The Mavericks

Shine Your Light

The Mavericks

Guitar chords Easy level Easy
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Intro: 
Bm E A F#m (x3) 
G D E (x2) 

 
  Bm             E        A    F#m 
I really want to sit and talk about. 
    Bm                E     A        F#m 
The way things are or maybe ought to be. 
     Bm             E       A      F#m 
It's wisdom I don't want to do without. 
G                   D        E 
Brother, shine your light on me. 
G                   D        E 
Brother, shine your light on me. 
 

 
     Bm           E      A       F#m 
I've never been a real religious man. 
       Bm          E         A        F#m 
Well I only see as far as my eyes can see. 
   Bm           E      A        F#m 
So what exactly is the Promised Land? 
G                   D        E 
Brother, shine your light on me. 
G                   D        E 
Brother, shine your light on me. 
 

 
         Bm 
Shine on me! 
            E        A           F#m 
(Shine your light on, shine your light on) 
     Bm 
Yeah yeah! 
            E 
(Shine your light on) 
A   F#m 
Lalala! 
         Bm 
Shine on me! 
            E        A           F#m 
(Shine your light on, shine your light on) 
     Bm 
Yeah yeah! 
            E 
(Shine your light on) 
A   F#m 
Lalala! 
Bm                E          A          F#m 
Someone said that love could change the world. 
         Bm                   E          A    F#m 
Well the world could use some change and rapidly. 
         Bm 
Shine on me! 
            E        A           F#m 
(Shine your light on, shine your light on) 
     Bm 
Yeah yeah! 
            E 
(Shine your light on) 
A   F#m 
Lalala! 
 

Interlude: 
Bm E A F#m 
G D E 

 
Bm              E           A                F#m 
Some believe in nothing and some believe too much. 
    Bm                  E              A         F#m 
And some would help you down so you can take the fall. 
Bm                E             A       F#m 
Some could really give a damn a-bout it all. 
G                   D        E 
Brother, shine your light on me. 
G                   D        E 
Brother, shine your light on me. 
 

 
         Bm 
Shine on me! 
            E        A           F#m 
(Shine your light on, shine your light on) 
     Bm 
Yeah yeah! 
            E 
(Shine your light on) 
A   F#m 
Lalala! 
         Bm 
Shine on me! 
            E        A           F#m 
(Shine your light on, shine your light on) 
     Bm 
Yeah yeah! 
            E 
(Shine your light on) 
A   F#m 
Lalala! 
Bm                E          A          F#m 
Someone said that love could change the world. 
         Bm                   E          A    F#m 
Well the world could use some change and rapidly. 
         Bm 
Shine on me! 
            E        A           F#m 
(Shine your light on, shine your light on) 
     Bm 
Yeah yeah! 
            E 
(Shine your light on) 
A   F#m 
Lalala! 
 

 
         Bm 
Shine on me! 
            E        A           F#m 
(Shine your light on, shine your light on) 
     Bm 
Yeah yeah! 
            E 
(Shine your light on) 
A   F#m 
Lalala! 
         Bm               E             A                F#m 
Well the poor man needs a rich man; the rich man needs a king. 
          Bm             E             A    F#m 
Well I've never been the one who needed anything. 
         Bm 
Shine on me! 
            E        A           F#m 
(Shine your light on, shine your light on) 
     Bm 
Yeah yeah! 
            E 
(Shine your light on) 
A   F#m 
Lalala! 
 

Interlude: 
    Bm E A F#m 
Lalala! 

 
          Bm                E          A          F#m 
Well now, someone said that love could change the world. 
         Bm                   E          A    F#m 
Well the world could use some change and rapidly. 
         Bm 
Shine on me! 
            E        A           F#m 
(Shine your light on, shine your light on) 
     Bm 
Yeah yeah! 
            E 
(Shine your light on) 
A   F#m 
Lalala! 
 

 
  Bm               E             A                F#m 
A poor man needs a rich man; the rich man needs a king. 
          Bm             E             A    F#m 
Well I've never been the one who needed anything. 
         Bm 
Shine on me! 
            E        A           F#m 
(Shine your light on, shine your light on) 
     Bm 
Yeah yeah! 
            E 
(Shine your light on) 
A   F#m 
Lalala! 


Repeat and fade 
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