Bad Religion - Turn on the Light: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Turn on the Light" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D         C                G             D
I had a friend who kept a candle in his pocket
D            C                G                D
He used to touch it when the wind was blowing high
D           C                  G                 D
I guess it made him feel like he could buck the system
D             C               G                D
And when it flickered out we laid him down to die

Chorus:
    D  F       G
I turn on the light,
           C                 G                F
Turn on a million blinding brilliant white incendiary lights
   D     F       G
A beacon in the night,
C            G            F
I'll burn relentlessly until my juice runs dry

And I'll construct a rack of tempered beams and trusses
And equip it with just a million tiny suns
I'll install upon the roof on my compartment
And place tinfoil on my floor and on my walls

Chorus:
Then I'll turn on the light
Turn on a million blinding brilliant white incendiary lights
A beacon in the night
I'll burn relentlessly until my juice runs dry

And I'll burn like a roman fucking candle
Burn like a chasm in the night
Burn for a minuscule duration
Ecstatic immolation, incorrigible delight


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Turn on the Light" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Turn on the Light" by Bad Religion.