Christmas Lights Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays442

Christmas Lights by Nina Gordon is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A, G5, C, Em and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
D G A 
D G A 
D G A 
D G A 

verse 1 
D           G          A                 D           G      A 
Dream we're out on the runway and you're right there by my side 
          D      G           A          D       G       A 
And we're taking off in your G5 baby, I love it when we fly 
              D      G      A                     D         G      A 
'Cause you're mighty like a knockout baby, you're desperate like a rose 
        D       G        A                   D             G          A 
And you stumble into the spotlight, hey, and you watch the crowd grow 
       C    G         D              A         C             G 
But my hero said, you can't hold the hand of a rock and roll man 
    D         A            C 
But what if I can, what if I can 

        D             A                     Em              G 
What if I look to the sky and check out the stars, how they shine 
          D                       A                   Bm                        G 
Into your eyes, they're just like mine, searching the darkness for some kind of sign 
                 D            A                  Em     G                C      Bm A G 
I'm building our lives on the dreams we string together   like Christmas lights 

verse 2 
D       G             A                    D          G      A 
I can't wait till the night comes for that sweet blue summer sky 
        D        G            A                      D        G        A 
Because I've got something to tell you baby, and the daylight makes me shy 
      C               G      D         A 
But tonight I'll sing out as loud as I can, 
       C       G          D         A            C 
Like a diehard fan for my favourite band loud as I can 

              D             A                     Em              G 
And I'm gonna   look to the sky and check out the stars, how they shine 
          D                       A                   Bm                         G 
Into your eyes, they're just like mine, searching the darkness for some kind of sign 
                 D            A                  Em     G                C      Bm A G 
I'm building our lives on the dreams we string together   like Christmas lights 

Bridge 
Em        G        A                    Em     G          A 
Slow down baby the summer is over, it's almost time to go home 
     Em          G         A                         C 
Well don't worry baby, the nights may get colder but you're not alone, no 

Instrumental 
D A Em G 
D A Em G 
C G D A 
C G D A 

verse 3 
       C    G         D              A         C             G 
And my hero said, you can't hold the hand of a rock and roll man 
    D         A            C 
But what if I can, what if I can 
            D             A                     Em              G 
And what if I look to the sky and check out the stars, how they shine 
          D                       A                   Bm                         G 
Into your eyes, they're just like mine, searching the darkness for some kind of sign 
                 D            A                  Em     G 
I'm building our lives on the dreams we string together 
               D      A           Em     G 
Like Christmas lights   Christmas lights 

Outro 
             D  A  Em  G 
Look in your eyes 
             D  A  Em  G 
Look in your eyes 
             D  A  Em  G 
Look in your eyes 
             D  A  Em  G 
Look in your eyes 

D  A  Em  G 
D  A  Em  G D 
    	

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