The Animals - Bright Lights Big City: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Bright Lights Big City" 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 Bright Lights Big City Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Animals

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 "Bright Lights Big City" smoothly on your guitar.

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

        G    F      G  F          G          F      G    F
Bright lights, big city, they've gone to my baby's head.
        C    A#     C  A# G          F      G
Bright lights, big city, gone to my baby's head.
   D                            C                            G   D
I gotta to tell you woman, you won't believe a thing that I said.

It's alright, pretty baby yeah, you'll need my help someday
It's alright, pretty baby, you'll need my help someday
You're gonna wish you had listened to some of these things that I said

Chorus:
        G                                   G7
Bright lights, big city, gone to my baby's head.
        C                 G
Bright lights, big city, gone to my baby's head.
  D                           C                            G  D
Tried to tell you woman, you won't believe a thing that I said.

D
Owwww, baby! Oh, yes, now!

Owh baby! Oh yes now!
Oowh it's alright baby, you'll need my help someday
It's alright baby, you should have listened to what I said

You know I warned you baby
About the long Cadillacs with the big shiny pims (wheels ?)
Rolls Royce Silver Cloud wings (baby ?)
Men with money, cigarettes, flamingo, scotch, bourbon

Chorus:
Yeah bright lights, big city gone to my baby's head
Awh! Bright lights, big city, yeah gone to my baby's head
I tried to tell you woman, you won't believe a thing that I said


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

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 "Bright Lights Big City" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bright Lights Big City" by The Animals.

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