4 Chords used in the song: Em, D, C, Am

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Em
D
C
I had a way then losing it all on my own
Em
D
C
I had a heart then but the queen has been overthrown
Em
D
C
And I'm not sleeping now the dark is too hard to beat
Em
D
C
And I'm not keeping now the strength I need to push me
Em
D
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
Em
Am
You shine It when I'm alone
Em
D
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
Em
Am
And dreaming when they're gone
Em
D
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me homeEm
D
Calling, calling, calling home
Em
D
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
Em
D
You shine It when I'm aloneEm
D
C
Noises, I play within my head
Em
D
C
Touch my own skin and hope that I'm still breathing
Em
D
C
And I think back to when my brother and my sister sleptEm
D
C
in an unlocked place the only time I feel safe
Em
D
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
Em
Am
You shine It when I'm alone
Em
D
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
Em
Am
And dreaming when they're gone
Em
D
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me homeEm
D
Calling, calling, calling home
Em
D
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
Em
D
You shine It when I'm aloneEm
Home
InterludeEm,
Am,
Em,
D (repeat)
Em
D
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
Em
Am
You shine It when I'm alone
Em
D
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
Em
Am
And dreaming when they're gone
Em
D
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me homeEm
D
Calling, calling, calling home
Em
D
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
Em
D
You shine It when I'm alone
OutroEm,
Am (repeat)
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About this song: Lights
The Lights Songfacts reports that Goulding wrote the song with Spice Girls collaborator Richard "Biff" Stannard and Ash Howes, whose resumes include numbers recorded by Westlife and Kylie Minogue. The song is about Ellie being unable to sleep in the dark.