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INTRO: A D (4x)
VERSE I
A D
Stopped me on the corner, I swear you hit me like a vision
A
I-I-I wasn't expecting
E A
But who am I to tell fate where it?s supposed to go with it?
D
Don't you blink you might miss it
A
See we got a right to just love it or leave it, you find it and keep it
E
'Cause it ain't every day you get the chance to say
A D A
Oh, this is how it starts, lighting strikes the heart
E
It goes off like a gun, brighter than the sun
A D F#m
Oh, we could be the stars, falling from the sky
E
Shining how we want, brighter than the sun
INTERLUDE: A D (2x)
VERSE II
A D
I've never seen it, but I found this love, I wanna feed it
A E
You better believe, I'm gonna treat it better than anything I've ever had
'Cause you're so damn beautiful
A D
Read it, it's signed and delivered, let's seal it
A
Boy, we go together like peanuts and paydays, Marley and reggae
E
And everybody needs to get a chance to say
A D A
Oh, this is how it starts, lighting strikes the heart
E
It goes off like a gun, brighter than the sun
A D F#m
Oh, we could be the stars, falling from the sky
E
Shining how we want, brighter than the sun
INTERLUDE: A D (2x)
BRIDGE
F#m D A
Everything is like a whiteout, 'cause we shicka-shicka-shine down
E
Even when-the-when-the light's out, but I can see you glow
F#m D Bm
Got my head up in the rafters, got me happy ever after
(C) D
Never felt this way before, ain't felt this way before
I swear you hit me like a vision
I-I-I wasn?t expecting
But who am I to tell fate where it's supposed to go?
A D A
Oh, this is how it starts, lighting strikes the heart
E
It goes off like a gun, brighter than the sun
A D F#m
Oh, we could be the stars, falling from the sky
E
Shining how we want, brighter than the sun
A D A
Oh, this is how it starts, lighting strikes the heart
E
It goes off like a gun, brighter than the sun
A D F#m
Oh, we could be the stars, falling from the sky
E
Shining how we want, brighter than the sun
OUTRO
A D A D A D
Brighter than the sun, brighter than the sun, brighter than the sun
A D A E
A D A
Oh, this is how it starts, lighting strikes the heart
E
Goes off like a gun, brighter than the sun
A D A
Oh, this is how it starts, lighting strikes the heart
E
Goes off like a gun, brighter than the sun
A D A
Oh, this is how it starts, lighting strikes the heart
E
Goes off like a gun, brighter than the sun
Oh, this is how it starts, lighting strikes the heart
It goes off like a gun, brighter than the sun.
Written by Colbie Caillat/Ryan Tedder