The Rolling Stones - Shine a Light: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Shine a Light" 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 Shine a Light Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Rolling Stones

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 "Shine a Light" smoothly on your guitar.

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

C                         G
Saw you stretched out in Room Ten O Nine
        Am                       G
With a smile on your face and a tear right in your eye
F                      C          G     F             C G
Couldn't see to get a line on you, my sweet honey love

Berber jew'lry jangling down the street
Make you shut your eyes at ev'ry woman that you meet
Could not seem to get a high on you, my sweet honey love

Chorus:
  C                          G
  May the good Lord shine a light on you
  Am          F            C              G
  Make every song you sing your favorite tune
  May the good Lord shine a light on you
  Warm like the evening sun

Well, you're in the alley, baby, with your clothes all torn
And your late night friends leave you in the cold gray dawn
Just seemed too many flies on you, I can't brush them off

Angels beating all their wings in time
With smiles on their faces and a gleam right in their eyes
Thought I heard on sigh for you
Come on up, come on up, now, come on up now

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Shine a Light" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Shine a Light" by The Rolling Stones.

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