Bastille - Shut Off The Lights: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Shut Off The Lights" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Shut Off The Lights Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bastille

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Shut Off The Lights" smoothly on your guitar.

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

   F
I, I'm lost in my head again
Time travellin'
                      D#
Runnin' a-, runnin' away with darkness,
my only friend
                          F
Don't wanna do this all again
You pull me back down to earth
                                             D#
Clothes off, your hands are on, hands are on me
Grace landin' onto your bed
There you are

       F
In my head, there's a beat
It's the beat that you make
When you're movin' your body
                          D#
You prove that I can't escape, I can't escape
        F
Got my heart in your hands
And your hands on my chest
In my chest there's a breath
                               D#
It's the breath that you take away

Chorus:
And you said, "Shut off the lights,
                       F
we don't need them to dance"
     D#
Hey, oh-oh
You said, "Just shut off the lights,
                       F
we don't need them to dance"
    D#
Oh, oh
You said, "Just shut off the lights,
shut off the lights"

We're drunk, we're invincible
No going quietly into the night
This room is our universe
You are my gravity tonight
No talk of the future now
Dark thoughts, you're shakin' 'em, takin' 'em out
This rhythm that we create sets me straight

In my head, there's a beat
It's the beat that you make
When you're movin' your body
You prove that I can't escape, I can't escape
Got my heart in your hands
And your hands on my chest
In my chest there's a breath
It's the breath that you take away

Chorus:
And you said, "Shut off the lights,
we don't need them to dance"
Hey, oh-oh
You said, "Just shut off the lights,
we don't need them to dance"
Oh, oh-oh
You said, "Just shut off the lights,
shut off the lights"

Last night, you said, "Empty your head"
Be here with me
Shut off the lights, we don't need them to dance
We'll tune out the noise for a moment
You said, "Let's just shut off the lights,
we don't need them to dance"

Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Oh-oh, you said, "Just shut off the lights,
we don't need them to dance"
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
(Oh, no we don't, no we don't, no we don't,
no we don't, no we don't, no we don't, no we don't,
no we don't)
Oh-oh, you said, "Just shut off the lights, oh"
Shut off the lights, we don't need them to dance

Last night, you said, "Empty your head"
Be here with me
Shut off the lights, we don't need them to dance
We'll tune out the noise for a moment
You said, "Let's just shut off the lights,
we don't need them to dance"


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Shut Off The Lights" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Shut Off The Lights" by Bastille.