Spotlight Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays510

Spotlight by Jessie Ware is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords D, Am/C, B7, Em, A, F#7, Bm, Am6, Gm, Dsus2/C# and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro 

D               Am/C 
Ain't enough to say 
     B7 
That I think of you 
Em               D 
 Words can never do 
                A           F#7 
The things that I need them to 
Bm                Am6 
Tell me when I'll get more 
       Em       Gm 
Than a dream of you 
         D                     Gm 
'Cause a dream is just a dream 
                  D 
And I don't wanna sleep tonight 

Verso 1:
 Dsus2/C# Bm           Bm 
(Ah, ah,  ah) (ah, ah, ah) 
Do anything to make you stay 
                              Bm 
Do anything to start the day again 
         Bm 
(Ah, ah, ah) 
If I had everything my way 
                               Bm 
We'd travel back and forth and back again 

 
                G                           F#7 
If only I could let you go, if only I could be alone 
             Bm      Am6                                Em 
I just wanna stay in moonlight, this is our time in the spotlight 
                G                           F#7 
If only I could let you go, if only I could be alone 
             Bm      Am6                                Em 
I just wanna stay in moonlight, this is our time in the spotlight (Why?) 

Verso 2: 
         Bm           Bm 
(Ah, ah, ah) (ah, ah, ah) 
It's like you never even left 
                        Bm 
I need a moment, just a moment 
         Bm 
(Ah, ah, ah) 
Blow me a kiss, I catch your breath 
                       Bm 
Give me a moment, so devoted 


                G                           F#7 
If only I could let you go, if only I could be alone 
             Bm      Am6                                Em 
I just wanna stay in moonlight, this is our time in the spotlight (Why?) 
                G                           F#7 
If only I could let you go, if only I could be alone 
             Bm      Am6                                Em 
I just wanna stay in moonlight, this is our time in the spotlight (Why?) 

Ponte: 
                        G 
Can't keep the sun from rising 
Can't keep the heart from beating 
                      F#7 
Can't stop you from believing 
                        Bm 
Can't keep the sun from rising 
                         Am6 
Can't keep the air we're breathing 
                           Em 
Can't stop your heart from leaving 
                        G 
Can't keep the sun from rising 
Can't keep the heart from beating 
                      F#7 
Can't stop you from believing 
                        Bm 
Can't keep the sun from rising 
                         Am6 
Can't keep the air we're breathing 
                           Em 
Can't stop your heart from leaving 

 
                G                           F#7 
If only I could let you go, if only I could be alone 
             Bm      Am6                                Em 
I just wanna stay in moonlight, this is our time in the spotlight 

Outro 
                     G 
If a dream is just a dream, and a dream is just a kiss 
                     F#7 
Then tell me what it means, tell me what this is 
                         Bm                              Am6 
And if a touch is just a touch, then a touch just ain't enough 
                Em 
Tell me what it means, tell me you're in love 
G                                 F#7 
Tell me when I'll get more than a dream of you 
Bm                Am6             Em 
Tell me when I'll get more than a dream of you 
                        Bm 
Can't keep the sun from rising 
Can't keep the heart from beating 
                      Bm 
Can't stop you from believing 
                        Bm 
Can't keep the sun from rising 
Can't keep the air we're breathing 
                           Bm 
Can't stop your heart from leaving 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante