Lighten Up chords
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[Intro]
F F Em Em D D D D F F Em Em D D D D
Am Am G G G A D A A A
[Verse 1]
A Am
There's a roadside bar with a neon sign
G
And when the sun goes down
D
We'll be rollin' up
A
About the time to lighten up (Lighten up)
A
To kick off the night on the right foot
G
Southpaw pass it around
D
Gon' keep the windows up
Am A
'Cause we'll be lightin' up
A
Now, Brotha Jimbo ain't no late night toker
G
Never been one to roll with the holy rollers
D
Just a-puts a little somethin' in his cup
A
When he wants to lighten up, lighten up
[Chorus]
G
Maybe everybody could lighten up
D
When the road gets a little tough, give a little love
F G A
And put your lighters in the air then light 'em up
G
Lately everybody's done had enough
D
Gotta get it back to the good stuff, just to live it up
F A
When the world goes dark we'll be lightin' up
[Verse 2]
N.C.
Back porch, pickin' from my six string
G
Sippin' from a fill it up cup, uh
D
They ain't gonna turn it down, nah
A
Only gonna crank it up, crank it up (Light it up)
G
Rednecker hippers and the girls on my cities all gettin' along
D
Long hairs on the country song
[Chorus]
A G
Maybe everybody could lighten up
D
When the road gets a little tough, give a little love
G A
And put your lighters in the air then light 'em up
G
Lately everybody's done had enough
D
Gotta get it back to the good stuff, just to live it up
F A
When the world goes dark we'll be lightin' up
[Solo]
| F | F | Em | Em | D | D | D | D |
| F | F | Em | Em | D | D | G |
[Chorus]
F A G
Yeah, maybe everybody could lighten up
D
When the road gets a little tough, give a little love
A
And put your lighters in the air then light 'em up
G
Lately everybody's done had enough
D
Gotta get it back to the good stuff, just to live it up
G A G
When the world goes dark we'll be lightin' up
A G A G
Lighten up, lighten up
[Solo]
| A | F G | A | N.C. |
| Em | E E G* A* | E | E E G* A*|Em | E E G* A* | E | E |
| E E B* Bb* | A | Em | Bm E | E | E D | D | D | E