [A] long ago.
Now if you look up in the sky, [Bm] you'll understand
the reason [D] why.
The little stars at [F#m] night are all aglow.
[D] He [Em] turns them on when night is here, he turns them off when dawn is near.
The little man we loved of long ago, [A] he [G] made the night [D] a little brighter, [F#] wherever [Bm] he would [D] go.
[G] The old [D] lamp lighted, of long, [A] long [D] ago.
[C]
[G]
Key:
D
Bm
G
A
F#
D
Bm
G
Anyway, in 1960, I remembered the song.
I had heard it the one time, and I heard it
on WMTS out of Memphis, Tennessee.
Charlie and Ira were on Memphis, you know, on WMTS,
and I couldn't find the song anywhere.
So I called Charlie and I said, Charlie, here's
some of the words to that song.
And Charlie, you want to tell it? _ _
Charlie went to the music
director at the station, and the man knew exactly what I was talking about, and Charlie
sent me the words to this song and the melody.
This is a song that I'll always love this
song really, because I think it tells a great little story.
So I'm a little nervous, golly.
I don't get a chance to sing in front of this many great artists and vocalists and writers
and what have you in my lifetime.
So, he [G] made the night a [D] little brighter, _ _ [F#] wherever _ he [Bm] would
go.
_ [D] _ [G] The _ old lamp [D] _ lighted, of long, [E] long [A] ago.
_ [G] His snowy hair [D] was so much whiter, _ [F#] beneath
the [Bm] candle [D] glow.
[G] The old [D] lamp _ lighted, of [A] long, long [D] ago.
You'd hear the patter of his feet, as he [Bm] came
toddling [D] down the street.
His smile would [F#m] hide a lonely [Bm] heart, you see.
[D] If there [Em] were
sweethearts [Bm] in the park, he'd pass the lamp and leave it dark, remembering the days that
used [Em] to be.
[A] For [D] he recalls when [F#m] dreams were new, he loves [Bm] someone who [D] loves him too, who
walks with [F#m] him alone in [Bm] memory.
_ [D] He [G] made the night a [D] little brighter, _ _ [F#] wherever _ [Bm] he would [Am] go.
[G] The old lamp [D] _ _ lighted, of long, [A] long ago.
Now if you look up in the sky, [Bm] you'll understand
the reason [D] why.
The little stars at [F#m] night are all aglow.
[D] He [Em] turns them on when night is here, he turns them off when dawn is near.
The little man we loved of long ago, [A] he [G] made the night [D] a little brighter, _ _ [F#] wherever _ [Bm] he would [D] go.
[G] The old [D] lamp _ lighted, of long, [A] long _ _ [D] ago. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I had heard it the one time, and I heard it
on WMTS out of Memphis, Tennessee.
Charlie and Ira were on Memphis, you know, on WMTS,
and I couldn't find the song anywhere.
So I called Charlie and I said, Charlie, here's
some of the words to that song.
And Charlie, you want to tell it? _ _
Charlie went to the music
director at the station, and the man knew exactly what I was talking about, and Charlie
sent me the words to this song and the melody.
This is a song that I'll always love this
song really, because I think it tells a great little story.
So I'm a little nervous, golly.
I don't get a chance to sing in front of this many great artists and vocalists and writers
and what have you in my lifetime.
So, he [G] made the night a [D] little brighter, _ _ [F#] wherever _ he [Bm] would
go.
_ [D] _ [G] The _ old lamp [D] _ lighted, of long, [E] long [A] ago.
_ [G] His snowy hair [D] was so much whiter, _ [F#] beneath
the [Bm] candle [D] glow.
[G] The old [D] lamp _ lighted, of [A] long, long [D] ago.
You'd hear the patter of his feet, as he [Bm] came
toddling [D] down the street.
His smile would [F#m] hide a lonely [Bm] heart, you see.
[D] If there [Em] were
sweethearts [Bm] in the park, he'd pass the lamp and leave it dark, remembering the days that
used [Em] to be.
[A] For [D] he recalls when [F#m] dreams were new, he loves [Bm] someone who [D] loves him too, who
walks with [F#m] him alone in [Bm] memory.
_ [D] He [G] made the night a [D] little brighter, _ _ [F#] wherever _ [Bm] he would [Am] go.
[G] The old lamp [D] _ _ lighted, of long, [A] long ago.
Now if you look up in the sky, [Bm] you'll understand
the reason [D] why.
The little stars at [F#m] night are all aglow.
[D] He [Em] turns them on when night is here, he turns them off when dawn is near.
The little man we loved of long ago, [A] he [G] made the night [D] a little brighter, _ _ [F#] wherever _ [Bm] he would [D] go.
[G] The old [D] lamp _ lighted, of long, [A] long _ _ [D] ago. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _