The Pogues - Bright Lights: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Bright 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 Bright Lights Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Pogues

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" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Chorus:
      D                G       D
The bright lights are calling me
      D                        G
The bright lights are calling me
          D                 Bm
When the world is dark and cold and
     G                D
I'm heading down the road
      D                A       D
The bright lights are calling me

        D
As the world is round, the road is long,
       G            A
I've trouble on my mind
D                          G                  Bm
I'll just keep on moving 'til the day comes 'round
 G                        A               D
Wind a blowing on my back and my feet a flying
  G                             A
Flying down the road where the bright lights shine

Monday's in a pig town, Tuesday's in a truck
Wednesday's a field of mud and
Thursday's out of luck
Friday's a rain cloud, Saturday flies by
Sunday comes shining from a blue, blue sky

Chorus

Some towns are golden, some towns are stained
Some towns are shadows fading in the rain
Some towns are rust and some towns, they gleam
Some towns are mad dogs, some towns are a dream

Chorus

Some dreams are hollow, some dreams are cold
Some dreams are crazy and some dreams are bold
Some dreams are bought and other dreams are sold
Some dreams lie waiting at the end of the road

Chorus

Chorus:
I said the bright lights are calling me
The bright lights are calling me
When the world is dark and cold and
I'm heading down the road
The bright lights are calling me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

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

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