Matchbox Twenty - Where the Light Goes: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Where the Light Goes" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Where the Light Goes ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Where the Light Goes" smoothly on your ukulele.

Chorus:
         F                 C     G
Can you tell me where the light goes
C               G      F
Every time your eyes close?
          F             C        G
If it's there, then it doesn't show
 C                 G     F
Tell me where the light goes
I wanna know

         F               C    G
Can you tell me why the room dims
C               G    F
Every time you leave it?
                       C     G
And I'm a shadow of a heartbreak
        C              G  F
And a ghost of all the endings
                  C    G
Oh, I wanna know
          C  G  F
I wanna know oh oh

               C    G
'Cause I burn like fire
       C   G   F
And I walk on wires
           C G
If I lose myself
              C           G
Just meet me part of the way
 F
Part of the way-ay

Chorus:
                           C     G
Can you tell me where the light goes
C               G      F
Every time your eyes close?
          F             C        G
If it's there, then it doesn't show
     C                 G     F
Ah, tell me where the light goes

There's a feeling that I don't get
When I'm reeling from the night sweats
Take a roll around a cigarette
And I still don't feel quite like me yet

'Cause I burn like fire
And I walk on wires
And I lose myself
When you just give it away
Give it away-ay

Chorus:
Will you tell me where the light goes
Every time your eyes close?
There's a wall that was a window
Tell me where the light goes

                 C   G
Oh, I wanna know-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh

               F        C
I don't wanna lose my place
G
I'm still afraid
  C          G          F
Pray to the gods that bring down the endings
        C          G
I think I get it, but I don't understand
C       G
How it can blind me
F
And then it's over

Chorus:
Will you tell me where the light goes
Every time your eyes close?
If it's there, then it doesn't show
Tell me where the light goes
Tell me where the light goes
Yes, tell me where the light goes
There's a wall that was a window
Ah, tell me where the light goes

All, I wanna know-oh-oh-oh
I wanna know-oh-oh-oh
I wanna know-oh-oh-oh
I wanna know-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh

Tell me where the light goes
Tell me where the light goes
Tell me where the light goes

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C

Ukulele chord C

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Where the Light Goes" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Where the Light Goes" by Matchbox Twenty.