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Lights

Journey
Tab
4.7(40)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Bridge

Bm G

It's sad, oooh

D

There's been mornings

Bm G

Out on the road without you

D A

Without your charms

Bm G

Woo-oo-oh oh

D

My my my my my my

Bm C D C D

Woah oooh ooo-oo-oh

D Bm C

When the lights go down in the city

D Bm C

And the sun shines on the bay

D Bm C

Ooo, I wanna be there in my city, ooo-oo-oooh

Bm C D C D

Woah oooh ooo-oo-oh

Solo

Bm - G - D -

Bm - G - D - A -

Bm - G - D -

Bm - C - D-C-D

D Bm C

When the lights go down in the city

D Bm C

And the sun shines on the bay

D Bm C

Ooo, I wanna be there in my city, ooo-oo-oooh

Bm C D C D

Woah oooh ooo-oo-oh, mmmmmm

Bm C D C D

Woah oooh ooo-oo-oh

"Lights" by Journey

Intro

e|------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------=
B|---------7--------|-------7---------|------------------|-------2h3p2----=
G|-----7---7h9-7----|-------7h9p7---7-|--------7h9p7--7\-|-----2----------=
D|----------------9-|-----7-------7---|--------7------9\-|---2------------=
A|-7/9---9----------|---9-------------|-7/9--9-----------|-0--------------=
E|------------------|-7---------------|------------------|----------------=

When =

the...

e|----------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------=
B|----------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------=
G|-------7h9p7----|---------10p9--------|-----7----------|----------------=
D|-----7----------|------10-------10----|---7------------|----------------=
A|---9------------|---10-------------10-|-9--------------|----------------=
E|-7--------------|-8-------------------|----------------|----------------=

and =

the...

e|-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------=
B|-|*---------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------=
G|-|------7h9-7-----|-------7--------|----5-----5------|---5---5h7--5-----=
D|-|------------7h9-|-----9----------|----5-----5------|---5---5----------=
A|-|*-9-------------|---9------------|-7-----7---------|-7---7---------7--=
E|-|----------------|-7--------------|-----------------|------------------=

Oooh =

I...

e|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------=
B|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------=
G|---------------|----------7----|----5-----5-----|----5-----/7p5\2-------=
D|----9p7--------|-------9-------|----5-----5-----|----5------------------=
A|-9--------9----|----9----------|-7-----7--------|-7-----7---------------=
E|---------------|-7-------------|----------------|-----------------------=

Oh,

e|----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------=
B|----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------=
G|------7h9-------|------7-------|-----5-----5----|--5/7~~~~--5\2---------=
D|-4---------7h9--|--------------|-----5-----5----|-----------------4-----=
A|----------------|----------9---|--7-----7-------|-----------------------=
E|----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------=

Oh, (C)Oh (D)Oh It's =

...

e|---------------------|------------|-------------|--3p2------------------=
B|---------------------|------------|-------------|--3-----3--------------=
G|----------9p7--------|------------|-------------|--2-----2--------------=
D|-------7-------7-----|------------|-------------|--0--------------------=
A|----9-------------9--|------------|-------------|-----------------------=
E|-7-------------------|------------|-------------|-----------------------=

Bm A5G5 D B5 A5

sad, oh there's been mornings out on the road without you

G5 D D5 A5

without your charms

B5 Bm A5G5 D

Oh, my my my my my my

Bm C D

oh,

3RD VERSE:

When the ...

Lights... (Bm) and =

the...

e|---------------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------=
B|---------------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------=
G|---------7h9---------|------------|----5-----5------|-5/7~~~--5\2-------=
D|--------------7h9--9-|------------|----5-----5------|---------------5---=
A|-/9~~~---------------|------------|-7-----7---------|-------------------=
E|---------------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------=

(Bm) ...bay. Ooh =

I...

e|-------------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------=
B|------7------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------=
G|------7------------|------------|-----5------5--|-5-/-7-\-5-/-7-\-5~~~~-=
D|--4---7----5h7-----|------------|-----5------5--|-----------------------=
A|-------------------|------------|-7------7------|-----------------------=
E|-------------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------=

...my city oh,

e|------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------=
B|------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------=
G|--------7h9-------|--------7------|------5-------5-|-5/7~~~~--5\2-------=
D|--2h4--------7h9--|-----9----9----|------5-------5-|----------------5---=
A|------------------|---9--------9--|-7-------7------|--------------------=
E|------------------|-7-------------|----------------|--------------------=

Heavy distortion-->

e|--------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------=
B|--------------|-----------------|------------------|------------10--12--=
G|-------7------|---------9-------|------------------|-----7-9/11---------=
D|-----9---9----|------10---10----|------4/16\-------|-7-9----------------=
A|---9-------9--|---10---------10-|----x-5/17\--7/9--|--------------------=
E|-7------------|-8---------------|------------------|--------------------=

Solo

e|-12b~~~-12b~~r-10-|-12-10~~~~-10----10-|12b~~~-12b~~~-12p10-|-12------12=
B|------------------|--------------12----|--------------------|---10~~~---=
G|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------=
D|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------=
A|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------=
E|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------=
e|-10~~~-7-------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------=
B|---------10-7--------------|-------------|-----------------|----------10-12-=
G|--------------9b--9p7---7~~|~~------7--9-|-9b---9b~~~--9p7-|-9~~-9/11-------=
D|----------------------9----|---7/9-------|-----------------|----------------=
A|---------------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------=
E|---------------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------=
e|-10----10-10-10----10-10-|-10----------------|-10-----------------------=
B|-10h12-12-12-10h12-12-12-|-12p10-------10-12-|---10-12--10--7-----------=
G|-------------------------|-------12~~~-------|--------11--9---9---7-----=
D|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------9---7---=
A|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------=
E|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------=
e|---------------------|-15b-15p13--------|-15b-15p13-15--13bq-13bq--|----=
B|---------------------|-----------15~~~~-|--------------------------|----=
G|---------------------|------------------|--------------------------|----=
D|-9---7---------------|------------------|--------------------------|----=
A|---9---7-9--7h9p7\5--|------------------|--------------------------|----=
E|---------------------|------------------|--------------------------|----=

When the ...

e|-------------------|-17----17-17-17-------------|-17~~-17\--------------=
B|-15~~~-------15-17-|-17h19-19-19-19-17-19-17----|-19---19\--------------=
G|-------14/16-------|-------------------------19-|-----------------------=
D|-------------------|----------------------------|----------7h9----------=
A|-------------------|----------------------------|--------------7h9------=
E|-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------=
e|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------=
B|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------=
G|----------7-----|-------5---------5--|-5/7~~~--5\2-----|-----9----------=
D|-------9--------|----5---------5-----|--------------5--|-4------7h9-----=
A|----9-----------|-7-------5/7--------|-----------------|------------7h9-=
E|-7--------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------=

... oh.

e|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|---------------=
B|----------7------|----------------|---------------------|---------------=
G|----------7--7---|-----5-------5--|-5/7-\-5-/-7-\-5~~~~-|-------7-------=
D|-------9-------9-|---5-------5----|---------------------|-----7---7-----=
A|----9------------|-7-----5/7------|---------------------|---9-------9---=
E|-7---------------|----------------|---------------------|-7-------------=

(C)

e|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------=
B|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------=
G|-5------------|-----7--9/11~~~--|-11--7---------------|-------9--7---7--=
D|--------------|---7-------------|--------9--7--7\4----|-----9-----------=
A|--------------|-9---------------|-------------------5-|---9-------------=
E|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|-7---------------=
e|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B|----------5---------|-8/10-\-8----7---|-----------------||
G|-5----5-------------|-9/11-\-9----7---|-----------------||
D|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------||

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| \ Slide down

| / Slide up

| * Natural harmonic

| ~ Vibrato

| x Dead note

| > Accented note

| b Bend

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