In The Light Tab by The Lumineers

In The Light tab by The Lumineers (Ver. 2)

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Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Intro**: (Only used in second line of verse 2 and second line of verse 3):

e|---------5-----------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---------------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

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Break: (Only used once, after verse 1)
   C#maj7             A/B (I don't know what this chord actually is, closest I could come up with.)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-----6------6-----6---------6--------6-----------|
D|---7-----7------7------7---7-----7-----------------|
A|-5---5-----5---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------7----7----7-----7--7-----------|

Pre-Chorus:
   A  A  D  A   A  D  A   A  D  A          F#m (Listen to song to see where to play this chord)
e|------------------------------------------2--------|
B|-5--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--6-----------2--------|
G|-6--6--7--6---6--7--6---6--7--6-----------2--------|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7--7---7--7--7-----------4--------|
A|------------------------------------------4--------|
E|------------------------------------------2--------|

Chorus:
   A  A  D  A   A  D  A   A  D  A       C#7        D        B  (Strum these chords to song)
e|---------------------------------------7--------------------------|
B|-5--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--6--------6---------7--------4-------|
G|-6--6--7--6---6--7--6---6--7--6--------6---------7--------4-------|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7--7---7--7--7--------6---------7--------4-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:
(Use barre/open chords here, listen to song for pattern)
   A   F#m   E   D
e|-5----2----0---2----|
B|-5----2----0---3----|
G|-6----2----1---2----|
D|-7----4----2---0----|
A|-7----4----2--------|
E|-5----2----0--------|

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Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------| x2

Verse 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

I don't know why I just can't let it go

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

I don't know why I just can't let it go

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Break:
   C#maj7             A/B
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-----6------6-----6---------6--------6-----------|
D|---7-----7------7------7---7-----7-----------------|
A|-5---5-----5---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------7----7----7-----7--7-----------|

Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------| x2

Verse 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Memory's old but I just can't let it go

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


e|---------5-----------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---------------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

The idea's gone but I just can't let it go

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
   A  A  D  A   A  D  A   A  D  A    ...   F#m
e|------------------------------------------2--------|
B|-5--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--6-----------2--------|
G|-6--6--7--6---6--7--6---6--7--6-----------2--------|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7--7---7--7--7-----------4--------|
A|------------------------------------------4--------|
E|------------------------------------------2--------|

Chorus:
A                C#7
Time, give me my yesterdays
             D                  B
Save it for all you had in your eyes, I have gone away

Pre-Chorus:
   A  A  D  A   A  D  A   A  D  A    ...   F#m
e|------------------------------------------2--------|
B|-5--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--6-----------2--------|
G|-6--6--7--6---6--7--6---6--7--6-----------2--------|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7--7---7--7--7-----------4--------|
A|------------------------------------------4--------|
E|------------------------------------------2--------|

Chorus:
A                C#7
Fate dealt you a tricky hand
                     D                 B
And now you're just left alone in your mind, and I have gone away

Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------| x2

Verse 3:

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

I don't know why I just can't let it go

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------5-----------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---------------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Memory's old but I just can't let it go

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---7---5-----------------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6--7--6--6--6--7--7--6--6---------------|
D|-7---7---7----7-----7-----7-----7----7--5----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
   A  A  D  A   A  D  A   A  D  A    ...   F#m
e|------------------------------------------2--------|
B|-5--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--6-----------2--------|
G|-6--6--7--6---6--7--6---6--7--6-----------2--------|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7--7---7--7--7-----------4--------|
A|------------------------------------------4--------|
E|------------------------------------------2--------|

   A  A  D  A   A  D  A   A  D  A    ...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--6--------------------|
G|-6--6--7--6---6--7--6---6--7--6--------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7--7---7--7--7--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:
       A - F#m - E - D
In the light        right here in
A - F#m - E - D
the light,   right here in the
A           F#m       E     D       B    D (hold)
hold me and don't you ever let this die,       right here in
A - F#m - E - D
the light,   and in the
A - F#m - E - D
daytime,    right here in the
A           F#m       E     D
hold me and don't you ever let this die
A - F#m - E - D7
              in
A - F#m - E - D
the light,    in the
A - F#m - E - D
daytime,      right here in the

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