Key: C
Introduction: C F Am G
C F
When you walk into the edge of those
Am G C F
dark and lonely woods, and when I ask how was your day
Am G
and you answer not so good,
C Dm
and when nothing seems to be working out,
Am F Am G C
quite the way it should I will shine the light.
C F
When the skies up above you fill,
Am G
with grey and stormy clouds.
C F
And there's not a single face you know,
Am G
in the maddening crowd.
C Dm
When you know that you don't make your way
Am F Am G C
but you just can't see how. I will shine the light.
Am G F C C/B
I will shine the light.
Am F G
I will shine the light.
Am G
I will hold you in my arms,
F C C/B
until everything's alright.
Am G C
I will shine the light
C F
When your worries, they won't let you sleep,
Am G
and rob you of your days..
C F
And you've looked in all directions but you
Am G
still can't find your way.
C Dm
When you just need someone to remind you that it's
Am F Am G C
all gonna be ok, I will shine the light.
Am G F C C/B
I will shine the light.
Am F G
I will shine the light.
Am G
When you?re staring down your demons
F C C/B
waiting in your darkest night
Am G C
I will shine the light
Am G F C C/B
Sometimes we jump into the great unknown.
Am G F C C/B
Sorrows we all will have to walk alone.
Am F C F
Waiting there in the end, is a heart that calls you a friend.
F C G
That's me, clapping the loudest, welcoming you home.
C F Am
So when your heart is heavy, like a stone,
G
from carrying its load,
C F Am G
and you look into the mirror and see someone you don't know
C Dm Am F
When the shadows are closing in on you like a hand around your throat,
Am G F C
I will shine the light.
Am F G
I will shine the light.
Am F G
When you've given into your fears,
Am F G
when you've lost your will to fight,
Am F G
let me know what I can do,
Am G
let me try to make it right.
Am G C C/B
I will shine the light.
Am G F C
I will shine the light.