There Is A Light Chords
by Nick Cave
There Is A Light by Nick Cave is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E5, E, E/A, C, Am, D, Asus2/G and Asus2/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Bass :
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------| Repeat all the song
E|-0-----0-3-5-5-5-5--3--0---|
Intro guitar :
e|----4-3----------------------------------------------|
B|--5------5-5--0h2h3----3--3-3------------------------|
G|---------------------4--------4-----2--2-2-----------|
D|----------------------------------2---------2--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------| x2
Verso 1:
E5
Hey, there sugar, where ya gunna go?
E5
I'm going downtown Daddy-O
E5
What ya gunna do when you get there, girl?
E5
I'm gunna get messed up in a God-Shaped Hole
Verso 2:
E5
Hey, Mr Hophead, what ya gunna do?
E5
I'm going downtown for some bad ju-ju
E5
Ya going downtown too, Mr. Gigolo?
E5
Damn right I am, Daddy-O
E E/A C Am E E/A C D E E/A Asus2/G Asus2/F# E
There is a light that shines o____ver this city toni__________________ght
E E/A C Am E E/A C D E E/A Asus2/G Asus2/F# E
There is a light that shines over this city tonight
Let it shine
Verso 3:
E5
O Mr High Roller, where ya gunna go?
E5
Where the real high-rollin' rollers roll real dough
E5
Hey, Mr Killer Man, what ya gunna do?
E5
Me and Mr Death are going downtown too
Verso 4:
E5
Ain't there one God fearing citizen about?
E5
They're all holed up and they ain't comin' out
E5
What about Mr. Preacher to forgive us our sins?
E5
Not that carrion crow with blood on his chin
Verso 5:
E5
And Mr. Politician can't he lend a hand?
E5
He's too busy sucking on the guts of this town
E5
And what about God and this Armageddon?
E5
He's all blissed out, man, up in Heaven
E5
Ain't there nowhere to run, ain't there nowhere to go?
E5
Ain't there nowhere to run, ain't there nowhere to go?
E5
Ain't there nowhere to run, ain't there nowhere to go?
E5
Yeah, look to the sky, Daddy-O
E E/A C Am E E/A C D E E/A Asus2/G Asus2/F# E
There is a light that shines o____ver this city toni__________________ght
E E/A C Am E E/A C D E E/A Asus2/G Asus2/F# E
There is a light that shines over this city tonight
E5
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
Verso 6:
E5
What are the little kids gunna do, man?
E5
The little kids are all standing around
E5
What are the kids doing, do you know?
E5
They are looking to the sky, Daddy-O
Outro: E5