( Dbm ) Abm Gb E Dbm I had a way then losing it all on my own Abm Gb E Dbm I had a heart then but the queen has been overthrown Abm Gb E Dbm And I'm not sleeping now the dark is too hard to beat Abm Gb E Dbm And I'm not keeping now the strength I need to push me Chorus: Abm Gb You show the lights that stop me turn to stone E Dbm You shine It when I'm alone Abm Gb And so I tell myself that I'll be strong E Dbm And dreaming when they're gone Abm Gb 'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home E Dbm Calling, calling, calling home Abm Gb You show the lights that stop me turn to stone E Dbm You shine It when I'm alone Abm Gb E Dbm Noises, I play within my head Abm Gb E Dbm Touch my own skin and hope that I'm still breathing Abm Gb E Dbm And I think back to when my brother and my sister slept Abm Gb E Dbm in an unlocked place the only time I feel safe Abm Gb You show the lights that stop me turn to stone E Dbm You shine It when I'm alone Abm Gb And so I tell myself that I'll be strong E Dbm And dreaming when they're gone Abm Gb 'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home E Dbm Calling, calling, calling home Abm Gb You show the lights that stop me turn to stone E Dbm You shine It when I'm alone Abm Home Interlude G#m, F#, E, Dbm ( repeat ) Abm Gb You show the lights that stop me turn to stone E Dbm You shine It when I'm alone Abm Gb And so I tell myself that I'll be strong E Dbm And dreaming when they're gone Abm Gb 'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home E Dbm Calling, calling, calling home Abm Gb You show the lights that stop me turn to stone E Dbm You shine It when I'm alone This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Lights chords by Ellie Goulding
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
2
u
3
d
4
u
Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
How to play Lights on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the down-up eighths: d u d u. The groove sits around 120 bpm, a medium pace. This arrangement is in Ab minor. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level. For easier shapes, shift it down 4 half-steps with the transposer and clip a capo on fret 4 to land back in the same key. Flow even eighth down-ups to match the pulsing synth beat.
4 ukulele chords used in "Lights" by Ellie Goulding: Dbm, E, Gb and Abm
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+1 is pretty simple if you don’t want to do -4 for higher voices
Nice song can learn
For the chorus i did DX-UUX. x means muting the strings
It is way easier if you go down 4 half steps.