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Its Not The Spotlight

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Date: 02 May 1997 19:28:38 +0100
[intro]:
|  D|  D|  Bm|  Bm|  Em|  Em|  G|  D|  D|
[verse]:
if I Dever feel the Bmlight again    sGhining down on me
AI dont have to tell you        how Gwelcome it would bDe
I felt the Bmlight before        but I lGet it slip away
and AI just keep on believing   that Gitll come back someDday
[chorus]:
its not the spGotlight        its not the cDandlelight
its not the strGeetlights     of sAome old street of dDreams
it aint the mGoon light       not even the sDunlight
but I Gseen it shining Ain your eyes
and Gyou know wAhat I mDean
sometDimes I try to Bmtell myself    the lGight was never real
just a fAantasy that used to be    the Gway I used to feeDl
but Dyou and I know bBmetter         even tGhough its been so long
now if your mAemory really serves you well youll Gnever tell me no
wrDong
its not the spGotlight        its not the cDandlelight
its not the strGeetlights     of sAome old street of dDreams
it aint the mGoon light       not even the sDunlight
but I Gseen it shining Ain your eyes
and Gyou know wAhat I mDean
[repeat intro, but lose the D in the last bar]
                    D[no Bm]           G  
so if I ever feel the light again    shining down on me
AI wont have to tell you        how Gwelcome it would bDe
I felt the Bmlight before        but I lGet it slip away
and AI just live for believing   that Gitll come back someDday
its not the spGotlight        its not the cDandlelight
its not the strGeetlights     of sAome old street of dDreams
it aint the mGoon light       not even the sDunlight
but I Gseen it shining Ain your eyes
and Gyou know wAhat I mDean
oh yeah I sGeen it shining Ain your eyes
and Gyou know wAhat I mDean
most of the picking is
 ------*---*--|
 -------*---*-|
 --------*----|
 ---*---------|
 --*----------|
 -*-----------|
in the D majors, there's plenty of this little hammer-on going on
 -----0h2-------|
 ---3----3--3---|
 --2------2--3--|
 -0-------------|
G is 355433, everything else is open (except maybe in the intro where Bm
and Em are played at the 7th fret. maybe)
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Its Not The Spotlight

by Beth Orton

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Date: 02 May 1997 19:28:38 +0100

[intro]:

D D Bm Bm Em Em G D D

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[verse]:

D Bm G

if I ever feel the light again shining down on me

A G D

I dont have to tell you how welcome it would be

Bm G

I felt the light before but I let it slip away

A G D

and I just keep on believing that itll come back someday

[chorus]:

G D

its not the spotlight its not the candlelight

G A D

its not the streetlights of some old street of dreams

G D

it aint the moon light not even the sunlight

G A

but I seen it shining in your eyes

G A D

and you know what I mean

D Bm G

sometimes I try to tell myself the light was never real

A G D

just a fantasy that used to be the way I used to feel

D Bm G

but you and I know better even though its been so long

A G

now if your memory really serves you well youll never tell me no

wrong

G D

its not the spotlight its not the candlelight

G A D

its not the streetlights of some old street of dreams

G D

it aint the moon light not even the sunlight

G A

but I seen it shining in your eyes

G A D

and you know what I mean

[repeat intro, but lose the D in the last bar]

D Bm G

[no ]

so if I ever feel the light again shining down on me

A G D

I wont have to tell you how welcome it would be

Bm G

I felt the light before but I let it slip away

A G D

and I just live for believing that itll come back someday

G D

its not the spotlight its not the candlelight

G A D

its not the streetlights of some old street of dreams

G D

it aint the moon light not even the sunlight

G A

but I seen it shining in your eyes

G A D

and you know what I mean

G A

oh yeah I seen it shining in your eyes

G A D

and you know what I mean

most of the picking is

------*---*--|

-------*---*-|

--------*----|

---*---------|

--*----------|

-*-----------|

in the D majors, there's plenty of this little hammer-on going on

-----0h2-------|

---3----3--3---|

--2------2--3--|

-0-------------|

G is 355433, everything else is open (except maybe in the intro where Bm

and Em are played at the 7th fret. maybe)

[email protected]

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