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See The Lights Tab by Simple Minds

See The Lights tab by Simple Minds

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Intro (played by the bass but sometimes doubled live)
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e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-13-11-------------------|-13-11-------------------|
E|-------13-s11-9-6-9s11-9-|-------13-s11-9-6-9s11-9-|




e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
D|---------10-11---------------|-------------------------|----------|
A|-9h11s13---------------------|-s13-11------------------|----------|
E|---------------11-9-6-9s11-9-|-------13-s11-9-6-9s11-9-|-6-9s11-9-|
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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|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---11\10/11/13~-11\10/11\10-10/11\10-| Gtr. 3
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Verse
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I’m in a broken dream I stare out into space
e|-4---------4------4------4-------|
B|---2---2------2------2------2-2~-|
G|-----1---1------1------1---------| Gtr. 1
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

You know I called you up cos nothing takes your place
e|-4---------4------4------4-------|
B|---2---2------2------2------2-2~-|
G|-----1---1------1------1---------| Gtr. 1
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

I’ve got a heart of stone and a sinking deep inside
e|--------------------8-9-8-9--|
B|---------1-2--------9-9-9-9--|
G|-------1-----1-3~---8-----10-| Gtr. 1 & 2
D|-----3--------------------11-|
A|---1-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

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-------|
B|---2---2------2------2------2-2~-|
G|-----1---1------1------1---------|
D|---------------------------------| Gtr. 1
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

If you can see the lights shout out where you’ll be
e|-4---------4------4------4-------|
B|---2---2------2------2------2-2~-|
G|-----1---1------1------1---------| Gtr. 1
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Summer’s gone and I can’t tell you lies
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------1-2------------1-2-------|
G|-----1-----1-3~-----1-----1-3~--| Gtr. 1 & 2
D|---3--------------3-------------|
A|-1--------------1---------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Oh forgive me love I’m too proud to cry
e|-13/16-18-16-13~-|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------| Gtr. 3
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Solo (Gtr. 4)
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e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------9-9-9-9---------9-9-9-9-9-9-----6-----6/-|
G|------------------------x-x-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-6---6~--6/-|
D|-----8h11p8---------8~/-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------|
A|-4/8-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

			 m
e|------------------6~/---13-14-13-14-14-13-16-16~-16-16/-|
B|-------9-9-9p6-9--6~/-----------------------------------|
G|-6h8p6------------6~/-----------------------------------|
D|-6------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9/-|
B|----------(6b)7r6--------(6b)7r6--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/-|
G|------6-8------------6-8---------------------------|
D|--8/--------------8--------------------------------|
A|--8/--------------8--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-13~-------------------------|
B|--------14----14----16b~-----|
G|-----13----13----13----------|
D|-------------------------11~-|
A|-------------------------11~-|
E|-----------------------------|

Chorus
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If you can see the lights shine in front of me
e|--------14-13-14--13~-|
B|-16b18~---------------|
G|----------------------| Gtr. 3
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

If you can see the lights shout out where you’ll be
Summer’s gone and I can’t tell you lies
e|----------|
B|------14~-|
G|-/13~-----| Gtr. 3
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

Forgive me love I’m too proud to cry
e|-------------14p13-----13b14r13~-|
B|-x-x-x-14-14-------14~-----------|
G|-x-x-x-13-13---------------------| Gtr. 3
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

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
B	Bend the note to the fret after the B
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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