"Light On"
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]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------|
G|--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5---|
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]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--------1--------0--------0--------5--------5--------5--------5--------|
G|--2--------2--------1--------1--------5--------5--------5--------5--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------1--------1--------0--------0--------5--------5--------5--------5---|
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]
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 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]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------|
G|--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------5--------5--------5--------5--------3--------3--------3--------3---|
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]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------3--------3--------3--------1--------1--------0--------0--------|
G|--4--------4--------4--------4--------2--------2--------1--------1--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3--------3--------3--------3--------1--------1--------0--------0---|
GR:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----------------------------------1-----------------0-------------|
G|----4------------------------------------2-----------------1--------------|
D|--5-----------------------------------3-----------------2-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/david_cook/light_on_tab.html ]
That roll out underneath my heals, and you don't know how bad it feels.
PO:[Am] [C]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------|
G|--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------5--------5--------5--------5--------3--------3--------3--------3---|
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]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------3--------3--------3--------1--------1--------0--------0--------|
G|--4--------4--------4--------4--------2--------2--------1--------1--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3--------3--------3--------3--------1--------1--------0--------0---|
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|------------------------------------------------|
