To Be A Brilliant Light

Intro: (C#) Fm C G# Dm

Fm
I’m getting sort of worried
         C
like the time of life I’ve reached
    G#
I’m getting pretty old
            Dm              (C#)
I should be reaching my peak

      Fm
but I haven’t made the stairs yet
        C
but you know what mean girls say
       G#
if you haven’t got it when your thirty
Dm                      (C#)
that’s the way you stay

Fm C G# Dm (C#)

      Fm
I can wash and clean the bedrooms
      C
I can make some egg and toast
       G#
if you let me stay the night
          Dm                    (C#)
then I’ll let you get some rest

         Fm
we could talk awhile on the futon
     C
if that’s the way you want it
        G#
tell me where you want me
        Dm             C#
tell me where to sit

         Bb               F
where to start to build a clock
Bb      F
yeah, I depended on you
Bb    F
uh, I depended on you
   Bb                   F
to be a brilliant light yeah
   Bb             F
to be a brilliant light
   Bb             F
to be a brilliant light yeah
   Bb             F
to be a brilliant light

      Fm
bring me in the church
       C
on the corner of your street
        G#
I’ll be praying for forgiveness
        Dm                    (C#)
I’ll be praying for some love

          Fm
because I haven’t got a job
       C
and my heart’s been closed
          G#
you could start with the trousers
                   Dm
’cause it’s what’s stopping the blood flow

(C#) Fm C G# Dm (C#)
heeeeeeeeeey

         Bb               F
where to start to build a clock
Bb      F
yeah, I depended on you
Bb    F
uh, I depended on you
   Bb                   F
to be a brilliant light yeah
   Bb             F
to be a brilliant light
   Bb             F
to be a brilliant light yeah
   Bb             F
to be a brilliant light