This is the chord progression of When The Lights Come On by They Might Be Giants.

[Verse]
Bm G
I\’ll make a reckless prediction
A
I\’ll still be in the kitchen
D D/C#
When the lights come on
Bm G
I think we\’ll probably be good
A
If stuff is still where it stood
D
When the lights come on
Bm G
We won\’t remember each other
A
But we\’ll probably recover
D D/C#
Unless everyone\’s gone
Bm G
It might be too soon to say this
A
But I think that we may just
D
See the lights come on

[Chorus]
A
See I\’ve been picturing
D G D A
Diagrams of master plans
Bm Em
I taught myself to draw in the dust
C G A Bm
With what remains of my left hand

[Verse]
Bm G
And from what I can tell
A
I\’ll be no more than a shell
D D/C#
Or an automaton
Bm G
But we\’ll be laughing and shit
A
It will have been worth it
D
When the lights come on

[Bridge]
Bm Em
Unless we chicken out again
C A Bm
Which is exactly how we ended up in here
G
Our guard was down, we were disarmed
Em F#
They tampered with the smoke alarm

[Verse]
Bm G
There won\’t be any more trouble
A
You\’ll be dragged from the rubble
D D/C#
When the lights come on
Bm G
And I\’ll be looking so great
A
I will have lost some weight
D
When the lights come on

Bm G
We will be growing mustaches
A
Once we\’re raised from the ashes
D D/C#
When the lights come on
Bm G
We\’ll be encased in gold
A
Desiccated and old
D
When the lights come on

[Chorus]
A
See I\’ve been picturing
D G D A
Diagrams of master plans
Bm Em
I taught myself to draw in the dust
C G A F#
With what remains of my left hand

[Bridge]
F# Bm
And from what I can tell
G
Groping around, there\’s something else
Em A
I feel a face, I feel a pulse

Bm G
I think I\’m tripping
A D D/C#
Something\’s got me by the hair
Bm G
Let\’s table this discussion
A D D/C#
Until my concussion on the bottom stair
G Em
Unless I pass out once again
C A Bm
And find the bandage where my kidney used to be
G
Knocked over lamp, some broken plates
Em F#
Prescription pads for opiates

[Outro]
Bm G A D D/C#
Bm G A D

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