Jessie Ware - Lightning: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lightning" 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 Lightning Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Jessie Ware

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 "Lightning" smoothly on your guitar.

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

                Gm
Can you give it all?
               Am
A look when I don't feel seen
C                    Gm7
Turn the nightmare into a dream
Gm         Am         C Gm7
A promise you can keep
                Gm
Can you give it all?
                  Am
Your lips when I feel insane
C                      Gm7
Make me float like balloons in the rain
                    Am            C  Gm7
Show me love's not just a wicked game to me

Gm                   Am
Come on, little baby, let's stay high
C           Gm7
We can fly, let's get high
Gm                       Am
I can give you all of me every night
C           Gm7
Tonight, tonight

Chorus:
       Gm          Am                C
It's emotional to love the star you are
            Gm7             Gm
You are the lightning in my life
     Am        C          Gm7
(Oh-oh-oh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah)
      Gm           Am                C
It's emotional to love the star you are
            Gm7             Gm
You are the lightning in my life
     Am        C          Gm7
(Oh-oh-oh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah)

 Gm                     Am                 C Gm7
(Come on, little baby, come on, little baby)
 Gm                    Am                  C Gm7
(Come on, little baby, come on, little baby)

Please, don't you wear me down (Wear me down)
Unless you wear me out (Wear me out)
I'm getting closer now (Closer now)
Tonight, tonight

Come on, little baby, let's stay high
We can fly, let's get high
I can give you all of me every night (Every night)

Chorus:
It's emotional to love the star you are
You are the lightning in my life
(Oh-oh-oh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah)

(Closer, let down slowly)
(Tell me why)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Closer, let go)
(Please, let me judge my life)
C'mon, little baby, c'mon, little baby
(Come bring me my life)

Gm                 Am
Please, don't you wear me down (Wear me down)
C           Gm7
Unless you wear me out (Wear me out)
Gm           Am
I'm getting closer now (Closer now)
                    C          Gm7
(Oh-oh-oh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah)

Chorus:
It's emotional to love the star you are
You are the lightning in my life
(Oh-oh-oh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah)
It's emotional to love the star you are
You are the lightning in my life
(Oh-oh-oh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

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 "Lightning" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lightning" by Jessie Ware.