Light On David Cook
by David Cook
Because of space restrictions, the words do not always line up exactly to
the tab, but I tried to make them as close as possible. I know there are
sketchy parts, so if you have any improvements, please post them.
Tuning: Standard
PO - PIANO
GR - GUITAR
G1 - GUITAR 1
G2 - GUITAR 2
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
sb - slow bend
db - down bend
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
~ - let note ring
Intro/Verse 1:
Never really said too much,
PO:[Am]
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GR:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------5-------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------5---------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Afraid it wouldn't be enough. Just try to keep my spirits up
PO:[C] [G]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--5--------5--------5--------5--------3--------3--------3--------3--------| G|--5--------5--------5--------5--------4--------4--------4--------4--------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3---|
GR:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------5-----------------------------------3-------------------------------| G|----5-----------------------------------4---------------------------------| D|--5-----------------------------------5-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When there's no point in grieving. Doesn't matter anyway.
PO:[F] [E] [Am]
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GR:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------1-----------------0-------------------------------------------------| G|-----2-----------------1--------------------------------------------------| D|--3-----------------2-----------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Words could never make me stay. Words will never take my place
PO:[C] [G]
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GR:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------5-----------------------------------3-------------------------------| G|----5-----------------------------------4---------------------------------| D|--5-----------------------------------5-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When you know I'm leaving.
PO:[F] [E]
e|--------------------------------------| B|--1--------1--------0--------0--------| G|--2--------2--------1--------1--------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|-------1--------1--------0--------0---|
GR:
e|--------------------------------------| B|------1-----------------0-------------| G|-----2-----------------1--------------| D|--3-----------------2-----------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
Chorus: (I think GUITAR 1 is just playing power chords, or bar chords
possibly, with overdrive, while GUITAR 2 is putting in the
occasional note here and there.)
Try to leave the light on when I'm gone,
G1: [F] [C]
G2: (from what I could hear)
e|--------------------------------------------------------3---| B|------------------------------------------------------5-----| G|------------------------------2---------------------5-------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Something I rely on to get home.
G1: [G] [Dm]
G2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------3------------------6-------------| G|------------------------------------------------7-----------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
One I can feel at night, a naked light,
G1: [F] [C]
G2:
e|------------------------------1--------------------3--------| B|-----------------------------1--------------------5---------| G|------------------------2--------------------5--------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
a fire to keep me warm
G1: [Am] [G]
G2:
e|-----------------5---------3------| B|----------------------------------| G|--------5-------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
Try to leave the light on when I'm gone.
G1: [F] [C]
G2:
e|--------------------------------------1-----------------3---| B|----------------------------------1------------------5------| G|------------------------------2------------------5----------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Even in the daylight, shine on.
G1: [G] [Dm]
G2:
e|---------------------------------3--------------------------| B|-----------------------------3------------------------------| G|-------------------------4------------------7---------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
And when it's late at night, you can look inside.
G1: [F] [Am]
G2:
e|-----------------------------------1--------------------5---| B|-------------------------------1--------------------5-------| G|---------------------------2--------------------5-----------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
You won't feel so alone.
G1: [G] [E]
G2:
e|--------------3-------------7-----| B|----------3-------------9------9--| G|------4-------------9-------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
Verse 2:
You know we've been down that road it seems a thousand times before,
PO:[Am] [C]
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GR:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------5-----------------------------------5-------------------------------| G|----5-----------------------------------5---------------------------------| D|--7-----------------------------------5-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
My back to a closing door, and my eyes to the seasons
PO:[G] [F] [E]
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GR:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------3-----------------------------------1-----------------0-------------| G|----4------------------------------------2-----------------1--------------| D|--5-----------------------------------3-----------------2-----------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That roll out underneath my heals, and you don't know how bad it feels.
PO:[Am] [C]
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GR:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------5-----------------------------------5-------------------------------| G|----5-----------------------------------5---------------------------------| D|--7-----------------------------------5-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
To leave the only one that I have ever believed in.
PO:[G] [F] [E]
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GR:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------3-----------------------------------1-----------------0-------------| G|----4------------------------------------2-----------------1--------------| D|--5-----------------------------------3-----------------2-----------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
END OF CHORUS/SOLO:
Ohhh yeahhh.....
G1: [Am] [C]
G2:
e|------------------------8-------------------------------------------------| B|----5-8-----8b10-10 ~ ~ ~ 10-10db8--5-8-----------------------------------| G|--7--------------------------------------7sb9-9---9db7--5-----5-5---5h7---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------7-------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1: [G] [Dm]
G2:
e|------8-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------10-8---------------------------------8/10----13p10h13p10h13b15----| G|--7/9--------9\7--7b9db7-7------5---7/9--7--------------------------------| D|------------------------------7---7---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE:
Sometimes it feels like we've run out of luck
G1: [D] [G]
G2: (This was even harder to hear. I think I got a couple of them.)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------8p5----------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------8-8/10---| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the signal keeps on breaking up.
G1: [B] [Em] [D]
GUITAR 2:
e|--------------12-10-------------------------------------------15----------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------15----------| G|--------------------------------------------------------9/12--------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the wires cross in my brain, you'll start my heart again.
G1:[C] [G]
G2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------7h9--7---| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When I come along, yeahhh...
G1: [A]
G2:
e|--------------------------8b10--8--5--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
Try to leave a light on when I'm gone
PO: [F] [C]
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------1--------1--------5--------5--------| G|------------------------2--------2--------5--------5--------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------1--------1--------3--------3---|
Something I rely on to get home
PO: [G] [Dm]
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------3--------3--------6--------6--------| G|------------------------4--------4--------7--------7--------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------3--------3--------5--------5---|
One I can feel at night a naked light
PO: [F] [C]
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------1--------1--------5--------5--------| G|------------------------2--------2--------5--------5--------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------1--------1--------3--------3---|
A fire to keep me warm
PO: [Am] [G]
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------5--------5--------3-----------------| G|------------------------5--------5--------4-----------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------5--------5--------3------------|
(Overdrive again)
Try to leave the light on when I'm gone.
G1: [F] [C]
G2:
e|-----------------------------------5-----------------------------| B|---------------------------------5------------8------------------| G|-------------------------------5---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Even in the daylight, shine on.
G1: [G] [Dm]
G2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------8b10-10db8p5-8b10---| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
And when it's late at night, you can look inside.
G1: [F] [Am]
G2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------8------| B|---------------------------------------------------10p8-----10---| G|--------------------------------------------------------9--------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
You won't feel so alone.
G1: [G] [E]
G2:
e|-------------------------------------| B|---------10-----------10-------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
Try to leave the light on when I'm gone.
G1: [F] [C]
G2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------8b10--8-----------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Even in the daylight, shine on.
G1: [G] [Dm]
G2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------7p5------7p5-----------------| D|----------------------------------------7--------7---------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
And when it's late at night, you can look inside.
G1: [F] [Am]
G2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------7-7p5-----| D|-------------------------------------------------------------7---| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
You won't feel so alone.
G1: [G] [E]
G2:
e|-------------------------8-8s10--8-8s12 ~ ~ ----| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
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