Let The Lower Lights Be Burning Lyrics And Chords
LET THE LOWER LIGHTS BE BURNING 4/4
Use a capo on the 2nd fret to play along to the Irish Rovers an their album Tall Ships & Salty Dogs.
Use a capo on the 2nd fret to play along to the Irish Rovers an their album Tall Ships & Salty Dogs.
Intro: G-F#m-Em-D
Brightly (D)beams our Father’s (G)mercy,
From his (Em)lighthouse ever(A)more,
But to (D)us he gives the (G)keeping
Of the (D)lights a(A)long the (D)shore. -D
Chorus
Let the (G)lower lights be (D)burning!
Send a (E7)gleam across the (A)wave!
Some poor (D)lost and struggling (G)seaman
You may (D)rescue, (A)you may (G)save.
Bridge: G-F#m-Em-D
Dark the (D)night of sin has (G)settled,
Loud the (Em)angry billows (A)roar;
Eager (D)eyes are watching, (G)longing,
For the (D)lights a(A)long the (D)shore. -D
Chorus + Bridge
Trim your (D)feeble lamp, my (G)brother;
Some poor (Em)sailor, tempest-(A)tossed,
Trying (D)now to reach the (G)harbour,
In the (D)darkness (A)may be (D)lost. -D
Modified Chorus ending on D instead of G
Normal Chorus
Outro: G-F#m-Em-D -D-D-D-D
Brightly (D)beams our Father’s (G)mercy,
From his (Em)lighthouse ever(A)more,
But to (D)us he gives the (G)keeping
Of the (D)lights a(A)long the (D)shore. -D
Chorus
Let the (G)lower lights be (D)burning!
Send a (E7)gleam across the (A)wave!
Some poor (D)lost and struggling (G)seaman
You may (D)rescue, (A)you may (G)save.
Bridge: G-F#m-Em-D
Dark the (D)night of sin has (G)settled,
Loud the (Em)angry billows (A)roar;
Eager (D)eyes are watching, (G)longing,
For the (D)lights a(A)long the (D)shore. -D
Chorus + Bridge
Trim your (D)feeble lamp, my (G)brother;
Some poor (Em)sailor, tempest-(A)tossed,
Trying (D)now to reach the (G)harbour,
In the (D)darkness (A)may be (D)lost. -D
Modified Chorus ending on D instead of G
Normal Chorus
Outro: G-F#m-Em-D -D-D-D-D
