Rocky Votolato - Light And The Sound Chords & Tabs

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The Light And The Sound by Rocky Votolato...

Tuning - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb / Half step down

I'm not sure if this will be the most conventional way to tab out this song but I'll give my best shot.

Chords used (numbered from high E to low E
    Em  D   G6  Cmaj7  Am   C  
Eb  0   2   0   0      0    0  
Bb  0   3   0   0      1    1
Gb  0   2   0   0      2    0
Db  2   0   0   2      2    2 
Ab  2   0   2   3      0    3
Eb  0   x   3   x      x    x


Verse
Em            D            G6      Cmaj7   Em   
Are you gonna die with the music inside? / Or did you catch the twilight on 

     D        Cmaj7   Em      D        G6          Cmaj7   Em
your way into work? / You can live any day you can think / man i'm not lying 

       D                Cmaj7    
to you and yeah thats a threat.


Pre-Chorus
Am             Em            C               Am                 Em
  I dont wanna have you bury you like this /  Somethings got to get your 

     D       Am             Em              C                    Am
attention /    If I have to crack open your skull with my fist /   I'll let  

    Em                  D
the light and the sound escape.


Chorus
G6      Cmaj7          G6       Cmaj7   G6            Am                 D
 Listen now /  you can hear the sound / surrender and let the light come out/

     G6   Cmaj7         G6        Cmaj7   G6       Am               D
dont be afraid / let me hear your voice / what you live is what you make /

         Am              Cmaj7   D
what you make / what you ma'    'ake.



Verse 2
Em             D           G6         Cmaj7  Em                       D 
  I know youve worked hard your whole life /   now youre tired of the money 

            Cmaj7  Em          D                        G6           Cmaj7
its never enough /   its never gonna be enough man that not even the point /
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rocky_votolato/light_and_the_sound_crd.html ]
         Em                               D                      Cmaj7
the only thing you cant afford is to keep buying the lines youre fed /  


choking them down.


Pre-chorus 2
Am           Em                C               Am       Em
  I know its comfortable to go back to sleep /   Take a look at what youve 

            D    Am           Em                        C           
been laying in /   before you wake up in search of your paycheck death /

Am             Em                         D
  Demons of regret are making your death bed.


Chorus
G6      Cmaj7          G6       Cmaj7   G6            Am                 D
 Listen now /  you can hear the sound / surrender and let the light come out/

     G6   Cmaj7         G6        Cmaj7   G6       Am               D
dont be afraid / let me hear your voice / what you live is what you make /

         Am              Cmaj7   D
what you make / what you ma'    'ake.



Post-Chours/outro
    G6   Cmaj7         G6        Cmaj7   G6       Am               D
dont be afraid / let me hear your voice / what you live is what you make /

         G6    Cmaj7         G6          Cmaj7  G6            Am
Cause im ready now /  like i never was before /   to see what this is all 

D           Am          Cmaj7   D
about / all about / all abo'   'out.



Chords in sequence

verse
Em D G6 Cmaj7
Em D Cmaj7

Pre-chorus
Am Em C
Am Em D

Chorus
G6 Cmaj7 G6 Cmaj7 
G6 Am D

verse
Em D G6 Cmaj7
Em D Cmaj7
 
Pre-chorus
Am Em C
Am Em D

Chorus
G6 Cmaj7 G6 Cmaj7 
G6 Am D

Outro
G6 Cmaj7 G6 Cmaj7 
G6 Am D Am Cmaj7 D


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