Torchlight Chords
Torchlight by Missy Higgins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Am, F, G, C, Em and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
Am
Torchlight on these shadows
F
Daylight to the black
Am
Ive been holding onto something
G
But I'm giving it back
Am
If I could reach out to you, dear
F
Reach back over time
Am
If I could hold you
G
I'd tell that one day, it'll be all right
Chorus
C Em F
But sometimes people let you down
C Em F
And sometimes evil is a quiet town
C Em F
Where nobody wants to hear your truth
C Em F
And nobody wants to believe you
G Am
But I do, I do
F
Someone out there will, too
Interlude
C F
Verse
Am
Torchlight in a locked room
F
Unwind and untangle this mess
Am
If I could go back
G
I'd hide you somewhere they would never guess
Am
'Cause you're a blank page right now
F
But they'll cover you in ink and black your heart out
Am G
If anybody tells you not to tell, don't listen
Chorus
C Em F
'Cause sometimes people let you down and
C Em F
Sometimes the old kings are crowned
C Em F
'Cause nobody wants to see the light
C Em F
And nobody wants to believe you're right
G Am
But I do, I do
F
And someone out there will, too
C F C F
Torchlight on you
Instrumental
Am C F
Am C F
C F Dm G Am
Bridge
C F Em
Unwind and untangle this mess
F Dm
Unwind and untangle this mess
G Am
Unwind and untangle this mess
Outro
C F
Dm
And hold on tight
G Am C Em C F Dm F
We're gonna drag the dark into the torchlight