Daylight Chords
Daylight by Alison Krauss is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bm with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Am, G/B, C, D, D9, Fm9/C, G, F, Fm, Dm and Gsus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Alison Krauss:
Daylight
Am G/B C D D9
Daylight falls and I'm lost in the big parade
D D9 Fm9/C
Hold my hand darlin, I'm afraid of the daylight
Am G/B C D D9
Shade is dark, cool and languid for love or lorn
D D9 Fm9/C G
Safe in shadow its never stark as the daylight, as the daylight
C Am F
When I was just knee-high my Momma told me never try
Am F
To be someone that I am not yet over time I had forgot
D Fm
one wondering child so lost at play, he's found himself
G F
but he can't find his way in the daylight, oh the daylight
Am G/B C F Dm Am F Dm
Oh........( oh daylight ) Oh......... ( oh daylight )
Am G/B C D D9
Life is short and theres no turnin back the time
D D9 Fm9/C
Fragrent meadows and mounts to climb in the daylight
Am G/B C D D9 D
In my mind theres a corner I need to turn, lessons lived
D9 Fm9/C G
Is a lesson learned in the daylight, in the daylight
C Am F
I miss the forest shade it took me there the promise I made
Am F
To never leave the dark so dear safe and soothing yet I fear
D Fm
As I recall and I reflect I see its safer to connect
G F Gsus4
To the daylight, oh the daylight
Am G/B C F Dm Am F Dm
Oh........( oh daylight ) Oh......... ( oh daylight )
Solo ( C D Am )
Am G/B C D D9
Daylight falls and I'm lost in the big parade
D D9 Fm9/C G (slowly fade out)
Hold my hand darlin, I'm afraid of the daylight, of the day......