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Bright Lights

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1/39

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 39Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning EADGBe
Am -    5x7555  -or-  x02210
Asus4 - 5-7755  -or-  x02230
[Intro/Verse riff]
(don't let the notes ring out)
   Am          Asus4 A           Asus4
e|-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-|
B|-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-|
G|-5---5---5---5-7-5---5---5---7-5-|
D|-7---7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---5---5---5-------5---5---5-----| 
-or-
   Am          Asus4 A           Asus4
e|-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-|
B|-1---1---1---1-3-1---1---1---1-3-|
G|-2---2---2---2-2-2---2---2---2-2-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---0---0---0-------0---0---0-----|
E|---------------------------------|
[Fill]
(don't forget to really let the bends ring)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5~~-|
A|-----3-5b~~~~~~p3~~~~~------------|
E|-3/5-------------------5~~~~------|
[Verse 1]
Wake up in AmNew York City lAsus4ying oAmn the Asus4floorAm  Asus4  Am  Asus4  Am  
AmJust outside of MarAsus4cy's wAmest Asus454....Am......Asus4......Am.wowAsus4  Am  
[Pre-chorus 1]
You gonna Amknow my Asus4name Amby the eAsus4nd of Amthe nightAsus4......Am...yeahAsus4  Am  
You gonna Amknow my Asus4name Amby the eAsus4nd of Amthe nightAsus4......Am...wellAsus4  Am  
[Chorus 1]
Bright Amlights, big city going Gto my head......Amwell
Bright Amlights, big city going Gto my headAm  
Bright Amlights, big city going to my head......Amwell
I don't Amcare no, cause you don't Gcare, no.....Am  
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
Start Amup with the Asus4bottleAm, end it up with the Asus4bottleAm  
Taking Amshots, waiting on Asus4tomorrAmow, trying to fill Asus4up, wAmhats hollow
You gonna Amknow mAsus4y nameAm  Asus4  Am  Asus4  Am  
you gonna Amknow mAsus4y nameAm  Asus4  Am  Asus4  Am  
[Chorus 2]
Bright Amlights, big city going Gto my head......Amwell
Bright Amlights, big city going Gto my headAm  
Bright Amlights, big city going to my head......Amwell
I don't Amcare no, cause you don't Gcare, no.....Am  
[Verse 3]
Get Amlost in this cAsus4ity trAmying to fAsus4ind myAmself, 
I went Amup a different Asus4personAm, came down soAsus4mebody Amelse
I Amknow it ain't rAsus4ight, Ambut its a song in my Asus4headAm  
Wow I'm sAmurprised that I'm Asus4still Amalive I should be dead
[Chorus 3]
Bright Amlights, big city going Gto my head......Amwell
Bright Amlights, big city going Gto my headAm  
Bright Amlights, big city going to my head......Amwell
I don't Amcare no, cause you don't Gcare, no.....Am  
[Outro]
Well you gonna Amknow my naAsus4meAm  Asus4  Am  Asus4  Am  
Well you gonna Amknow my naAsus4meAm  Asus4  Am  Asus4  Am  
Well you gonna Amknow my naAsus4meAm  Asus4  Am  Asus4  Am  
You gonna Amknow my name by tAsus4he end Amof the nightAsus4......Am..welAsus4l.....Am.....Asus4  Am  

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Bright Lights

by Gary Clark Jr.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Standard Tuning EADGBe

Am - 5x7555 -or- x02210

Asus4 - 5-7755 -or- x02230

[Intro/Verse riff]

(don't let the notes ring out)

Am Asus4 A Asus4

e|-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-|

B|-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-|

G|-5---5---5---5-7-5---5---5---7-5-|

D|-7---7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7-7-|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---5---5---5-------5---5---5-----|

-or-

Am Asus4 A Asus4

e|-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-|

B|-1---1---1---1-3-1---1---1---1-3-|

G|-2---2---2---2-2-2---2---2---2-2-|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---0---0---0-------0---0---0-----|

E|---------------------------------|

[Fill]

(don't forget to really let the bends ring)

e|----------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|

D|------------------------------5~~-|

A|-----3-5b~~~~~~p3~~~~~------------|

E|-3/5-------------------5~~~~------|

[Verse 1]

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

Wake up in New York City lying on the floor

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

Just outside of Marcy's west 54.................wow

[Pre-chorus 1]

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

You gonna know my name by the end of the night.........yeah

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

You gonna know my name by the end of the night.........well

[Chorus 1]

Am G Am

Bright lights, big city going to my head......well

Am G Am

Bright lights, big city going to my head

Am Am

Bright lights, big city going to my head......well

Am G Am

I don't care no, cause you don't care, no.....

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

Start up with the bottle, end it up with the bottle

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

Taking shots, waiting on tomorrow, trying to fill up, whats hollow

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

You gonna know my name

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

you gonna know my name

[Chorus 2]

Am G Am

Bright lights, big city going to my head......well

Am G Am

Bright lights, big city going to my head

Am Am

Bright lights, big city going to my head......well

Am G Am

I don't care no, cause you don't care, no.....

[Verse 3]

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

Get lost in this city trying to find myself,

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

I went up a different person, came down somebody else

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

I know it ain't right, but its a song in my head

Am Asus4 Am

Wow I'm surprised that I'm still alive I should be dead

[Chorus 3]

Am G Am

Bright lights, big city going to my head......well

Am G Am

Bright lights, big city going to my head

Am Am

Bright lights, big city going to my head......well

Am G Am

I don't care no, cause you don't care, no.....

[Outro]

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

Well you gonna know my name

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

Well you gonna know my name

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

Well you gonna know my name

Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

You gonna know my name by the end of the night........well..........

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