James Taylor – Shed A Little Light chords

SHED A LITTLE LIGHT by James Taylor
Chords by Jon Edward Ferner Diesen


Fdim            Fm#Let us turn our thoughts today
   Bm     A      ETo Martin Luther King
                             A       A/C#And recognize that there are ties between us
D   Fdim      F#m      All men and women
E         A/C#    DLiving on the earth
Bm      A        E       Fm7Ties of hope and love
Bm7        A      ESister and brotherhood

            A          A/C#That we are bound together
       D         Fdim    F#mIn our desire to see the world become
   E       A/C#         DA place in which our children
A        Bm    A     ECan grow free and strong
       A        A/C#We are bound together
        D         Fdim     F#mBy the task that stands before us
         E         A/C#   DAnd the road that lies ahead
A      Bm        A        EWe are bound and we are bound


F#m7  E/G#           A       Bbdim    Bm        A/C# D    Fdim          There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist
F#m7  E/G#           A      Bbdim  Bm     A/C#   D     Fdim                            There is a hunger in the center of the chest
F#m7  E/G#           A       Bbdim       Bm       A/C#    D   Fdim          There is a passage through the darkness and the mist
F#m7  E/G#               A    Bbdim      Bm         A/C#  D6          And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest

E              A               C#m    F#m    Bm-A-E Shed a little light, oh lord
               Bm-A-ESo that we can see
              A                C#m   F#m   Bm-A-EJust a little light, oh lord
                  Bm-A-EWanna stand it on up
            A             C#m   F#m   Bm-A-EStand it on up, oh lord
                 Bm-A-EWanna walk it on down
                        A   A/C#  A/D  E 2xShed a little light, oh lord


Em                D/F#                             A         Bm7Can't get no light from the dollar bill
Em                D/F#                             A         Bm7Don't give me no light from a tv screen
Em                D/F#                             C        F#7When I open my eyes     I wanna drink my fill
                Bm7              EFrom the well on the hill
F#m7             D6        Edo you know what I mean?


E              A               C#m    F#m    Bm-A-E Shed a little light, oh lord
               Bm-A-ESo that we can see
              A                C#m   F#m   Bm-A-EJust a little light, oh lord
                  Bm-A-EWanna stand it on up
            A             C#m   F#m   Bm-A-EStand it on up, oh lord
                 Bm-A-EWanna walk it on down
                        A   A/C#  A/D  E 2xShed a little light, oh lord


F#m7  E/G#           A       Bbdim    Bm        A/C# D    Fdim          There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist
F#m7  E/G#           A      Bbdim  Bm     A/C#   D     Fdim                            There is a hunger in the center of the chest
F#m7  E/G#           A       Bbdim       Bm       A/C#    D   Fdim          There is a passage through the darkness and the mist
F#m7  E/G#               A    Bbdim      Bm         A/C#  D6          And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest


Fdim            Fm#Let us turn our thoughts today
   Bm     A      ETo Martin Luther King
                             A       A/C#And recognize that there are ties between us
D   Fdim      F#m      All men and women
E         A/C#    DLiving on the earth
Bm      A        E       Fm7Ties of hope and love
Bm7        A      ESister and brotherhood


Chords by Jon Edward Ferner Diesen