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Harry Styles - Lights Up Chords

Chord reference Em, D, C, Am, E
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Em] [D] [D] [C] [Em] [D] [D] [C] [Em]What do you [D]mean I’m [D]sorry [C]by the way, never coming back down [Em]Can’t you [D]see I [D]could but [C]wouldn’t stay, wouldn’t put it like that [Em]What do you [D]mean I’m [D]sorry [C]b y the way, I’m never coming around [Em]Be so [D]sweet if [D]things just [C] stayed the same, la-da da-da-da

[Am]All the lights couldn’t [D]put out the [E]dark [Am]Running through my [D] [E]heart [Am]Lights up and they [D]know who you [E]are [D]Know who you [E]are, do you [D]know who you [E]are?

[Em]Shine, step into the light [D]Shine, so [D]bright sometimes [C]Shine, I’m not ever going back

[Em]Shine, step into the light [D]Shine, so [D]bright sometimes [C]Shine, I’m not ever going back

[Em]Shine, step into the light [D]Shine, so [D]bright sometimes [C]Shine, I’m not ever (oh)

[Em]What do you [D]mean I’m [D]sorry [C]by the way, never going back now [Em]Be so [D]sweet if [D]things just [C] stayed the same, la-da da-da-da

[Am](Oh, [D]oh, [E]oh) La-da-da-da-da [Am](Oh, [D]oh, [E]oh) La-da-da-da-da [Am](Oh-oh-oh-oh, [D]oh, [E]oh) La-da-da-da-da [D](Oh, [E]oh) La-da-da-da-da [D](Oh, [E]oh)

[Am]All the lights couldn’t [D]put out the [E]dark [Am]Running through my [D] [E]heart [Am]Lights up and they [D]know who you [E]are [D]Know who you [E]are, do you know who you are?

Artist Harry Styles
Album Fine Line
Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop
Year 2019
Key Em

How to Play Lights Up on Guitar?

Harry Styles - Lights Up can be played in the key of Em using the Em, D, C, Am, E chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Lights Up with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.