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The Lighthouse

In the key of

C
 

VS1

  C G/B Am C/G
There's a lighthouse on the hillside  
  F C
That over looks life's sea
  G/B Am C/B D/F#
When I'm tossed it sends out a light,  
  Gsus G
A light that I might see
  C G/B Am
And the light that shines in darkness
C/G F Dm
Now will safely lead me home
  C C/B Am C/G
If it wasn't for the lighthouse  
  G7 C
My ship would sail no more.

CH1

  F G7 C G7 C C/E
And I thank God for the lighthouse,  
  F G7 C
I owe my life to him.
F G C G7 C
For Jesus is the lighthouse,
  D7 Gsus
And from the rocks of sin,
F G7 C G7 C C/E
He has shown a light a - round me  
  F G7 C
That I might clear - ly see
F G7 C G/B Am
If it wasn't for the lighthouse
  G7 C/G G7 C F/G
Tell me where would this ship be?  

VS2

  Cmaj7 G#dim7 Cmaj7 C7/E
Every body who lives a - round me  
  Fmaj7 F#dim7 Cmaj7
Says tear that lighthouse down
F/G C G/B
For the big ships  
  Am C/G
Don't sail by this way any - more,
  D/F# F/G
Ain't no use of it standing around
  G7 C
But then my mind goes back
  E7 F
To the stormy night when just in time,
  Fm
I saw the light,
  C G/B Am C/G
Yes the light from that old lighthouse,  
  G7 C
That stands up there on the hill.

CH2

  F G7 C G7 C Dm C/E
And I thank God for the lighthouse,    
  F G7 C
I owe my life to him.
F G C G7 C
For Jesus is the lighthouse,
  D7 G7
And from the rocks of sin,
F G7 C G7 C Dm C/E
He has shown a light a - round me    
  F G7 C
That I might clear - ly see
F G7 C G/B Am
If it wasn't for the lighthouse
  G7 C/G G7 C F/G
Tell me where would this ship be?  

TAG

F G7 C G/B Am
If it wasn't for the lighthouse
  G7 C/G G7 C
Tell me where would this ship be?

Note: Transpose up for sharps and down for flats.

Lyrics and chords for the southern gospel and country gospel song “The Lighthouse”