Light Me Up Chords

KeyAb Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays511

Light Me Up by Ingrid Michaelson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Ab with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Dm, Bb, F and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Ab
Text
16
Speed
  			 
 Dm             Bb       F 
Well you’re not what I was looking for¨ 
         Dm             Bb     F 
But your arms were open at my door 
        Dm               Bb       F 
And you taught me what a life is for 
                      Dm  Bb  F 
To see that ordinary, isn’t 

         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 
         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 
  
      Dm               Bb    F 
And I want to keep us all alive 
      Dm              Bb       F 
And I want to see you with my eyes 
      Dm             Bb    F 
But I see you in the fireflies 
                      Dm  Bb  F 
And how extraordinary is   that 

         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 
         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 
  
        C 
And you don’t hold back 
     F 
So I won’t hold back 
        Bb 
And you don’t look back 
     Dm 
So I won’t look back 
  
         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 
         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 

C                  Dm 
We are, we are, we are tonight 
Bb                  F 
We are, we are, we are forever 
C                  Dm 
We are, we are, we are tonight 
Bb                  F 
We are, we are, we are forever 
  
C                  Dm 
We are, we are, we are tonight 
Bb                  F 
We are, we are, we are forever 
C                  Dm 
We are, we are, we are tonight 
Bb                  F 
We are, we are, we are forever 

        C 
And you don’t hold back 
     F 
So I won’t hold back 
        Bb 
And you don’t look back 
     Dm 
So I won’t look back 

         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 
         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 
  
        C 
And you don’t hold back 
     F 
So I won’t hold back 
        Bb 
And you don’t look back 
     Dm 
So I won’t look back 

         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 
         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 
         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 
         C  Dm  Bb 
Light me up   again 
  
C                  Dm 
We are, we are, we are tonight 
Bb                  F 
We are, we are, we are forever 
C                  Dm 
We are, we are, we are tonight 
Bb                  F 
We are, we are, we are forever 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante