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Mumford & Sons - Lover Of The Light Chords

Chord reference C, G, F, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]And in the [G]middle of the night, I may [C]watch you go [C]There’ll be no [G]value in the strength of walls that [C]I’ll have grown There’ll be no [F]comfort in the [Am]shade of the [Am]shadows [G]thrown [F] But I’ll [G]be [C]yours if you’ll [G]be [C]mine

Stretch out my [C]life and [F]pick the [C]seams out Take what you [C]like, but [F]close my [G]ears and [Am]eyes [F]Watch me [C]stumble [G]over [C]and over [G] [C]

[C]I had done wrong, you [F]build your [C]tower [C]But call me home and [F]I will [G]build a [Am]throne And [F]wash my [C]eyes out [G]never [C] [G]again [C]

[C]But love the one you [F]hold, and I’ll be your [G]goal To have and to [Am]hold, a lover of the [C]light

[C]Skin too tight and [F]eyes like [C]marbles [C]You spin me high so [F]watch me [G]as I [Am]glide [F]Before I [C]tumble [G]home[C]ward [G]home[C]ward

[C]I know I’ve tried, I [F]was not [C]stable [C]Flawed my pride, I [F]miss my [G]sanguine [Am]eyes So [F]hold my [C]hands up, [G] [C]breathe in an’ [G] [C]breathe out

[C]So love the one you [F]hold, and I’ll be your [G]goal To have and to [Am]hold, a lover of the [C]light

[C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [C]And in the [G]middle of the night, I may [C]watch you go [C]There’ll be no [G]value in the strength of walls that [C]I’ll have grown There’ll be no [F]comfort in the [Am]shade of the [Am]shadows [G]thrown [F] [F]You may not trust the [Am]promises of the [Am]change [G]I’ll [F]show But I’ll [G]be [C]yours if you’ll [G]be [C]mine

[C] [C] [C] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [G] [Am] [C] [F] [G] [Am] [C] [C]So love the one you [F]hold, and I’ll be your [G]goal To have and to [Am]hold, a lover of the [C]light [C]So love the one you [F]hold, and I’ll be your [G]goal To have and to [Am]hold, a lover of the [C]light

Album Babel
Year 2012
Key C

How to Play Lover Of The Light on Guitar?

Mumford & Sons - Lover Of The Light can be played in the key of C using the C, G, F, Am chords.

  • 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 G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • 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.

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

You can play Lover Of The Light with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.