I Think I See The Light chords by Cat Stevens

Chords with lyrics

This file is the author's own work & represents their own interpretation of the song.
You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.

   Date: 30th Dec 2003   To: Majicat    From: DJ
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   I think I see the light by Cat Stevens (1970)

CAPO AT 4th FRET (Key of DbDb)

Intro (& riff throughout Verses 1 & 2)

  A augmentedA      C majorC       D MajorD    FF   C majorC
E MajorE ---------------------|-------2--------1-----0---|
BB ------2--------1-----|-------3--------1-----1---|
G+G ------2--------0-----|-------2--------2-----0---| (x4)
D MajorD ------2--------2-----|--0-0-----0--3------------|
A augmentedA --0-0---0-h3-3----3--|-------------------3------|
E MajorE ---------------------|--------------------------|

Verse 1

A augmentedA       C majorC     D MajorD     FF  C majorC     A augmentedA  C majorC  D MajorD FF C majorC
 I used to trust nobody, trusting even less their words,
A augmentedA      C majorC      D MajorD      FF   C majorC    A augmentedA  C majorC  D MajorD FF C majorC
 Until I found somebody, there was no one I pre-fered ,
A augmentedA        C majorC      D MajorD    FF   C majorC  A augmentedA  C majorC  D MajorD FF C majorC
 My heart was made of stone, I saw only misty grey,
A augmentedA       C majorC      D MajorD        FF  C majorC    A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD FF C majorC
 Until you came into my life ,girl, I saw every-one that way!

Chorus

E minorEm     D/F#D/F#       C/GC/G     F/AF/A
  Until I found the one I needed at my side,
E minorEm      BB       E minorEm       FF  BB
  I think I would've been a sad man all my life---

 A augmentedA   DD  A augmentedA  D MajorD D  A augmentedA   D MajorD D  A augmentedA  D MajorD D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /|

D MajorD      FF      G+G      D MajorD        G+G
 I think I see the light----, coming to me, coming through me,
  D MajorD         A augmentedA  D MajorD D   A augmentedA D MajorD D    A augmentedA   C majorC   G+G  D MajorD
Giving me a second sight.         So shine, shine, shine---!
 A augmentedA   C majorC   G+G  D MajorD    A augmentedA   C majorC   G+G   D MajorD
Shine, shine, shine---!  Shine, shine, shine---!

Verse 2

  A augmentedA
E MajorE -------------------|----------------------|
BB ------2------2-----|-------2-------2------|
G+G ------2------2-----|-------2-------2------|
D MajorD ------2------2-----|-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA --0-0---0-0--------|--0-0-----0-0---------|
E MajorE -------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA      C majorC     D MajorD    FF     C majorC     A augmentedA C majorC  D MajorD FF C majorC
 I used to walk alone, every step would seem the same,
A augmentedA         C majorC     D MajorD        FF   C majorC    A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD FF C majorC
 This world was not my home, so there was nothing much to gain,
A augmentedA        C majorC       D MajorD        FF    C majorC   A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD FF C majorC
 Look up, and see the clouds, look down and see the cold floor,
A augmentedA      C majorC      D MajorD          FF    C majorC   A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD FF C majorC
 Until you came into my life, girl, I saw nothing, nothing more!


Chorus again


Instrumental break
  A augmentedA
E MajorE -------------------|----------------------|
BB ------2------2-----|-------2-------2------|
G+G ------2------2-----|-------2-------2------|
D MajorD ------2------2-----|-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA --0-0---0-0--------|--0-0-----0-0---------|
E MajorE -------------------|----------------------|

 E minorEm D/F#D/F# C/GC/G F/AF/A  E minorEm  BB   E minorEm  FF
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / |

 BB     A augmentedA   D MajorD D  A augmentedA  D MajorD D  A augmentedA   D MajorD D  A augmentedA  D MajorD D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /|


Coda
D MajorD      FF      G+G     D MajorD        G+G
 I think I see the light---, coming to me, coming through me,
 D MajorD         A augmentedA  D MajorD D   A augmentedA D MajorD D    A augmentedA   C majorC   G+G  D MajorD
Giving me a second sight!         So shine, shine, shine---,

   A augmentedA   C majorC   G+G  D MajorD
||:Shine, shine, shine----! :||(x4)

   A augmentedA   C majorC   G+G    D MajorD
  Shine, shine, shine----!

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Chords:
  A augmentedA     C majorC     D MajorD     FF     G+G
x02220  x32010  xx0232  xx3211  320033
 MRL   RM I    IRM   RMII  MI RL

 E minorEm    D/F#D/F#   C/GC/G    F/AF/A    BB
022000  200232  332010  x03211  x24442
 MR    I MLR  RLM I    RMII   IMRLI

N.B: Try playing this song with a plectrum, to make it easier to
emphasis the heavy bass note of each chord.

Left hand Fingers:
T= Thumb  I= Index finger  M= Middle finger
R= Ring finger  L= Little finger

NB: These suggested fingerings of the chords are shown as played
with the left hand (i.e. for a right handed player.)