Chords for Villagers - A Trick of the Light (Official Video)

Tempo:
99.95 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Gb

B

Ebm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Villagers - A Trick of the Light (Official Video) chords
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[B] .
[Gb] [Bb] [Ebm] [Gb] .
[B] [Bb] [Ebm] .
[Gb] My [B] heart is spilling [Gb].
[Bb] over, [Ebm] crashing [Gb] on the ground.
[B] I can't see what's [Gb] around [Bb] me, but [Ebm] soon I'll come [Gb] around.
[B] My faith is in the [Gb] [Bb] balance [Ebm] of a million tiny [Gb] words.
So [B] I return [Gb] to silence.
[Ebm] And [Gb] [B] if I see a sign [Bb] in the sky tonight.
[Ebm] No one's gonna tell [Gb] me it's a trick of the light.
[B] May never come, but [Bb] I'm willing to wait.
[Ebm] What can I say, [Gb] I'm a man of faith.
And [B] there's an ocean in [Bb] my body.
And [Ebm] there's a river in my [Gb] soul.
[B] And I'm [Bb] crying.
[Ebm] It's [Gb] .
[B] time that I let [Bb] go of things [Ebm] I can't [Gb] control.
[B] This path that I [Gb] take [Bb] is [Ebm] the only one I [Gb] know.
[B] Well I've come so far [Bb] to get here.
And I've [Ebm] got so [Gb] far to go.
So [B] I'll take what I can [Bb] get.
[Ebm] In matters of the [Gb] soul.
And if [B] I see a [Bb] sign in the sky tonight.
[Ebm] No one's gonna [Gb] tell me it's a trick of the [B] light.
May never come, [Bb] but I'm willing to wait.
[Ebm] What can I [Gb] say, I'm a man of faith.
And [B] there's an ocean in my [Bb] body.
[Ebm] And there's a river in [Gb] my soul.
And [B] I'm [Bb] crying.
[Ebm] And [Bb] .
we are [Ebm] the dawn.
[Bbm] .
[Bb] And we [Ebm] carry the [Bbm] sun.
[Ebm] And [Bb] .
we [Bbm] are the dawn.
And [Bb] .
[B] we [Ab] carry [Ebm] the sun.
[B] [Bb] If [Ebm] .
[Gb] [B] [Bb] .
[Ebm] [Gb] [B] .
[Bb] [Ebm] [Gb] .
[B] [Bb] [Ebm] .
[Gb] [B] I see a [Bb] sign in the sky tonight.
[Ebm] No one's gonna tell me it's [Gb] a trick of the light.
[B].
May never come, [Bb] but I'm willing to wait.
[Ebm] What can I say, I'm a man of faith.
And [B] there's an ocean in my [Bb] body.
[Ebm] And there's a river in [Gb] my soul.
And [B] I'm [Bb] crying.
If [Ebm] [Gb] [B] I see a sign [Bb] in the sky tonight.
[Ebm] No one's gonna tell [Gb] me it's a trick of the light.
[B] May never come, but [Bb] I'm willing to wait.
[Ebm].
What can I say, [Gb] I'm a man of faith.
And there's [B] an ocean in [Bb] my body.
And there's [Ebm] a river in my [Gb] soul.
And [B] .
I'm crying.
[Bb] [Ebm] [Gb] [B] [Dm] [Eb] .
[Db] [Gb] [Bb] .
[Eb] [Db] [B] .
[Bb] [Eb] [Db] .
[B] [Bb] [Eb] .
Key:  
Bb
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Gb
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B
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Ebm
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Eb
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Bb
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Gb
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B
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To learn Villagers - A Trick Of The Light chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gb, B, Bb, Ebm and Gb. Start with a comfortable 49 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 100. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Eb Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ [Gb] _ My [B] heart is spilling [Gb].
[Bb] over, _ [Ebm] crashing [Gb] on the ground.
[B] I can't see what's [Gb] around [Bb] me, but [Ebm] soon I'll come [Gb] around.
_ [B] My faith is in the [Gb] [Bb] balance [Ebm] of a million tiny [Gb] words.
So [B] I return [Gb] to silence.
[Ebm] And _ [Gb] _ _ [B] if I see a sign [Bb] in the sky tonight.
[Ebm] No one's gonna tell [Gb] me it's a trick of the light.
[B] May never come, but [Bb] I'm willing to wait.
[Ebm] What can I say, [Gb] I'm a man of faith.
And [B] there's an ocean in [Bb] my body.
And [Ebm] there's a river in my [Gb] soul.
[B] And I'm [Bb] crying.
_ [Ebm] It's _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ [B] time that I let [Bb] go of things [Ebm] I can't [Gb] control.
_ [B] This path that I [Gb] take [Bb] is [Ebm] the only one I [Gb] know.
[B] Well I've come so far [Bb] to get here.
And I've [Ebm] got so [Gb] far to go.
So [B] I'll take what I can [Bb] get.
[Ebm] In matters of the [Gb] soul.
And if [B] I see a [Bb] sign in the sky tonight.
[Ebm] No one's gonna [Gb] tell me it's a trick of the [B] light.
May never come, [Bb] but I'm willing to wait.
[Ebm] What can I [Gb] say, I'm a man of faith.
And [B] there's an ocean in my [Bb] body.
[Ebm] And there's a river in [Gb] my soul.
And [B] I'm [Bb] crying.
_ [Ebm] And _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ we are [Ebm] the dawn.
[Bbm] _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ And we [Ebm] carry the [Bbm] sun.
[Ebm] And _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
we [Bbm] are the dawn.
And _ [Bb] _ .
[B] _ _ we [Ab] carry [Ebm] the sun.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] If _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] I see a [Bb] sign in the sky tonight.
[Ebm] No one's gonna tell me it's [Gb] a trick of the light.
[B].
May never come, [Bb] but I'm willing to wait.
[Ebm] What can I say, I'm a man of faith.
And [B] there's an ocean in my [Bb] body.
[Ebm] And there's a river in [Gb] my soul.
And [B] I'm [Bb] crying.
If [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] I see a sign [Bb] in the sky tonight.
[Ebm] No one's gonna tell [Gb] me it's a trick of the light.
[B] May never come, but [Bb] I'm willing to wait.
[Ebm].
What can I say, [Gb] I'm a man of faith.
And there's [B] an ocean in [Bb] my body.
And there's [Ebm] a river in my [Gb] soul.
And [B] _ .
I'm crying.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ .

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