Chords for The Once - By the Glow of the Kerosene Light
Tempo:
130.8 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#
E
D#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
From the days when I was born.
This is called, By the Glow of the Kerosene Light.
You know what it means?
Exactly what you just did, [E] only less loud.
So [N] this is the part.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
Perfect.
Second part, same words.
[F#] [G#]
By the [C#] glow of the kerosene light.
Sing it again.
[C] By the glow of the kerosene [C#]
light.
[N] Brian, you need a bigger thing.
[A#m] I remember a time when my granddad and I
would sit by the fire at night
and I'd listen to [F#] stories of how he [N] once lived.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
[C] By the glow of the [C#]
[B] kerosene light.
He'd stand [D#] warm and drench [C#m] and be [F#m] off to [E] school
where I learned [B]
how to read and to [A#] write.
And [B] we'd listen for [C#] verses I read from my books.
[E] By the glow [C#] of the kerosene light.
[D#] [E] By the glow of the kerosene light.
[D#m]
Your [Em] grandma [B] and I, we [C#] were wed at 16.
Lord, [B] she was a [F#] beautiful [E] sight.
[B] And proudly I placed the [C#m] ring on her hand.
By the glow [B] of the [D#] kerosene light.
By the [G#m] glow of [B] the [D#]
kerosene light.
[E]
About one year [C#] later, your daddy was born.
And [E] your grandma [B] held my hand [C#] so tight.
[B]
[D#] Oh, I [C#] can tell the joy as she brought forth [D] new life.
[Em] By the glow of [B] the [C#] kerosene light.
By the glow [B] of the [C#m] kerosene [Em] light.
[F#] But [E] having [G#] it did weaken her soul.
[Em] She just [N] wasn't up to the fight.
And she looked so peaceful as [A#] she went to her rest.
[C#] By the glow of the kerosene light.
[E] By the glow [G#m] of the [E]
kerosene light.
[C#]
[E] Then [B] as now the [C#m] times they were hard [A#] to [E] succeed,
you [B] would try all [C#] your might.
[B] And sometimes love bloomed, [A#] and sometimes [C#m] [G#] dreams
[C#] died.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
[D#] By the [Em] glow of the [C] kerosene light.
[N] By [Em] the [C#m] glow of [B] the [E] kerosene light.
[N]
This is called, By the Glow of the Kerosene Light.
You know what it means?
Exactly what you just did, [E] only less loud.
So [N] this is the part.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
Perfect.
Second part, same words.
[F#] [G#]
By the [C#] glow of the kerosene light.
Sing it again.
[C] By the glow of the kerosene [C#]
light.
[N] Brian, you need a bigger thing.
[A#m] I remember a time when my granddad and I
would sit by the fire at night
and I'd listen to [F#] stories of how he [N] once lived.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
[C] By the glow of the [C#]
[B] kerosene light.
He'd stand [D#] warm and drench [C#m] and be [F#m] off to [E] school
where I learned [B]
how to read and to [A#] write.
And [B] we'd listen for [C#] verses I read from my books.
[E] By the glow [C#] of the kerosene light.
[D#] [E] By the glow of the kerosene light.
[D#m]
Your [Em] grandma [B] and I, we [C#] were wed at 16.
Lord, [B] she was a [F#] beautiful [E] sight.
[B] And proudly I placed the [C#m] ring on her hand.
By the glow [B] of the [D#] kerosene light.
By the [G#m] glow of [B] the [D#]
kerosene light.
[E]
About one year [C#] later, your daddy was born.
And [E] your grandma [B] held my hand [C#] so tight.
[B]
[D#] Oh, I [C#] can tell the joy as she brought forth [D] new life.
[Em] By the glow of [B] the [C#] kerosene light.
By the glow [B] of the [C#m] kerosene [Em] light.
[F#] But [E] having [G#] it did weaken her soul.
[Em] She just [N] wasn't up to the fight.
And she looked so peaceful as [A#] she went to her rest.
[C#] By the glow of the kerosene light.
[E] By the glow [G#m] of the [E]
kerosene light.
[C#]
[E] Then [B] as now the [C#m] times they were hard [A#] to [E] succeed,
you [B] would try all [C#] your might.
[B] And sometimes love bloomed, [A#] and sometimes [C#m] [G#] dreams
[C#] died.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
[D#] By the [Em] glow of the [C] kerosene light.
[N] By [Em] the [C#m] glow of [B] the [E] kerosene light.
[N]
Key:
B
C#
E
D#
C#m
B
C#
E
From the days when I was born.
This is called, By the Glow of the Kerosene Light.
You know what it means? _
Exactly what you just did, [E] only less loud.
_ _ _ _ _ So [N] this is the part.
By the glow of the _ kerosene light.
_ _ By the glow of the kerosene light.
Perfect.
Second part, same words. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#]
By the [C#] glow of the _ _ kerosene light.
Sing it again.
[C] _ By the glow of the _ kerosene [C#]
light.
_ _ [N] Brian, you need a bigger thing. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ I remember a time when my _ granddad and I
would sit by the fire at night
and I'd listen to [F#] stories _ of how he [N] once lived.
By the glow of the _ kerosene _ light. _
[C] By the glow of the [C#] _
[B] kerosene _ light. _ _
He'd stand [D#] warm and drench [C#m] and be [F#m] off to [E] school
where I learned [B]
how to read and to [A#] write. _
And [B] we'd listen for _ [C#] verses I read from my books.
[E] By the glow [C#] of the _ _ kerosene light.
[D#] _ _ [E] By the glow _ of the _ _ kerosene light.
[D#m] _
_ Your [Em] grandma [B] and I, we [C#] were wed at 16.
Lord, [B] she was a _ [F#] beautiful _ [E] sight.
_ [B] And proudly I _ placed the [C#m] ring on her hand.
By the glow [B] of the _ _ [D#] kerosene light. _ _ _
By the [G#m] glow of [B] the _ [D#]
kerosene _ light.
_ [E] _ _
About one year [C#] later, your daddy was born.
And [E] your grandma [B] held my hand [C#] so tight.
[B] _
_ [D#] Oh, I [C#] can tell the joy as she brought forth [D] new life.
[Em] By the glow of [B] the _ [C#] kerosene _ light.
_ By the glow [B] of the _ _ [C#m] kerosene _ [Em] light.
_ _ [F#] But [E] having _ _ [G#] it did weaken her soul.
[Em] She just [N] wasn't up to the fight. _ _
And she looked so peaceful as [A#] she went to her rest.
[C#] _ By the glow of the _ kerosene _ light.
_ _ [E] By the glow _ [G#m] of the _ _ _ [E]
kerosene _ light.
[C#] _ _ _ _
_ [E] Then _ [B] as now the [C#m] times they were hard [A#] to [E] succeed,
you [B] would try all [C#] your might.
_ [B] _ And _ sometimes love bloomed, [A#] _ _ and sometimes [C#m] _ _ _ [G#] dreams _
_ [C#] died.
_ _ By the glow of the _ _ kerosene _ light.
[D#] _ By the [Em] glow _ of the _ [C] kerosene light.
[N] _ _ By [Em] _ the [C#m] glow of [B] the _ _ _ [E] kerosene light.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is called, By the Glow of the Kerosene Light.
You know what it means? _
Exactly what you just did, [E] only less loud.
_ _ _ _ _ So [N] this is the part.
By the glow of the _ kerosene light.
_ _ By the glow of the kerosene light.
Perfect.
Second part, same words. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#]
By the [C#] glow of the _ _ kerosene light.
Sing it again.
[C] _ By the glow of the _ kerosene [C#]
light.
_ _ [N] Brian, you need a bigger thing. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ I remember a time when my _ granddad and I
would sit by the fire at night
and I'd listen to [F#] stories _ of how he [N] once lived.
By the glow of the _ kerosene _ light. _
[C] By the glow of the [C#] _
[B] kerosene _ light. _ _
He'd stand [D#] warm and drench [C#m] and be [F#m] off to [E] school
where I learned [B]
how to read and to [A#] write. _
And [B] we'd listen for _ [C#] verses I read from my books.
[E] By the glow [C#] of the _ _ kerosene light.
[D#] _ _ [E] By the glow _ of the _ _ kerosene light.
[D#m] _
_ Your [Em] grandma [B] and I, we [C#] were wed at 16.
Lord, [B] she was a _ [F#] beautiful _ [E] sight.
_ [B] And proudly I _ placed the [C#m] ring on her hand.
By the glow [B] of the _ _ [D#] kerosene light. _ _ _
By the [G#m] glow of [B] the _ [D#]
kerosene _ light.
_ [E] _ _
About one year [C#] later, your daddy was born.
And [E] your grandma [B] held my hand [C#] so tight.
[B] _
_ [D#] Oh, I [C#] can tell the joy as she brought forth [D] new life.
[Em] By the glow of [B] the _ [C#] kerosene _ light.
_ By the glow [B] of the _ _ [C#m] kerosene _ [Em] light.
_ _ [F#] But [E] having _ _ [G#] it did weaken her soul.
[Em] She just [N] wasn't up to the fight. _ _
And she looked so peaceful as [A#] she went to her rest.
[C#] _ By the glow of the _ kerosene _ light.
_ _ [E] By the glow _ [G#m] of the _ _ _ [E]
kerosene _ light.
[C#] _ _ _ _
_ [E] Then _ [B] as now the [C#m] times they were hard [A#] to [E] succeed,
you [B] would try all [C#] your might.
_ [B] _ And _ sometimes love bloomed, [A#] _ _ and sometimes [C#m] _ _ _ [G#] dreams _
_ [C#] died.
_ _ By the glow of the _ _ kerosene _ light.
[D#] _ By the [Em] glow _ of the _ [C] kerosene light.
[N] _ _ By [Em] _ the [C#m] glow of [B] the _ _ _ [E] kerosene light.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _