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Lover Of The Light by Mumford & Sons
Lover Of The Light
[Verse]
D D
And in the middle of night I may watch you go,
D D
There'll be know value in strength of walls that I'll have known
Bm A D A G
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows so,
A Bm A D
But I'll be yours if you be mine
D G D
Stretch out my life and pick the seams out
D G A Bm
Take what you like, but close my ears and eyes
G D A Bm A D
Watch me tumble over and over
D G D
I have done wrong, so build your tower
D G A Bm
But call me home and I will build a throne
G D A Bm A D
And wash my eyes out never again
[Chorus]
G
But love the one you hold
A
And I'll be your goal
Bm
To have and to hold
D
A lover of the light
[Verse]
D G D
Skin too tight and eyes like marbles
D G A Bm
You spin me high so watch me as I glide
G D A Bm A D
Before I tumble homeward, homeward
D G D
Although I tried I was not stable
D G A Bm
He flawed my pride I missed my sangin eyes
G D A Bm A D
So hold my hands up breath in, breath out
[Chorus]
G
But love the one you hold
A
And I'll be your goal
Bm
To have and to hold
D
A lover of the light
[Verse]
D D
And in the middle of night I may watch you go,
D D
There'll be know value in strength of walls that I'll have known
Bm A D A G
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows so,
Bm A D A G
You may not trust the promises of the change I show,
A Bm A D
But I'll be yours if you be mine
[Chorus]
G
But love the one you hold
A
And I'll be your goal
Bm
To have and to hold
D
A lover of the light x2
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
[Intro]
C
[Verse]
C G C
And in the middle of the night, I may watch you go
C G C
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I'll have grown
F Am Am G F
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
G C G C
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine
C F C
Stretch out my life and pick the seams out
C F G Am
Take what you like, but close my ears and eyes
F C G C G C
Watch me stumble over and over
C F C
I had done wrong, you build your tower
C F G Am
But call me home and I will build a throne
F C G C G C
And wash my eyes out never again
[Chorus]
C F
But love the one you hold
G
And I'll be your goal
Am
To have and to hold
C
A lover of the light
[Verse]
C F C
Skin too tight and eyes like marbles
C F G Am
You spin me high so watch me as I glide
F C G C G C
Before I tumble homeward homeward
C F C
I know I've tried, I was not stable
C F G Am
Flawed my pride, I miss my sanguine eyes
F C G C G C
So hold my hands up, breathe in an' breathe out
[Chorus]
C F
So love the one you hold
G
And I'll be your goal
Am
To have and to hold
C
A lover of the light
[Bridge]
C Am (x2) C
C G C
And in the middle of the night, I may watch you go
C G C
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I'll have grown
F Am Am G F
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
F Am Am G F
You may not trust the promises of the change I'll show
G C G C
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine
[Solo]
C C C C Am C Am G Am C F G Am C
[Chorus]
C F
So love the one you hold
G
And I will be your goal
Am
To have and to hold
C
A lover of the light
C F
So love the one you hold
G
And I will be your goal
Am
To have and to hold
C
A lover of the light
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
I'm just showing the chords for people who don't want to play this with a capo.
Personally, I don't think putting a capo on the second fret is necessary to play
this song, for it doesn't make any of the chords easier. Also, I play an A/C# as
x4222x (I assume the rest of the chords are self-explanatory).
D A D
And in the middle of the night, I may watch you go
D A D
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I'll have grown
G Bm Bm A G
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
A D A D
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine
D G D
Stretch out my life and pick the seams out
D G A Bm
Take what you like, but close my ears and eyes
G D A D A D
Watch me crumble over and over
D G D
I have done wrong, so build your tower
D G A Bm
But call me home and I will build a throne
G D A D A D
And wash my eyes out never again
Chorus:
D G
But love the one you hold
A
And I'll be your goal
Bm
To have and to hold
D
A lover of the light
Verse:
D G D
Skin too tight and eyes like marbles
D G A Bm
You spin me high so watch me as I glide
G D A D A D
Before I tumble homeward homeward
D G D
I know I've tried, I was not stable
D G A Bm
Flawed my pride, I miss my sanguine eyes
G D A D A D
So hold my hands up, breathe in an' breathe out
Chorus:
D G
But love the one you hold
A
And I'll be your goal
Bm
To have and to hold
D
A lover of the light
Bm D (x2)
D A D
And in the middle of the night, I may watch you go
D A D
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I'll have grown
G Bm Bm A G
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
F Bm Bm A G
You may not trust the promises of the change I'll show
A D A D
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine
[BANJO FILL]
D D D D
Bm D Bm A/C# Bm
D G A/C# Bm
D
Chorus:
D G
So love the one you hold
A
And I will be your goal
Bm
To have and to hold
D
A lover of the light
D G
So love the one you hold
A
And I will be your goal
Bm
To have and to hold
D
A lover of the light
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version 4
capo 2
[Verse 1]
G C
And in the middle of the night, I may watch you go
G C
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I'll have grown
F Am C G F
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
F G F C
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine
C F C
Stretch out my life and pick the seams out
C F G Am
Take what you like, but close my ears and eyes
F C F G F C
Watch me crumble over and over
C F C
I have done wrong, so build your tower
C F G Am
But call me home and I will build a throne
F C F G F C
And wash my eyes out never again
[Chorus]
C F
But love the one you hold
G
And I'll be your goal
Am
To have and to hold
C
A lover of the light
[Verse]
C F C
Skin too tight and eyes like marbles
C F G Am
You spin me high so watch me as I glide
F C F G F C
Before I tumble homeward homeward
C F C
I know I've tried, I was not stable
C F G Am
Flawed my pride, I miss my sanguine eyes
F C F G F C
So hold my hands up, breathe in an' breathe out
[Chorus]
C F
But love the one you hold
G
And I'll be your goal
Am
To have and to hold
C
A lover of the light
C Am
[Bridge]
C G C
And in the middle of the night, I may watch you go
G C
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I'll have grown
F Am C G F
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
F Am C G F
You may not trust the promises of the change I'll show
F G F C
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine
C Am
[Chorus]
C F
So love the one you hold
G
And I will be your goal
Am
To have and to hold
C
A lover of the light
C F
So love the one you hold
G
And I will be your goal
Am
To have and to hold
C
A lover of the light
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version 5
TUNING: D-A-D-F#-A-D
NO CAPO
Intro:
"And in the middle of the night I may watch you go"
d |---------0-------------------------0------------|
A |---------0-------------------------0------------|
F#|---------7--(let ring--------------0------------|
D |---------0---every chord)----------0------------|
A |---------x-------------------------0------------|
D |---------7-------------------------0------------|
"There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I have grown"
d |-------------0------------------------------------------0-----|
A |-------------0------------------------------------------0-----|
F#|-------------7------------------------------------------0-----|
D |-------------0------------------------------------------0-----|
A |-------------x------------------------------------------0-----|
D |-------------7------------------------------------------0-----|
"There'll be no confort in the shade of the shadows thrown"
d |-------------0--------------0------------0--0----0---------|
A |-------------0--------------0------------0--0----0---------|
F#|-------------5--------------8------------8--7----5---------|
D |-------------0--------------0------------0--0----0---------|
A |-------------x--------------x------------x--x----x---------|
D |-------------5--------------9------------9--7----5-------5-|
"But I'd be yours if you'd be mine"
d |-----0--0--------------0--0----|
A |-----0--0--------------0--0----|
F#|-----1--3--------------1--0----|
D |-----0--0--------------0--0----|
A |-----x--x--------------x--0----|
D |-----2--4--------------2--0----|
Now the strumming starts, listen to the song for it
CHORDS:
D [000000]
A [7x0700]
G [5x0500]
Bm [9x0800]
D/F#[4x0300]
A2 [2x0100] (I don't know the name of this chord, so I'll call it A2]
Verse 1:
D G D
Stretch out my life and pick the seams out
G A Bm
Take what you like but close my years and eyes
G D A2 D/F# A2 D
Watch me stumble o-ver and o-ver
D G D
I have done wrong, you build your tower
G A Bm
But call me home and I will build a throne
G D A2 D/F# A2 D
And wash my eyes out never a-gain
Chorus 1:
D G
But love the one you hold
A
And I'll be your goal
Bm
To have and to hold
D
A lover of the light
Verse 2 (From "With skin too tight..." to "breathe in and breathe out") is the same of
the 1st.
Chorus 2 is always the same
Bridge is like the intro, but there's a new line between "Of the shadows thrown" and
"But I'd be yours if you'd be mine":
G Bm Bm A G
You may not trust the promises of the change I'll shown
Banjo Solo: D Bm D G A Bm D G A Bm D
Chorus 3/Chorus 4: like the others
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version 6
s= slide
h= hammer
Solo
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B------7----8--7------8s10--8--7---------------------------|
G-7h9----9-------9--7------------9--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
In the middle of the night, I may watch you go
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I have grown
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
But I'd be yours if you'd be mine
Stretch out my life and pick the seams out
Take what you like, but close my ears and eyes
Watch me stumble over and over
I have done wrong, you build your tower
But call me home and I will build a throne
And wash my eyes out never again
But love the one you hold
And I'll be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
Skin too tight and eyes like marbles
You spin me high, so watch me as I glide
Before I tumble homeward, homeward
I know I tried, I was not stable
Flawed by pride, I miss my sanguine eyes
So hold my hands up, breathe in and breathe out
So love the one you hold
And I'll be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
And in the middle of the night, I may watch you go
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I have grown
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
You may not trust the promises of the change I'll show
But I'd be yours if you'd be mine
So love the one you hold
And I will be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
So love the one you hold
And I will be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
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version 7
Open C Tuning (Variation): CACGCE
or
Open D Tuning: DADF#AD
No Capo
|----0-------------------------------0--------0-|
|----0-------------------------------0--------0-|
|----0-------------------------------0--------0-|
|----0-------------------------------0--------0-|
|----3-------------------------------8--------3-|
|----0-------------------------------5--------0-|
and in the middle of the night I may watch you go...
|---------------0-------------0------------0--0----0--|
|---------------0-------------0------------0--0----0--|
|---------------0-------------0------------0--0----0--|
|---------------0-------------0------------0--0----0--|
|---------------8-------------10-----------12-10---8--|
|---------------5-------------7------------9--7----5--|
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
|--------0--0----------------0--0-|
|--------0--0----------------0--0-|
|--------0--0----------------0--0-|
|--------0--0----------------0--0-|
|--------8--3----------------10-3-|
|--------5--0----------------7--0-|
But I'll be yours, if you'll be mine
|-0----------------------0--------0-|
|-0----------------------0--------0-|
|-0----------------------0--------0-|
|-0----------------------0--------0-|
|-3----------------------8--------3-|
|-0----------------------5--------0-|
Stretch out my life, and pick the seams out
|-0---------------------0--------0--------0--|
|-0---------------------0--------0--------0--|
|-0---------------------0--------0--------0--|
|-0---------------------0--------0--------0--|
|-3---------------------8--------10-------12-|
|-0---------------------5--------7--------9--|
Take what you like, but close my ears and eyes
|---0--------0---------0-0------0--0-|
|---0--------0---------0-0------0--0-|
|---0--------0---------0-0------0--0-|
|---0--------0---------0-0------0--0-|
|---12-------10--------8-3------10-3-|
|---9--------7---------5-0------7--0-|
And watch me crumble, over and over
(palm muted)
|--------------------0-|
|--------------------0-|
|--------------------0-|
|--------------------0-|
|--------------------8-|
|--------------------5-|
But love the one you hold
|----------------0--|
|----------------0--|
|----------------0--|
|----------------0--|
|----------------10-|
|----------------7--|
And I'll be your goal
|--------------0--|
|--------------0--|
|--------------0--|
|--------------0--|
|--------------12-|
|--------------9--|
To have and to hold
|------------------0-|
|------------------0-|
|------------------0-|
|------------------0-|
|------------------3-|
|------------------0-|
A lover of the light
That's pretty much the whole song's chords and repeated, just listen for chord and timing.
Lyrics:
In the middle of the night, I may watch you go
Ther'll be no value in the strength of walls that I'll have grown
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
But I'll be yours, if you'll be mine
Stretch out my life and pick the seams out
Take what you like, but close my ears and eyes
Watch me crumble over and over
I have done wrong so build your tower
But call me home and I will build a thronw
And wash my eyes out never again
But love the one you hold
And I'll be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
Skin too tight and eyes like marbles
You spin me high so watch me as I glide
Before I tumble homeward, homeward
I know I tried, I was not stable
Flawed by pride, I miss my sanguine eyes
So hold my hands up...breathe in, breathe out
But love the one you hold
And I'll be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
And in the middle of the night, I may watch you go
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I'll have grown
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
You may not trust the promises of the change I'll show
But I'll be yours, if you'll be mine
So love the one you hold
And I will be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
So love the one you hold
And I will be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
------------------
version 8
Tuning: D A D G B E
(/) Slide Up (h) Hammer On
Tuning: Double drop D (DADGBD)
Chords used:
A - 002222
D - 000230
G - 5x0400
A2 - 7x0600
B - 9x0700
B/E - 9x0900
B/F# - 9x01100
D2 - 12x01100 or x0121100 (take your pick, either works!)
(Banjo effects! Optional, but help if you're playing solo!):
* = Hammer on second fret of g string during D chord
** = Hammer on second fret of g string during D chord and (optional) walk down high D
(formerly e) string fret 4 then 2 then 0.
Intro:
A D A
And in the middle of the night, I may watch you go. There'll be no value in
D G
the strength of walls that I'll have grown. There'll be no comfort in the
A2 B A2 G A D A D
shade of the shadows thrown. But I'd be yours, if you'd be mine.
Verse #1:
D * G D * G
Stretch out my life, pick the seams out. Take what you like, but close my
A2 B G D A D A D **
ears and eyes. Or watch me stumble, over and over. I had done wrong, you
G D ** G A2 B G
built your tower. But call me home, and I will build a throne. And wash my
D A D A D
eyes out, never again.
Chorus:
(Palm muted, increases in volume closer to the end of each chord)
D G A2 B
But love the one you hold, and I will be your gold. To have and to hold, a
D **
lover of the light.
Verse #2:
D ** G D ** G A2
With skin too tight, and eyes like marbles. You spin me high, so watch me as
B G D A D A D ** G
I glide. Before I tumble homeward, homeward. I know I've tried, I was not
D ** G A2 B G D
stable. And flawed by pride, I miss my sanguine eyes. So hold my hands up,
A D A D
breathe in and breathe out.
Chorus #2:
(Quieter strumming, increases in volume closer to the end of each chord)
D G A2 B
So love the one you hold, and I will be your gold. To have and to hold, a
D **
lover of the light!
Horn solo:
(Listen to a live version and you'll pick up the strumming pattern of this bit easy enough)
B/E B B/E B/F# B D (x2)
Bridge:
A D A
And in the middle of the night I may watch you go. There'll be no value in
D G
the strength of walls that I'll have grown. There'll be no comfort in the
A2 B A2 G A2 B
shade of the shadows thrown. You may not trust the promises of the change
A2 G A D A D
I'll show. But I'd be yours, if you'd be mine.
Banjo solo:
(* at the start of every D chord)
D as Winston goes through his pattern 4x
G as he goes through 1x
D as he goes through 1x
G as he goes through 1x
A2 as he goes through 1x
B as he goes through 1x
D2 as he goes through 1x
Tab for if you want to do the pattern yourself:
D|--0(h)2--4--2--5--4--2--0--5/7--5--4--2--0--0-0-0----|
B|---------------------------------------------0-0-0---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus #3:
(Quiet and increasing volume towards end of chords first time, strum like you mean it
second time!)
G A2 B
So love the one you hold, and I'll be your gold. To have and to hold, a lover
D **
of the light! (x2)
(** At the end of the first time only here)
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version 9
Tuning: D A D F# A D
Open D.
Intro verse:
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0----------------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0----------------------------------|
|-7---0---7---0---5---8---8-7-5----------------------------------|
|-7---0---7---0---5---7---9-7-5----------------------------------|
|-x---0---x---0---x---x---x-x-x----------------------------------|
|-7---0---7---0---5---7---9-7-5---(5)---2-4--2-0-----------------|
Verse 1:
(Piano)
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0-0--0-0-----------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0-0--0-0-----------------------------|
|-0---5---0---0---5---7---8---5---0--x-x--x-0-----------------------------|
|-0---5---0---0---5---7---9---5---0--2-4--2-0-----------------------------|
|-0---x---0---0---x---x---x---x---0--x-x--x-0-----------------------------|
|-0---5---0---0---5---7---9---5---0--2-4--2-0-----------------------------|
Tip: The last couple of chords ( over "I'll be yours, if you'll be mine") Are played with just your
middle and ring finger, so press down on the frets and dampen the strings below it with
those two fingers.
Verse 2
Same chords as verse 1, except now the guitar plays a rhythm. listen carefully to how he plays it.
Pre-Chorus 1:
Build up each chord
|-----------------------------------------0-------------|
|-----------------------------------------0-------------|
|-5-5-5-5-Etc.-7-7-7-7-Etc.-8-8-8-8-Etc.--0-------------|
|-5-5-5-5------7-7-7-7------9-9-9-9-------0-------------|
|-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x-------0-------------|
|-5-5-5-5------7-7-7-7------9-9-9-9-------0-------------|
Verse 3&4: same as Verse 2(& 1)
Pre-Chorus 2: same as Pre-Chorus 1
Instrumental bit:
Just the Chords, listen to the rhythm.
|-0---0---0---0------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0------------------------|
|-8---0---8---0------------------------|
|-9---0---9---0------------------------|
|-x---0---x---0------------------------|
|-9---0---9---0------------------------|
Bridge:
|-0---0---0---0---0--0--0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-------0-0--0-0-----|
|-0---0---0---0---0--0--0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-------0-0--0-0-----|
|-7---0---7---0---5--3--8-7-5---5--3--8-7-5-------x-x--x-0-----|
|-7---0---7---0---5--4--9-7-5---5--4--9-7-5-------2-4--2-0-----|
|-x---0---x---0---x--x--x-x-x---x--x--x-x-x-------x-x--x-0-----|
|-7---0---7---0---5--4--9-7-5---5--4--9-7-5---(5)-2-4--2-0-----|
Banjo Solo:
banjo:
|--0------------0--7---------0-0-0h7p0-------------------|
|----9-7-10-9-7-------10-9-7-----------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8---8--8-8-8-8--------------------------| Repeat
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar:
|-0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------------|
|-0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------------|
|-0---0---0---0-|-8---0---5---7---8---0---5---7---8---0------------|
|-0---0---0---0-|-9---0---5---7---9---0---5---7---9---0------------|
|-0---0---0---0-|-x---0---x---x---x---0---x---x---x---0------------|
|-0---0---0---0-|-9---0---5---7---9---0---5---7---9---0------------|
Then another Pre-Chorus that is like the other ones.
Outro
|-0---0---0---0---0---------------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---------------------------------|
|-0---5---7---8---0---------------------------------|
|-0---5---7---9---0---------------------------------|
|-0---x---x---x---0---------------------------------|
|-0---5---7---9---0---------------------------------|
In the middle of the night, I may watch you go
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I have grown
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
But I'd be yours if you'd be mine
Stretch out my life and pick the seams out
Take what you like, but close my ears and eyes
Watch me stumble over and over
I have done wrong, you build your tower
But call me home and I will build a throne
And wash my eyes out never again
But love the one you hold
And I'll be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
Skin too tight and eyes like marbles
You spin me high, so watch me as I glide
Before I tumble homeward, homeward
I know I tried, I was not stable
Flawed by pride, I miss my sanguine eyes
So hold my hands up, breathe in and breathe out
So love the one you hold
And I'll be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
And in the middle of the night, I may watch you go
There'll be no value in the strength of walls that I have grown
There'll be no comfort in the shade of the shadows thrown
You may not trust the promises of the change I'll show
But I'd be yours if you'd be mine
So love the one you hold
And I will be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
So love the one you hold
And I will be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light
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