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Song title:      The Light
Original Album:  Remember Us To Life

Words and Music by Regina Spektor
Copyright © 2016 Sire Records
Published by Warner Music Group

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 1. Chords and tab are releative to capo. Timing is 4/4.


INTRO:
Chords:
G        320003
Cadd9/G  330010

[play:]  [x2]

  G                                 Cadd9/G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------0---3---------------|-------------0---1-------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0-----------------------|---------0-----------------------|
|-----2---------------------------|-----3---------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:
Chords:
G       320003    Am   x02210
Cadd9/G 330010    C    x32010
Gsus4   330013    D    xx0232 or x5777x
G/B     x20030

| G             | Cadd9/G     | Gsus4       | G/B
    The light was shining in my eyes before I closed them
| Am          | C              | Am              | D
    And all the dreams I had the night before came back

| G         | Cadd9/G            | Gsus4    | G/B
    The faces that I'd seen looked       so familiar
| Am               | C          | Am             | D
    But they're just strangers, I haven't met them yet


PRE-CHORUS1:
Chords:
B7  x21202    Gmaj7/F#  220002
Em  022000    Am        x02210
C   x32010    D         xx0232 or x5777x
G   320003

| B7         | Em       | C            | G
    I know the morning is wiser than the evening

| B7          | Em                | C                | G  Gmaj7/F# Em |
    I know that wrong and right can sometimes look the same

| B7      | Em          | C              | G
    So many things I know   but they don't help me

| Am         | C        | Am            | D |
    Each day I open up my eyes and start again


CHORUS1:
Chords:
G  320003
C  x32010

| G               | C           | G
    The light comes shining in my eyes
              | C           | G
The light comes shining in my eyes
              | C           | G
The light comes shining in my eyes
              | C           | G
The light comes shining in my eyes


VERSE2:
Chords:
G       320003    Am   x02210
Cadd9/G 330010    C    x32010
Gsus4   330013    D    xx0232 or x5777x
G/B     x20030

| G       | Cadd9/G | Gsus4      | G/B
    So many stories      I want to tell you
| Am          | C                  | Am             | D
    I wish that I could show you the many things I've seen
  
| G            | Cadd9/G | Gsus4               | G/B
    You and your daddy,       you both look like poets
| Am            | C             | Am         | D |
    Your eyes are open wide while you are in a dream


PRE-CHORUS2:
Chords:
B7  x21202    Gmaj7/F#  220002
Em  022000    Am        x02210
C   x32010    D         xx0232 or x5777x
G   320003

| B7         | Em       | C            | G
    I know the morning is wiser than the night time

| B7             | Em             | C                | G  Gmaj7/F# Em |
    I know there's nothing wrong, I shouldn't feel so down

| B7      | Em          | C              | G
    So many things I know   but they don't help me

| Am         | C        | Am            | D |
    Each day I open up my eyes and start again


CHORUS2:
Chords:
G  320003
C  x32010

| G             | C           | G
    The sun comes shining in my eyes
            | C           | G
The sun comes shining in my eyes
            | C           | G
The sun comes shining in my eyes
            | C
The sun comes shining in


BRIDGE:
Chords:
G        320003    G/B  x2003x
Cadd9/G  330010    Am   x02210
Gsus4    330013    D    xx0232
Cadd9    x32030    

 | G    Cadd9/G | G    | Gsus4
My eyes are       closed now
| Cadd9     | G/B   | Am      | D
    Count the stars inside your mind

| G         Cadd9/G | G         Gsus4
  Count the breaths,  count the heartbeats
| Cadd9     | G/B  | Am    | D | % |
    Count the sounds of life


VERSE3:
Chords:
G       320003    Am   x02210
Cadd9/G 330010    C    x32010
Gsus4   330013    D    xx0232 or x5777x
G/B     x20030

| G             | Cadd9/G     | Gsus4       | G/B
    The light was shining in my eyes before I closed them
| Am          | C              | Am              | D
    And all the dreams I had the night before were gone

| G         | Cadd9/G            | Gsus4    | G/B
    The faces that I'd seen looked       so familiar
| Am       | C          | Am           | D
    But I forgot them all when I saw the sun
  

PRE-CHORUS3:
Chords:
B7  x21202    Gmaj7/F#  220002
Em  022000    Am        x02210
C   x32010    D         xx0232 or x5777x
G   320003

| B7         | Em       | C            | G  Gmaj7/F# Em |
    I know the morning is wiser than the evening

| B7          | Em             | C          | G
    I know that all of life just happens in between

| B7      | Em          | C              | G
    So many things I know   but they don't help me

| Am         | C        | Am            | D |
    Each day I open up my eyes and start again


[repeat CHORUS1]


OUTRO:
Chords:
G    320003    Gmaj7  320002
C    x32010    Gsus4  320013
C/G  332010

G            C G            C G            C G
  The light,     the light,     the light,     the light, 
G            C G            C G
  The light,     the light,     the light


[play: 4/4| G | C/G | Gmaj7 | Gsus4 |]

[end on G]