Back

Bright Lights Tab

by Matchbox 20


Bright Lights by
matchbox twenty
Album: more than you think you are

This is my first tab on a song, so don't complain if it's wrong.

In my humble opinion, I find it better if you just start out with the
bass notes on the first verse and pre-chorus, then softly play the first chorus,
afterward play the second verse on with a louder tone, kinda like the CD.

Verse:
                        (there's   note right before the )
   SHE GOT OUT OF TOWN
                      
   ON A RAILWAY NEW YORK BOUND
		      
   TOOK ALL EXCEPT MY NAME
--              
    ANOTHER ALIEN ON BROADWAY

Pre-chorus:

   THERE'S SOME THINGS IN THIS WORLD
               
YOU JUST CAN'T CHANGE

   SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T SEE
         
UNTIL IT GETS TOO LATE

Chorus:

BABY, BABY, BABY
              
WHEN ALL YOUR LOVE IS GONE

WHO WILL SAVE ME
     				    
FROM ALL I'M UP AGAINST OUT IN THIS WORLD

MAYBE, MAYBE, MAYBE
            
YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING

THAT'S ENOUGH TO PLEASE YOU
           
BUT IF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS DON'T RECEIVE YOU
        
YOU CAN TURN YOURSELF AROUND
            
AND COME ON HOME


I GOT A HOLE IN ME NOW
I GOT A SCAR I CAN TALK ABOUT
SHE KEEPS A PICTURE OF ME
IN HER APARTMENT IN THE CITY

SOME THINGS IN THIS WORLD
THEY DON'T MAKE SENSE
SOME THINGS YOU DON'T NEED
UNTIL THEY LEAVE YOU
AND THEY'RE THINGS THAT YOU MISS

(Chorus)

Brigde:
                           -
   LET THAT CITY TAKE YOU IN
                           -
   LET THAT CITY SPIT YOU OUT
                      
   LET THAT CITY TAKE YOU DOWN
(no chord)
FOR GOD'S SAKE TURN AROUND

---


BABY, BABY, BABY
              
WHEN ALL YOUR LOVE IS GONE

WHO WILL SAVE ME
     				    
FROM ALL I'M UP AGAINST OUT IN THIS WORLD

MAYBE, MAYBE, MAYBE
            
YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING

THAT'S ENOUGH TO PLEASE YOU
           
BUT IF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS DON'T RECEIVE YOU, YEAH
B--------B                 
         TURN YOURSELF AROUND
                      
AND COME ON HOME


Outro: E-A and Ad-Lib to fade