Car Lights tab by James Marriott

Name: Car Lights
Channel: James Marriott

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: C#m

Rhythm Part

Verse :

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-9-9-9-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-7-7|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-6-6-6-6|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6|
E|--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4|x2


Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-2-2-2|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-6-\x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-2-2-2|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

e|--------------------------------4~--------------2--------------|
B|--------------------------------5~--------------4--------------|
G|x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-4-4-4-6~--------------4--------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6~--------------4--------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4~--------------2--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse :

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-9-9-9-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-7-7|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-6-6-6-6|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6|
E|--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4|x2


Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-2-2-2|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-6-\x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-2-2-2|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

e|--------------------------------4~--------------2--------------|
B|--------------------------------5~--------------4--------------|
G|x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-4-4-4-6~--------------4--------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6~--------------4--------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4~--------------2--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-9-9-9-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-7-7-7|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-6-6-6-6|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6|
E|--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4|x2

There is also another rhythm guitar that plays this during the bridge that comes in on the second time you
play the part above                              |
                                                 |
                                                 v
e|4-------------------------------0------------------------------|
B|5-------------------------------2------------------------------|
G|6-------------------------------2------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------2------------------------------|
A|4-------------------------------0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|7-------------------------------7------------------------------|
B|9-------------------------------7------------------------------|
G|9-------------------------------8------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------9------------------------------|
A|7-------------------------------9------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------7------------------------------|


Chorus/Solo:

A                 E                  B
You can hold my hand in a crowded place, but just hold me close
    C#m                  B
And hope that they don’t see my face
A
Why don’t you come right here?
E                      B
Let’s see how you taste Then just hold me close
    C#m                  B
And hope that they don’t see my face


Outro:

e|4-------------------------------0------------------------------|
B|5-------------------------------2------------------------------|
G|6-------------------------------2------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------2------------------------------|
A|4-------------------------------0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|7-------------------------------7------------------------------|
B|9-------------------------------7------------------------------|
G|9-------------------------------8------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------9------------------------------|
A|7-------------------------------9------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------7------------------------------|

Lead part

The solo part isn't the most accurate since the song gets really loud and it's hard to hear
just the guitar part but this should be good to base however you want to play it off of

Chorus 1:
(This bit is very subtle)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-9~--------7-9~--------7------------------|
G|--------------------------------9--------8|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|x2

Chorus 2:

e|------------7-------|
B|7-9-7-9-7-9---9-7-9-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|x7

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|9~-------8~---------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Bridge:
(Lead part comes in at the third "I’m not scared there’s nothing to run from)

e|------------7-------|
B|7-9-7-9-7-9---9-7-9-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|x3

e|------------|
B|7-9-7-9-7-9-|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|


Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9------9------9--------------------9------9------11-9----9-----------|
D|9-h11---11-9---11-9---11-9---------9-h11---11-9---11-9------11-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------9---------------|
G|------9------9------9--------------------------9------11-9---11-9----------|
D|9-h11---11-9---11-9---11-9---------------9-h11---11-9----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------9-h11-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2



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| x  Dead note
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| h  Hammer-on
| \x

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Published: December 1, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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