Intro: Drumbeats
verse 1:
C
Maybe it is dangerous
to invite us and to
enter the room with
F
us But nothing is
gonna light up and
G C
I'm not scared at all
C
When there is no more
money in politics
They will be tearing
down the union
brick by brick
F
There will be city is
G
running clinics about
C
where we have been
F
With every self
G C
proclaimed historian
Am
You know I know you
G
don't want this
F
you don't need this
C
I'm shining the light
on the darkest places
You know and I know
F
we have to face this now
G C G
We have to face this now
verse 2:
C
The days are growing
dark what are we gonna
do The country is in a
bag when I turn on the
F
tube So maybe I'll just
G C
wake up in the afternoon
C
whoooa You can change
the channel on your tv
Push all the little
buttons until your
F
fingers bleed But you
G C
won't change me whoooa
F
There's nothing I would
G C
do for you cause you
Am
don't wanna see You know
G
I know you don't want
F
this you can't dismiss
C
I'm shining the light
on the darkest places
You know and I know
F
we have to face this now
G
We have to face this now
C
Shining the light on
the darkest places
Putting the word out
F
we have to face this now
G
We have to face this now
Guitar Solo: C F G
Bridge:
Dm Em
A generation taking
F
numbers making calls
Dm Em
A shadow grew across
F
my bedroom wall
C
I'm shining the light
on the darkest places
You know and I know
F
we have to face this now
G
We have to face this now
C
Shining the light on
the darkest places
Putting the word out
F
we have to face this now
G C C(hold)
We have to face this now