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Light Year

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This is my first tab, and I've made significant changes based off of a tutorial video by Alex Haitz 
(Thank you, Alex!) Google "How to play 'light year' by Gregory Alan Isakov." He explains it really well.
G/C Riff:
Down: G: 3x0003; Up: hammer on to 3x0213, then G/C: 3x0013, hammer on 3x2013
Also, Cmaj7/G: 332000
[Intro]
G/C riff (4x)
[Verse 1]
GI woke you Emup
A/DWith poetry and stG/Cones
GThe ragged and the Embones
A/DStrewn around the roG/Com
[Verse 2]
GI recallEm  
A/DAnother hazy G/Cmay
EmTake a round in the rGing
Gone A/Dhungry for the wiG/Cn...
G/C riff (2x)
[Chorus 1]
G/C                            G (hammer on 2nd fret on G string)
Here’s the part I just lose everything
G/CAnd I cracked a spark just to hear you sEming...sGingEm  G/C  
EmSing.G..G/C  
G/C riff (4x)
[Verse 3]
GI took it Emout
A/DThe papers and the trG/Cash
GOld among the cEmans
A/DThis golden love gone bG/Cad
[Verse 4]
GShined it Emup
A/DAiming at the SG/Cun
Just a Emlight year from Gus
Hop a A/Dcab ride and we’re oG/Cff...
G/C riff (2x)
[Chorus 2]
G/C                               G (hammer on 2nd fret on G string)
And all the ravens came along to play
G/CThe simple notes you sang just went aEmstrayG  Em  G/C  
EmAstraGy...G/C  
[Bridge]
AmEverything was uAmp, it’s coming doD7wn
AmEverything was uAmp, it’s coming doD7wn
Cmaj7/GComing down,   comEming,   coming Cmaj7/Gdown,   coming...
[Outro]
G/C riff  (2x)
G/C riff  (2x)
Everything we ever wanted,
(End on G)
Is you

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Light Year

by Gregory Alan Isakov

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/D

G/C

Cmaj7/G

This is my first tab, and I've made significant changes based off of a tutorial video by Alex Haitz

(Thank you, Alex!) Google "How to play 'light year' by Gregory Alan Isakov." He explains it really well.

G/C Riff:

Down: G: 3x0003; Up: hammer on to 3x0213, then G/C: 3x0013, hammer on 3x2013

Also, Cmaj7/G: 332000

[Intro]

G/C riff (4x)

[Verse 1]

G Em

I woke you up

A/D G/C

With poetry and stones

G Em

The ragged and the bones

A/D G/C

Strewn around the room

[Verse 2]

G Em

I recall

A/D G/C

Another hazy may

Em G

Take a round in the ring

A/D G/C

Gone hungry for the win...

G/C riff (2x)

[Chorus 1]

G/C G (hammer on 2nd fret on G string)

Here’s the part I just lose everything

G/C Em G Em G/C

And I cracked a spark just to hear you sing...sing

Em G G/C

Sing...

G/C riff (4x)

[Verse 3]

G Em

I took it out

A/D G/C

The papers and the trash

G Em

Old among the cans

A/D G/C

This golden love gone bad

[Verse 4]

G Em

Shined it up

A/D G/C

Aiming at the Sun

Em G

Just a light year from us

A/D G/C

Hop a cab ride and we’re off...

G/C riff (2x)

[Chorus 2]

G/C G (hammer on 2nd fret on G string)

And all the ravens came along to play

G/C Em G Em G/C

The simple notes you sang just went astray

Em G G/C

Astray...

[Bridge]

Am Am D7

Everything was up, it’s coming down

Am Am D7

Everything was up, it’s coming down

Cmaj7/G Em Cmaj7/G

Coming down, coming, coming down, coming...

[Outro]

G/C riff (2x)

Everything we ever wanted,

(End on G)

Is you

About Light Year Chords by Gregory Alan Isakov

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