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Into the Light

The Afghan Whigs
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From: "Manuel Zanzi" <manuelzanzi@hotmail.com>

Subject: a/afghan_whigs/into_the_light.tab

Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 03:56:37 PDT

Into the light

By Afghan Whigs

Album: Black love

Written by Greg Dulli

Transcribed and submitted by Manuel Zanzi (manuelzanzi@hotmail.com)

This is just a interpretation, there's a lot improvisation in there.

Just fool around with the chords, and make it sound sad...

Verse riff

C G Fill1 Em(7)

e------(3)-----------------------------------------------------|
B-------1-------------------3----------------------------3-----|
G-0--------0---0---------0----0-------------0---------0----0---|repeat
D-2--------2---0------0---------0-----------2------2---------2-|through
A-3--------3---2---2------------------------2---2--------------|verse
E--------------3------------------2--3-2-3--0------------------|

Like this:

C G Fill1 Em

when the light has gone...

C G Fill1 Em

and the stillnes is shaken...

C G Fill1 Em

and the drug of your smile, has gone

C G Fill1 Em

And left me alone

C G Fill1 Em

I need it bad, I need it now, wont u come'n'me and give me some.

C G Fill1 Em

I need it sweet, baby please, wont u answer the phone

Chorus riff

Fill2 Em C

e-----------------0--------------------------|
B--------------0--0---1--1-------------------|
G--------------0--0---0--0--Keep strumming---|
D--------------2--2---2--2--one measure------|
A------0-2-----2------3--3-------------------|
E-3-3-------3--0-----------------------------|

Fill2 Em C

Step into the light, Baby

Fill2 Em C

just give me the word, and I will begin

Fill2 Em C (keep strumming)

Step into the light, Baby

C

And see the trouble i'm in

Post chorus riff

C G

e----0--------------------|
B----1--------------------|
G-0--0-0-0----------------|four times
D-2----2-0---0h2p0--------|
A-3----3-2---------2-0----|
E--------3-------------3--|

second verse:

C G Fill1 Em

now the light has gone

C G Fill1 Em

my love is gone

C G Fill1 Em

the good times have gone

C G Fill1 Em

awa--ay

C G Fill1 Em

I have to ask, I need to know was it ever love

C G Fill1 Em

I need it sweet, baby please, wont u come'n'me and give me some

Chorus and post chorus as above... end on C.

Corrections, comments and all that are of course Welcome

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