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Light And Night

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Light and Night is a wonderful little song that Tally Hall wrote and recorded with Nellie McKay for Kate
DiCamillo's novel "The Magician's Elephant".
NOTE: all of these chords should be played barred, otherwise you'll have the wrong inversion and it'll
sound weird.
INTRO: Cm  
Cm(Eb) Fm  
We ought to leave a light on, leave a light on, underneath the moon.
BbSitting in the sight of every eye. CmI believe in you.
AbOpen your window, look Ebout and see me.
BbmSlow I am coming a Ablong way to Gbe.
Cm(Eb) Fm  
An accidental light on. Such as I am. By the lonely sun.
BbEver is the light on, is the light on. CmEver meant to run.
AbCold but I'm outside and Ebwaiting to see.
BbmBlowing the snow coming Abcloser to Gme.
AbTonight I'm arriving Ebalive and alighBbt.
AbTonight all the black and the Ebgray and the white.Bb  
AbAnd I want to be like Cmyou are the one light. AbI want to see your Bbeyes looking back and into Cmmine.
Cm(Eb) Fm  
Better when the light comes in the night time opening the door.
BbHoping to be right, it's open every night. So Cmwhatcha waiting for?
AbOpen your window look Ebout and see me.
BbmSlow I am coming a long way to Gbe.
AbTonight I'm arriving Ebalive and alighBbt.
AbTonight all the black and the Ebgray and the white.Bb  
AbAnd I want to be like Cmyou are the one light. AbI want to see your Bbeyes looking back and into Dbmine.
(Db) G   C- C7   F- Fm  
Something is real. Maybe not. Something is gone.
Db   G   C- C7   F- Fm  
Something is here. Only thought. All that you want.
DbEverything Ebelse will follow.
guitar solo (verse structure)
Fm(Ab) Bbm  
Eb Fm
Db Ab
Ebm Db C
DbTonight I'm arriving Abalive and alighEbt.
DbTonight all the black and the Abgray and the whiteEb  
DbAnd I want to be like Fmyou are the one light. DbI want to see your Ebeyes looking back and into mine.
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