Lover of the Light (D Major)
Artist: Mumford & Sons    Genre: Folk-Rock    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ClimberStephen   
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
Bm
(B,D,F♯)
F♯ B F♯ B D F♯


Verse 1
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And in the		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] middle of the night, I may		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] watch you go
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There'll be no		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] value in the strength of walls that		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'll have grown
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There'll be no		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] comfort in the		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] shade of the		 sha- [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dows		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] thrown
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] But I'll		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] be		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] yours if you'll		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] be		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mine

Verse 2
Stretch out my [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] life and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] pick the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] seams out
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Take what you		 like, but [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] close my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ears and		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] eyes
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Watch me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stumble		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] o-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ver and		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] o-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ver
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I have done wrong, so		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] build your		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tower
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But call me home and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I will		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] build a th-		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] rone
And [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] wash my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] eyes out		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ne-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ver		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] a-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gain

Chorus
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] So love the one you		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hold
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And I'll be your		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] goal
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] To have and to		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hold
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] A lover of the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] light

Verse 3
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Skin too tight and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] eyes like		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] marbles
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You spin me high so		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] watch me		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] as I		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] glide
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Before I		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tumble		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ward		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ward
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I know I've tried, I		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] was not		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stable
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Flawed my pride, I		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] miss my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sanguine		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] eyes
So [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hold my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hands up,		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] brea-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] the in an'		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] brea-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] the out
Repeat Chorus

Instrumental
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 4
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And in the		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] middle of the night, I may		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] watch you go
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There'll be no		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] value in the strength of walls that		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'll have grown
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There'll be no		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] comfort in the		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] shade of the		 sha- [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dows		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] thrown
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] You may not trust the promi-		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] ses of the		 change [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I'll		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] show
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] But I'll		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] be		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] yours if you'll		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] be		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mine

Banjo Solo
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Repeat Chorus x2

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