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Simon Hill – Light The Lanterns Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G F (x3)
A

[Verse 1]
D                   A
  She was born on a magic island
G                     F
  there's a certain mythology.
D                  A
  I was already on the outside
    G                   F
  I wanted to be what I wanted to be.
D                  A
  She took me to Illumination Night
G                F         A
  to pass on the legacy...

[Chorus]
F#m                E
  Crazy ladies in gingerbread
   houses.
A                           
  Light the lanterns for the
 D
   shipwrecked
   sailors.
F#m                E
  Celebrate the homecoming...
A               D
  Celebrate the moment where,
A                     D
  the will to live collides
   with love.
A                     D        
  Light the lanterns, everyone,
     E  
   and pray
                     A    G A G
   that the rain won't come.

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[Verse 2]
D                  A
  She left me with grace the
   next year,
G                  F
  She went away, I don't know
   where.
D                   A
  Grace got drunk a Chinese
   restaurant,
G                       F
  so all I saw were the lights
   extinguishing.
D                 A
  Going back on illumination night,
G           F               A
  To see if I can light the lights...

[Chorus]
F#m                E
  Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses.
A                           
  Light the lanterns for the
 D 
   shipwrecked sailors.
F#m                E
  Celebrate the homecoming...
A               D
  Celebrate the moment where,
A                     D
  the will to live collides
   with love.
A                     D        
  Light the lanterns, everyone, 
     E                  
  and pray that the rain 
      A    G
  won't come.

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[Bridge]
G F (x3)
A

[Chorus]
F#m                E
  Crazy ladies in gingerbread
   houses.
A                           
  Light the lanterns for the
 D
   shipwrecked sailors.
F#m                E
  Celebrate the homecoming...
A               D
  Celebrate the moment where,
A                     D
  the will to live collides 
  with love.
A                     D        
  Light the lanterns, everyone,
     E                    
   and pray that the rain 
    A    G A G A
   won't come.

How to play Light The Lanterns: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Light The Lanterns by Simon Hill on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Light The Lanterns by Simon Hill is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 6 chords in all: G, F, A, D, F#m and E.

Most of the song cycles through D – A – G – F (I – V – IV – ♭III in D major). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F and F#m are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.