Artist: Josh Ritter
Song: Lantern
Album: So Run the World Away
Tabbed by: Don Tago
Email: recebedou@yahoo.com
Standard Tuning: CAPO III [all chords relative to capo]
Chords used:
EADGBe
C: 032010
F: 133211
G: 320033
Intro: [C - F - G - C]
Chorus chords:
C F
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light
G C
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight
C F
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light
G C
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight
Verse 1 chords:
C
It's a hungry world out there, even the wind will take a bite
F
And I can feel the world circling, sniffin' round me in the night
C C
And the lost sheep grow teeth, forsake the lambs and lie with the lions
C
And the livin' is desperate, vicarious and mean
F
And gettin' by is so hard that even the rocks are picked clean
G C
And the bones of small contention are the only food the hungry find
Chorus chords:
So be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
Where the roses eat the thorns, the thistles have no chance
And ain't it no wonder that the babies come out crying in advance
And the children long for shelter in the hollow of some lonesome cheek
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And the sky's so cold and clear the stars may stick you where you stand
And you're glad it's dark 'cause you might see the Master's hand
And you might cast around forever and never find the peace you seek
Chorus chords:
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light;
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight.
Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords]
For every cry in the night, somebody says "Have faith"
Be content inside your questions, minutes, hours inside a maze
Tell me what's the point of light that you have to strike a match to find
So throw away those lamentations, we both know them all too well
If there's a book of Jubilations well have to write it for ourselves
So come and lie next to me darling, let's write it while we still got time
Interlude 1: [C - F - G - C]
Verse 4: [use verse 1 chords]
So if you've got a light, hold it high for me
I need it back tonight, hold it high for me
Cause I'm face to face, hold it high for me
In a lonesome place, hold it high for me
Well all the hurt that I've done, hold it high for me
That can't be undone, hold it high for me
Light had got me through, hold it high for me
I'd do the same for you, hold it high for me
Verse 5: [use verse 1 chords]
I'll hold it high for you, cause I know you got
I'll hold it high for you, your own valley to walk
I'll hold it high for you, though it's dark as death
I'll hold it high for you, and it gets darker yet
I'll hold it high for you, though you passing's lost
I'll hold it high for you, through the bees and rocks
I'll hold it high for you, I'll keep you safe from harm
I'll hold it high for you, 'till you're back in my arms
Chorus chords:
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern, be the light
Be the light of my lantern, the light of my lantern tonight
Outro: [repeat chorus chords]
