Tuning: E A D G B E

[Verse 1]

^ACould this be the day I have waited for When all my hard work doesn't go ig^Dnored?

Maybe she was right, they will realize

I can change the world, open up their ^Aeyes They know I am more than some eager blood Not some average bones, I believe in ^Dlove

I just want to prove I deserve this gift

I will change this world, baby this is ^Ait A

[Verse 2]

^AI can see it now, all the colors smear Up and down the page, but the shapes are ^Dthere

I will build the lamps in this reverie

Then they'll understand this was meant for ^Ame This is my fate

I can almost hear them say [Chorus]

^DLet the ^Glamps sh^Aine Let them burn so bright ^BmOpen ^Gall our ^Aeyes, shower us in light ^DLet the ^Glamps sh^Aine

Let them burn so bright

^BmSet the sky ablaze ^GFill the night with paint ^ASmother all the shade

Flood it through my blood Breathe it through my lungs Give us all your love A D G [Verse 3]

^AThey know I am more than some eager blood Not some average bones, I believe in ^Dlove I just want to prove I deserve this ^Agift I will change this ^Bmworld, baby this is i^At

[Verse 4]

^AI can see it now floating like a dream Right above my head Perfect symme^Dtry

Lines in harmony

I can see his ^Aface When he sees the lamps

I can hear him say [Chorus]

^DLet the ^Glamps sh^Aine Let them burn so bright ^BmOpen ^Gall our ^Aeyes, shower us in light ^DLet the ^Glamps sh^Aine

Let them burn so bright

^BmSet the sky ablaze ^GFill the night with paint ^ASmother all the shade

Flood it through my blood Breathe it through my lungs Give us all your love D G Em [Bridge]

^DDream with your eyes ^Aclosed Try and ^Empluck the pearls ^Dfrom your bones ^BmAll the plans pirouette right ^A#through my mind become set ^EmThe lines become ^Ddefinite, ^F#glowing hues fill this vignette ^BmTall and proud, the lamps will stand ^A#built from these two very hands ^DNo one will be ^Emable to d^Deny my skill, nor love for you

^GDream with your eyes ^Aclosed Try and ^Bmpluck the ^Gpearls from your ^Abones

[Chorus]

^GLet the ^Dlamps sh^Aine ^BmOpen ^Gall our ^Aeyes, shower ^Dus in light ^GLet the ^Dlamps sh^Aine

Let them burn so bright

^BmSet the sky ablaze ^GFill the night with paint ^ASmother all the shade

Flood it through my blood Breathe it through my lungs Give us all your love A [Coda] C G F Dm

^CYou can't ^Gchange me ^F ^Dm ^CYou can't ^Ghave me ^F

^CThe vision of the world had been realized^F But the sculpture of the Earth was looked upo^Dmn by jealous eyes ^CAhrima refused to re^Glent, he demanded t^Emo be heard ^G"Let my unique deft hands be known!" he asserted^Dm But even this brash avow^Cal was met in return by no mouthfu^Gl ^EmO simply just smiled ^GSo, defeated and galled, Ahrima ^Fheaded for the darkness^Dm No one seemed to understand^C. Only the shadows would hearken^G He sat in peace, but^F on his shoulder, at rest^G Perched a dinky, brownish ^Bmspider, named Barayas

Forgive Durden - Life is looking up