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Light Years
Glen Travis Campbell
written by Jimmy Webb
album Light Years 1998
Intro   G   D   C   G   D  C  
Verse 1
There’s a lot of Gempty Dspace separaCting me from Gyou,  
it Emfeels like etCernity, 
Ama lonely Gplace but I CHave to make it Fthrough, 
your Elove is my dAestiny, 
you’re just Dacross the room, 
but on a Ascale of Tears, 
Chorus 1
well it seems like lEight years 
since I first lGooked into your Eeyes 
light Dyears and saw them Fill with sweet surprise 
F#mlight years since we sEaid our last gooAdbye D  
Verse 2
It was a Along hard Efall when I Dfell in love with Ayou,
it F#mfelt like immorDtality, 
   BmI came as Aclose to it as Danyone could Gdo, 
but it aF#lmost cost my Bsanity, 
it’s not that lEong ago, in our Bshort careers 
but it seems like 
Chorus 2
F#light years 
at least as fEar as AI can F#see  
Elight years  since I held you close to me 
BLight yG#mears my love gF#oes on endBlessly.
Bridge
And it’s F#just another party and it’s Ajust another noise
and sEuddenly our eyes meet and you G#malmost loose you poise 
and in that Bfraction of a second 
I Dknow you love me sF#till because the
Chorus 3
BLight F#years and I Adon’t know where or F#when 
Blight Eyears till you’re in my arms again 
F#light G#myears I’ll be wF#aiting for Eyou until Bthen A  G  
F#light years Esince I lAooked into your F#eyes 
Blight Eyears and saw them fill with sweet surprise 
F#light yG#mears  since we F#said our last goodbBye.E  B  E  B  
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Light Years

by Glen Campbell

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F#m

G#m

Light Years

Glen Travis Campbell

written by Jimmy Webb

album Light Years 1998

G D C G D C

Intro

Verse 1

G D C G

There’s a lot of empty space separating me from you,

Em C

it feels like eternity,

Am G C F

a lonely place but I Have to make it through,

E A

your love is my destiny,

you’re just across the room,

but on a scale of Tears,

Chorus 1

well it seems like light years

G E

since I first looked into your eyes

light years and saw them Fill with sweet surprise

F#m E A D

light years since we said our last goodbye

Verse 2

A E D A

It was a long hard fall when I fell in love with you,

F#m D

it felt like immortality,

Bm A D G

I came as close to it as anyone could do,

F# B

but it almost cost my sanity,

E B

it’s not that long ago, in our short careers

but it seems like

Chorus 2

light years

E A F#

at least as far as I can see

light years since I held you close to me

B G#m F# B

Light years my love goes on endlessly.

Bridge

F# A

And it’s just another party and it’s just another noise

E G#m

and suddenly our eyes meet and you almost loose you poise

and in that fraction of a second

D F#

I know you love me still because the

Chorus 3

B F# A F#

Light years and I don’t know where or when

B E

light years till you’re in my arms again

F# G#m F# E B A G

light years I’ll be waiting for you until then

F# E A F#

light years since I looked into your eyes

B E

light years and saw them fill with sweet surprise

F# G#m F# B E B E B

light years since we said our last goodbye.

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God Bless Glen travis Campbell

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