Gregory Alan Isakov – Light Year (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
The chord embellishments are open hammer ons embedded in the strum pattern:
for the G chord go open to 2nd fret on the G string,
for the C chord go open to 2nd fret on the D string.
Play the D chords this way (except on bridge): e|--0--| B|--3--| G|--0--| D|--4--| A|--5--| E|--5--|
[Intro]
G C (x4)
[Verse 1]
G Em I woke you up D C With poetry and stones G Em The ragged and the bones D C Strewn around the room
[Verse 2]
G Em I recall D C Another hazy may Em G Take a round in the ring D C Gone hungry for the win...
G C (x2)
[Chorus 1]
C G Here’s the part I just lose everything C Em G Em C And I cracked a spark just to hear you sing Em G C Sing...
G C (x4)
[Verse 3]
G Em I took it out D C The papers and the trash G Em Old among the cans D C This golden love gone bad
[Verse 4]
G Em Shined it up D C Aiming at the Sun Em G Just a light year from us D C Hop a cab ride and we’re off...
G C (x2)
[Chorus 2]
C G And all the ravens came along to play C Em G Em C The simple notes you sang just went astray Em G C Astray...
[Bridge]
Am D7 Everything was up, it’s coming down Am D7 Everything was up, it’s coming down Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Coming down, coming, coming down, coming...
[Outro]
G C (x2)
G C Everything we ever wanted, G C G Is you