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See The Lights by Simple Minds

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Intro (played by the bass but sometimes doubled live)
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e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-13-11-------------------|-13-11-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------13-s11-9-6-9s11-9-|-------13-s11-9-6-9s11-9-|



e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------10-11---------------|-------------------------|----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-9h11s13---------------------|-s13-11------------------|----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------11-9-6-9s11-9-|-------13-s11-9-6-9s11-9-|-6-9s11-9-|

Verse
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Summer’s gone
Winter’s in your eyes
I can feel the thunderstorms inside
I wake every morning when the cold winds cover me

All I’ve got’s a ghost of what could be

Chorus
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If you can see the lights shine in front of me
If you can see the lights shine out where you’ll be

Interlude
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e|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---11\10/11/13~-11\10/11\10-10/11\10-| Gtr. 3
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|

Verse
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I’m in a broken dream I stare out into space
e|-4---------4------4------4-------|
Chord diagramBB|---2---2------2------2------2-2~-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----1---1------1------1---------| Gtr. 1
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|

You know I called you up cos nothing takes your place
e|-4---------4------4------4-------|
Chord diagramBB|---2---2------2------2------2-2~-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----1---1------1------1---------| Gtr. 1
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|

I’ve got a heart of stone and a sinking deep inside
e|--------------------8-9-8-9--|
Chord diagramBB|---------1-2--------9-9-9-9--|
Chord diagramG+G|-------1-----1-3~---8-----10-| Gtr. 1 & 2
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----3--------------------11-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---1-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------|

I want to tell you love I’m too proud to cry
Chorus
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If you can see the lights shine in front of me
e|-4---------4------4------4-------|
Chord diagramBB|---2---2------2------2------2-2~-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----1---1------1------1---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------| Gtr. 1
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|

If you can see the lights shout out where you’ll be
e|-4---------4------4------4-------|
Chord diagramBB|---2---2------2------2------2-2~-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----1---1------1------1---------| Gtr. 1
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|

Summer’s gone and I can’t tell you lies
e|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------1-2------------1-2-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----1-----1-3~-----1-----1-3~--| Gtr. 1 & 2
Chord diagramD MajorD|---3--------------3-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-1--------------1---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|

Oh forgive me love I’m too proud to cry
e|-13/16-18-16-13~-|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------| Gtr. 3
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|

Solo (Gtr. 4)
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e|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------9-9-9-9---------9-9-9-9-9-9-----6-----6/-|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------x-x-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-6---6~--6/-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----8h11p8---------8~/-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4/8-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

			 m
e|------------------6~/---13-14-13-14-14-13-16-16~-16-16/-|
Chord diagramBB|-------9-9-9p6-9--6~/-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-6h8p6------------6~/-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-6------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9/-|
Chord diagramBB|----------(6b)7r6--------(6b)7r6--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/-|
Chord diagramG+G|------6-8------------6-8---------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--8/--------------8--------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--8/--------------8--------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-13~-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------14----14----16b~-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----13----13----13----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------11~-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------11~-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------|

Chorus
=====
If you can see the lights shine in front of me
e|--------14-13-14--13~-|
Chord diagramBB|-16b18~---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------| Gtr. 3
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------|

If you can see the lights shout out where you’ll be
Summer’s gone and I can’t tell you lies
e|----------|
Chord diagramBB|------14~-|
Chord diagramG+G|-/13~-----| Gtr. 3
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------|

Forgive me love I’m too proud to cry
e|-------------14p13-----13b14r13~-|
Chord diagramBB|-x-x-x-14-14-------14~-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-x-x-x-13-13---------------------| Gtr. 3
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|

Too proud to cry
Too proud to cry
Too proud to cry

Tab Explanation
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\ or /	Slide
h	Hammer-on
p	Pull-off
T	Tap
Chord diagramBB	Bend the note to the fret after the Chord diagramBB
R	Release back to the originally bent note
h.	Artificial Harmonic
m	Palm Muted

Gtr. 1 - Clean Electric
Gtr. 2 - Clean Electric w/Delay
Gtr. 3 - Lead Electic with harmonizer
Gtr. 4 - Distorted Electric
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