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Bright Lights

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1/33

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Placebo - Bright Lights (acustic)
Intro
E|-C--------------G--|---------8---8---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-|-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
B|-------5-5-5-6-6-|-6-8-8-8-5-5-5---|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| x2
A|-3-3-3-----------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
C5Cast your mind back to the days,
F5When I pretend' I was OK.
A5I had so very much to say,
G5About my crazy livin'.
C5Now that I've stared into the void,
F5So many people, I've annoyed.
A5I have to find a middle way,
G5A better way of livin'.
Intro
C5 G5
C5 G5
C5So I haven't given up,
F5That all my choices, my good luck...
A5Appear to go and get me stuck,
G5In an open prison.
C5Now I am tryin' to break free,
F5In a state of empathy.
A5Find the true and enemy,
G5Eradicate this prison. 
 C5No-one G5can take it away from me,
 C5And G5no-one can tear it apart.
 D5'Cause a heart that hurts,
 F5Is a heart that works.
 D5A heart that hurts,
 F5Is a hG#5eart tG5hat wC5orks.
 D5A heart that hurts,
 F5Is a heart that works.
 C5No-one cG5an take it away from me,
 C5No-one caG5n tear it apart.
 C5MaybG5e ' an elaborate fantasy,
 C5But iG5t's the perfect place to start.
D5'Cause a heart that hurts,
F5Is a heart that works.
D5A heart that hurts,
F5Is a heG#5art thatG5... woC5rks.

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Bright Lights

by Placebo

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G#5

Placebo - Bright Lights (acustic)

Intro

C G

E|-----------------|---------8---8---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-|-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||

B|-------5-5-5-6-6-|-6-8-8-8-5-5-5---|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||

G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||

D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| x2

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

E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||

Cast your mind back to the days,

When I pretend' I was OK.

I had so very much to say,

About my crazy livin'.

Now that I've stared into the void,

So many people, I've annoyed.

I have to find a middle way,

A better way of livin'.

Intro

C5 G5

So I haven't given up,

That all my choices, my good luck...

Appear to go and get me stuck,

In an open prison.

Now I am tryin' to break free,

In a state of empathy.

Find the true and enemy,

Eradicate this prison.

C5 G5

No-one can take it away from me,

C5 G5

And no-one can tear it apart.

'Cause a heart that hurts,

Is a heart that works.

A heart that hurts,

F5 G#5 G5 C5

Is a heart that works.

A heart that hurts,

Is a heart that works.

C5 G5

No-one can take it away from me,

C5 G5

No-one can tear it apart.

C5 G5

Maybe ' an elaborate fantasy,

C5 G5

But it's the perfect place to start.

'Cause a heart that hurts,

Is a heart that works.

A heart that hurts,

F5 G#5 G5 C5

Is a heart that... works.

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