Matchbox Twenty - Bright Lights
Tabbed by Kevin Osborne.
Tuning EADGBe
No Capo.
E B
She got out of town
F#m A Asus4 A
On a railway New York bound.
E B
Took all except my name,
C#m B Bsus4 A
Another alien on Broadway.
E
Well, There's some things in this world
B Bsus4
You just can't change,
F#m
Some things you can't see
A Asus4 A
Until it gets too late.
E
Baby, baby, baby,
D
When all your love is gone,
Who will save me
A E
From all I'm up against out in this world?
And maybe, maybe, maybe,
D
You'll find something
That's enough to keep you,
A
But if the bright lights don't receive you,
B
You should turn yourself around
E
And come on home.
E B Bsus4 B
I got a hole in me now,
F#m Asus2
Yeah, I got a scar I can talk about.
E B Bsus4 B
She keeps a picture of me
C#m B Bsus4 A
In her apartment in the city.
E
Some things in this world,
B Bsus4 B
Man, they don't make sense,
F#m11
Some things you don't need
Asus2
Until they leave you,
then they're things that you miss, you say.
E
Baby, baby, baby,
Dsus2
When all your love is gone,
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Who will save me
A E
From all I'm up against out in this world?
And maybe, maybe, maybe,
Dsus2
You'll find something
That's enough to keep you,
A
But if the bright lights don't receive you,
B
You should turn yourself around
E
And come on home.
C#5 B5 A B5
Let that city take you in. (Come on home.)
C#5 B5 A B5
Let that city spit you out. (Come on home.)
C#5 B5 D A D A B
Let that city take you down yeah.
E
For God's sake turn around
Solo Chords (See Dudewithguitar's version for the solo part, it's 100% correct)
| E | Dsus2 | A | E |
E
Baby, baby, baby,
Dsus2
When all your love is gone,
Who will save me
A E
From all I'm up against out in this world?
Yeah, well, maybe, maybe, maybe,
Dsus2
You'll find something
That's enough to keep you,
A
But if the bright lights don't receive you,
B
Well, yeah
E
turn yourself around and come on home.
A E
Yeah, come on home.
A
Baby, baby, baby, baby,
E5
Come on home.
A5 E5
Yeah, come on home
A5 E5
Yeah, come on home
A5 E5
Yeah, come on home
A5
Baby, baby, baby, baby
E5
Come on home
(Repeat to Fade)