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Lights Tab by Journey

Lights tab by Journey (Ver. 2)

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D         Bm          C
When the lights go down in the city
        D          Bm     C
And the sun shines on the bay
       D          Bm        C
Ooo, I wanna be there in my city, ooo-oo-oooh
Bm   C    D   C  D
Oooh oooh ooo-oo-oh

D        Bm           C
  So you think you’re lonely
D         Bm            C
  Well my friend I’m lonely too
D               Bm         C
  I want to get back to my city by the bay
Bm   C    D   C  D
Woah oooh ooo-oo-oh

{Bridge}
     Bm   G
It’s sad, oooh
             D
There’s been mornings
                    Bm        G
Out on the road without you
             D       A
Without your charms
Bm        G
   Woo-oo-oh oh
      D
My my my my my my
Bm   C    D   C  D
Woah oooh ooo-oo-oh

         D         Bm          C
When the lights go down in the city
        D          Bm     C
And the sun shines on the bay
       D          Bm        C
Ooo, I wanna be there in my city, ooo-oo-oooh
Bm   C    D   C  D
Woah oooh ooo-oo-oh

{Solo}
Bm - G - D  -
Bm - G - D - A -
Bm - G - D  -
Bm - C - D-C-D

         D         Bm          C
When the lights go down in the city
        D          Bm     C
And the sun shines on the bay
       D          Bm        C
Ooo, I wanna be there in my city, ooo-oo-oooh
Bm   C    D   C  D
Woah oooh ooo-oo-oh, mmmmmm
Bm   C    D   C  D
Woah oooh ooo-oo-oh
¨Lights¨ by Journey

INTRO:
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------=
|---------7--------|-------7---------|------------------|-------2h3p2----=
|-----7---7h9-7----|-------7h9p7---7-|--------7h9p7--7-|-----2----------=
|----------------9-|-----7-------7---|--------7------9-|---2------------=
|-7/9---9----------|---9-------------|-7/9--9-----------|-0--------------=
|------------------|-7---------------|------------------|----------------=

                                                                 When =
the...
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|-7--------------|-8-------------------|----------------|----------------=

                                                                 and =
the...
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|-|*---------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------=
|-|------7h9-7-----|-------7--------|----5-----5------|---5---5h7--5-----=
|-|------------7h9-|-----9----------|----5-----5------|---5---5----------=
|-|*-9-------------|---9------------|-7-----7---------|-7---7---------7--=
|-|----------------|-7--------------|-----------------|------------------=

                                                                  Oooh =
I...
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------=
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------=
|---------------|----------7----|----5-----5-----|----5-----/7p52-------=
|----9p7--------|-------9-------|----5-----5-----|----5------------------=
|-9--------9----|----9----------|-7-----7--------|-7-----7---------------=
|---------------|-7-------------|----------------|-----------------------=

                                                    Oh,
|----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------=
|----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------=
|------7h9-------|------7-------|-----5-----5----|--5/7~~~~--52---------=
|-4---------7h9--|--------------|-----5-----5----|-----------------4-----=
|----------------|----------9---|--7-----7-------|-----------------------=
|----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------=


 Oh,                   (C)Oh        (D)Oh                          It’s =
...
|---------------------|------------|-------------|--3p2------------------=
|---------------------|------------|-------------|--3-----3--------------=
|----------9p7--------|------------|-------------|--2-----2--------------=
|-------7-------7-----|------------|-------------|--0--------------------=
|----9-------------9--|------------|-------------|-----------------------=
|-7-------------------|------------|-------------|-----------------------=

Bm  A5G5               D                             B5      A5
sad,  oh  there’s been mornings  out on the road without you
G5           D      D5  A5
without your charms
B5  Bm  A5G5         D
      Oh,    my  my  my  my     my     my
Bm           C        D
oh,

3RD VERSE:
When the ...

 Lights...             (Bm)                                       and =
the...
|---------------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------=
|---------------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------=
|---------7h9---------|------------|----5-----5------|-5/7~~~--52-------=
|--------------7h9--9-|------------|----5-----5------|---------------5---=
|-/9~~~---------------|------------|-7-----7---------|-------------------=
|---------------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------=


                      (Bm)     ...bay.                             Ooh =
I...
|-------------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------=
|------7------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------=
|------7------------|------------|-----5------5--|-5-/-7--5-/-7--5~~~~-=
|--4---7----5h7-----|------------|-----5------5--|-----------------------=
|-------------------|------------|-7------7------|-----------------------=
|-------------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------=

                             ...my   city               oh,
|------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------=
|------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------=
|--------7h9-------|--------7------|------5-------5-|-5/7~~~~--52-------=
|--2h4--------7h9--|-----9----9----|------5-------5-|----------------5---=
|------------------|---9--------9--|-7-------7------|--------------------=
|------------------|-7-------------|----------------|--------------------=

                                    Heavy distortion-->
|--------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------=
|--------------|-----------------|------------------|------------10--12--=
|-------7------|---------9-------|------------------|-----7-9/11---------=
|-----9---9----|------10---10----|------4/16-------|-7-9----------------=
|---9-------9--|---10---------10-|----x-5/17--7/9--|--------------------=
|-7------------|-8---------------|------------------|--------------------=

SOLO:
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|------------------|--------------12----|--------------------|---10~~~---=
|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------=
|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------=
|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------=
|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------=


|-10~~~-7-------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------=
|---------10-7--------------|-------------|-----------------|----------10-12-=
|--------------9b--9p7---7~~|~~------7--9-|-9b---9b~~~--9p7-|-9~~-9/11-------=
|----------------------9----|---7/9-------|-----------------|----------------=
|---------------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------=
|---------------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------=


|-10----10-10-10----10-10-|-10----------------|-10-----------------------=
|-10h12-12-12-10h12-12-12-|-12p10-------10-12-|---10-12--10--7-----------=
|-------------------------|-------12~~~-------|--------11--9---9---7-----=
|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------9---7---=
|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------=
|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------=


|---------------------|-15b-15p13--------|-15b-15p13-15--13bq-13bq--|----=
|---------------------|-----------15~~~~-|--------------------------|----=
|---------------------|------------------|--------------------------|----=
|-9---7---------------|------------------|--------------------------|----=
|---9---7-9--7h9p75--|------------------|--------------------------|----=
|---------------------|------------------|--------------------------|----=

                                     When the ...
|-------------------|-17----17-17-17-------------|-17~~-17--------------=
|-15~~~-------15-17-|-17h19-19-19-19-17-19-17----|-19---19--------------=
|-------14/16-------|-------------------------19-|-----------------------=
|-------------------|----------------------------|----------7h9----------=
|-------------------|----------------------------|--------------7h9------=
|-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------=


|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------=
|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------=
|----------7-----|-------5---------5--|-5/7~~~--52-----|-----9----------=
|-------9--------|----5---------5-----|--------------5--|-4------7h9-----=
|----9-----------|-7-------5/7--------|-----------------|------------7h9-=
|-7--------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------=

                                                       ... oh.
|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|---------------=
|----------7------|----------------|---------------------|---------------=
|----------7--7---|-----5-------5--|-5/7--5-/-7--5~~~~-|-------7-------=
|-------9-------9-|---5-------5----|---------------------|-----7---7-----=
|----9------------|-7-----5/7------|---------------------|---9-------9---=
|-7---------------|----------------|---------------------|-7-------------=

  (C)
|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------=
|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------=
|-5------------|-----7--9/11~~~--|-11--7---------------|-------9--7---7--=
|--------------|---7-------------|--------9--7--74----|-----9-----------=
|--------------|-9---------------|-------------------5-|---9-------------=
|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|-7---------------=


|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|----------5---------|-8/10--8----7---|-----------------||
|-5----5-------------|-9/11--9----7---|-----------------||
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
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About this song

Another chord for "Lights" by Journey. This wonderful 1978 balled is about their hometown San Francisco and it reached number 68 on the Billboard single charts. A minor hit, especially for Journey who were huge at that time. It has later also been released as liver versions on various albums.