I Reach for the Light Raspberries
"I Reach For The Light"
(Eric Carmen)
Intro (solo piano):
Am G6 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E Am/E Dm/E E7 [arpeggiate]
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Verse 1:
[C] I can't be[/B]gin to c[/A]ount the time[D7/F#]s I have be[FaddG/G]en by mys[G7]elf
piano arr. for guitar:
[FaddG/G] v v [G7] v v[(C)]
---------------------------------|--- ---------------------------------|-1- -------------------------------0-|--- -------------------------0-2-3---|--- -------------------0-2-3---------|--- -----------------3---------------|---
bass:
---------------------------------|--- -------------------------0-2-3-2-|--- -------------------0-2-3---------|-3- -----------------3---------------|---
[C] I lie aw[/B]ake, my l[/A]onely room [D7/F#]tells me there[FaddG/G]'s no one e[G7]lse
[Bm7-5]No one e[E7]lse
Chorus:
I reach for the l[Am]ight, it sh[G6]ines [Fmaj7]above my head
Re[Bm7-5]veals the bed that yo[E]u're not in[Am/E] [Dm/E] [E]
I reach for the l[Am]ight, it sh[G6]ines a[Fmaj7]cross the room
And [Bm7-5]brings to mind what mi[E]ght have been[Am/E] [Dm/E] [E]
Verse 2:
I tell myself I'm better off no one can hurt me now
I see your crumpled photograph it makes me laugh out loud
Laugh out loud
[repeat cborus]
Bridge:
When I w[F]ish I c[Em]ould for[Dm]get how g[G7]ood you lo[C]oked [/B] ton[/A]ight[/G]
When you sm[F]iled at [Em]me and wa[F]lked a[Dm]way with h[G7]im (oh... oh, no!)
[guitar solo over verse cbords]
[repeat cborus; rit. at end]
Coda:
[N.C.]
I reach for the light
[Am](I r[G6]each [Fmaj7] for [Bm7-5]the li[E]ght)[Am/E] [Dm/E] [E]
I tell myself I'm better off, no one can hurt
me now
(I reach for the light)
I see your crumbled photograph, it makes me
laugh out loud
(I reach for the light)
I lie awake, my lonely room tells me there's
no one else
[continue as above; fade]
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers
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