Chord/Tab song: I Reach for the Light

"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)]


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bass:



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[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 chorus]

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 chords]

[repeat chorus; 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