Trick Of The Light Chords by The Who

Tempo:
80.15 bpm
Chords used:

F

G

C

D

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Who - Trick of the Light chords
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[D]
Wide awake in the middle of the [F] night
[G] Wonder how [D] she's feeling
[Dm]
[D] Is [F] it just a trick of the light
[C] [G] Or is her ceiling [D] peeling?
[Dm]
[F] She's sitting up in bed shaking her head
I [G] can't be out to [D] the fashion
With [F] my seat like a fairy [C] tale
[G] To a woman I'm [D] fairly sure
Was I [G] alright?
Did [C] I take you to the height [F] of ecstasy?
Was I [G] alright?
[C] Did a shadow of [F] emotion cross your face?
Or [G] was it just [D] another trick of the light?
[F]
[D] [G] [F]
[Dm]
[F]
[Cm] [Dm] [D]
Was I [G] alright?
[C] Did I take you to the height [F] of ecstasy?
Was I [G] alright?
Did [C] a shadow of emotion [F] cross your face?
Or [Dm] was it just another trick of the light?
[D]
[F] What's a nice girl like you
[C] Doing in a place [Dm] like this?
[Bb] They don't [F] make girls like you, [C] no
And [Dm] I'd like to get [Bb] to know you
[G] On closer terms [Bb] than this
[G] But I guess you've heard it all [C] before
[D]
Lady of the night
[F] Won't [G] you steal away [D] with me?
[F] Lady of the [C] night
Won't [G] you steal away [D] with me?
[Dm]
[F] On the floor she looks at me
[G] Shakes her [D] head, sighs
Was [F]
[C] [G] [D] [F]
[D] I [G] alright?
[C] Did I take you to the height [F] of ecstasy?
Was I [G] alright?
[F] [G]
[C] Did a shadow of [F] emotion cross your face?
[G]
[C] [F] Was [G] I alright?
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [F] Was [G] I alright?
[C] [F] [G] [Am] [G]
[C] [F] [Bb] [G] Alright?
[C] [F] Was [G] I alright?
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [G]
Key:  
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Dm
2311
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
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To start learning The Who - Trick Of The Light chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: G, F, G, C and F. Set your pace at 40 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 80. Given the song's key of Db Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Wide awake in the middle of the [F] night
[G] Wonder how [D] she's feeling
_ [Dm] _
[D] Is _ _ [F] it just a trick of the light
[C] _ [G] Or is her ceiling [D] peeling?
_ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [F] She's sitting up in bed shaking her head
I [G] can't be out to [D] the fashion _
With _ _ [F] my seat like a fairy [C] tale
[G] To a woman I'm [D] fairly sure _
Was _ I [G] alright?
_ Did [C] I take you to the height [F] of ecstasy?
Was I [G] _ alright?
[C] Did a shadow of [F] emotion cross your face?
Or [G] was it just [D] another trick of the light? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Was I [G] alright? _ _
[C] Did I take you to the height [F] of ecstasy?
Was I [G] alright?
_ Did [C] a shadow of emotion [F] cross your face?
Or [Dm] was it just another trick of the light? _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] What's a nice girl like you
[C] Doing in a place [Dm] like this?
[Bb] They don't [F] make girls like you, [C] no
_ And [Dm] I'd like to get [Bb] to know you
[G] On closer terms [Bb] than this
[G] But I guess you've heard it all [C] before
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Lady of the night
[F] Won't [G] you steal away [D] with me? _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Lady of the [C] night
Won't [G] you steal away [D] with me?
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ On the floor she looks at me
[G] Shakes her [D] head, sighs _
Was _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
[D] _ _ I [G] alright? _ _
[C] Did I take you to the height [F] of ecstasy?
Was I [G] alright?
[F] _ [G] _
[C] Did a shadow of [F] emotion cross your face?
[G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] Was [G] I alright? _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] Was [G] I alright? _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] [G] Alright? _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] Was [G] I alright? _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by John Entwistle.

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