Leave The Light On
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Afinação: D A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Chris Smither (http://www.smither.com/music.html) - Leave the Light On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THQO-JLjMnA
Bpm: 100
Drop D tuning
D 000232
G 550003
A x0222x
D/A x0423x
[Intro]
D G D A D/A A D G D A D
[Verse 1]
D G
Well, if I were young again I'd pay attention,
D A
To that little known dimension, the taste of endless time.
D G
Just like water, it runs right through our fingers,
D A D
The flavor of it lingers like a rich red wine.
A D
In those days we were single, we lived them one by one.
A G A
Now we hardly see 'em, they don't walk, they run.
[Chorus]
D G
But I've got plenty left I've set my sight on,
D A D
Don't wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon.
[Turnaround]
D G D A D
[Verse 2]
D G
I've never seen my life in such a hurry,
D A
But if I start to worry, I get left behind.
D G
It's just a party, but you don't get invitations,
D A D
And there's just one destination, you better be on time.
A D
For years we rhymed in couplets, and we sang 'em two by two.
A G A
Now we hardly rhyme at all but here's a few:
[Chorus]
D G
And if they hurt there's bullets left to bite on,
D A D
Don't wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon.
[Turnaround]
D G D A D
[Verse 3]
D G
That drummer in my head needs inspiration,
D A
There's a lack of syncopation, and it holds me to a line.
D G
It's just so hard to leave these cages that we think in,
D A D
By stages we just sink in, to a slow decline.
A D
For years we lived in waltz time, we danced it three by three.
A G A
Now it's hard to dance but if you stick with me...
[Chorus]
D G
We've got what we need to spend the night on,
D A D
Don't wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon.
[Solo]
D G D A D/A A D G D A D
[Verse 4]
D G
These races that we've run were not for glory,
D A
No moral to the story, we run for peace of mind.
D G
But the race we're running now is neverending,
D A D
Space and time are bending, and there's no finish line.
A D
I will live to be a hundred, I was born in forty-four,
A G A
Thirty-three to go but I ain't keepin' score.
[Chorus]
D G
I've been left for dead before but I still fight on,
D A D
Don't wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon.
D G
'Cause I've been left for dead before but I still fight on,
D A D
Don't wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon. (ritardando)
[Transcription credit: Richard Peikoff, 12-02-2006, http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/
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