«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 /B /A D7/F# FaddG/G G7
I can’t begin to count the times I have been by myself
piano arr. for guitar:
FaddG/G G7 (C)
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bass:
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C /B /A D7/F# FaddG/G G7
I lie awake, my lonely room tells me there’s no one else
Bm7-5 E7
No one else
Chorus:
Am G6 Fmaj7
I reach for the light, it shines above my head
Bm7-5 E Am/E Dm/E E
Reveals the bed that you’re not in
Am G6 Fmaj7
I reach for the light, it shines across the room
Bm7-5 E Am/E Dm/E E
And brings to mind what might have been
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:
F Em Dm G7 C /B /A /G
When I wish I could forget how good you looked tonight
F Em F Dm G7
When you smiled at me and walked away with him (oh… oh, no!)
[guitar solo over verse chords]
[repeat chorus; rit. at end]
Coda:
[N.C.]
I reach for the light
Am G6 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E Am/E Dm/E E
(I reach for the light)
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
