Ellie Goulding - Lights: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "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 Lights Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Ellie Goulding

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 "Lights" smoothly on your guitar.

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

       G#m      F#         E            C#m
I had a way then losing it all on my own
         G#m      F#                      E        C#m
I had a heart then but the queen has been overthrown
        G#m           F#      E              C#m
And I'm not sleeping now the dark is too hard to beat
        G#m          F#        E               C#m
And I'm not keeping now the strength I need to push me

Chorus:
               G#m               F#
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
      E                C#m
You shine It when I'm alone
          G#m              F#
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
      E                   C#m
And dreaming when they're gone
               G#m                F#
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home
 E                 C#m
Calling, calling, calling home
             G#m                  F#
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
      E                 C#m
You shine It when I'm alone

Noises, I play within my head
Touch my own skin
And hope that I'm still breathing
And I think back to when
My brother and my sister slept
In an unlocked place
The only time I feel safe

Chorus:
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone
Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home
Calling, calling, calling home
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone

Home, home
Home, home

Chorus:
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone
Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home
Calling, calling, calling home
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone

Home, home
Home, home


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "Lights" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lights" by Ellie Goulding.