In The Light Tab by dc Talk
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Intro 1
(E major) (F sharp major) (G sharp minor)
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B|-------0--------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------1---------------3----------|-------------------------4h6---4--|
D|-2---------------------4----------|-------6-----------6--------------|
A|-2-----------2---4-----------4----|-6-----------6--------------------|
E|-0-----------0---2-----------2----|-4-----------4--------------------|
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(E major) (F sharp major) (G sharp minor)
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B|-------0--------------------------|----------------------------------|
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D|-6---------------------4----------|-------6-----------6-----6p4------|
A|-------------2---2-----------4----|-6-----------6---------------6----|
E|-------------0---4-----------2----|-4-----------4--------------------|
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(E major) (F sharp major) (G sharp minor)
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B|-------0--------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------1---------------3----------|-------------------------4h6---4--|
D|-2---------------------4----------|-------6-----------6--------------|
A|-2-----------2---4-----------4----|-6-----------6--------------------|
E|-0-----------0---2-----------2----|-4-----------4--------------------|
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(E major) (F sharp major) (G sharp minor)
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B|-------0--------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------3----------|----------------------------------|
D|-6---------------------4----------|-------6-----------6-----6p4------|
A|-------------2---2-----------4----|-6-----------6---------------6----|
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Verse 1
(E major) I keep (F sharp major) trying to find (G sharp minor) a life
On my (E major) own, a (F sharp major) part from (G sharp minor) You
(E major) I am the (F sharp major) king of ex (G sharp minor) cuses
I've got (E major) one for every (F sharp major) selfish thing I (G sharp minor) do
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Pre-chorus 1
(E major) What's going (F sharp major) on inside (G sharp minor) of me?
I de (E major) spise my own (F sharp major) behavior (G sharp minor)
This only (E major) serves to (F sharp major) confirm (G sharp minor) my suspicions
That I'm (E major) still a man in need (F sharp major) of a Savior (G sharp minor)
Chorus 1
I want to (E major) be in (B major) the Light
As (F sharp major) You are in (G sharp minor) the Light
I want to (E major) shine like (B major) the stars
in the heavens (F sharp major)
Oh, (E major) Lord be my (B major) Light
and (F sharp major) be my Sal (G sharp minor) vation
Cause (E major) all I want is (F sharp major) to be in the Light (G sharp minor)
(E major) All I want is (F sharp major) to be in the Light (G sharp minor)
Verse 2
The dis (E major) ease of self (F sharp major) runs (G sharp minor) through my blood
It's a (E major) cancer (F sharp major) fatal to my (G sharp minor) soul
(E major) Every attempt (F sharp major) on my be (G sharp minor) half has failed
To (E major) bring this sickness (F sharp major) under control (G sharp minor)
Pre-chorus 2
Tell me, (E major) what's going (F sharp major) on inside (G sharp minor) of me?
I de (E major) spise my own (F sharp major) behavior (G sharp minor)
This only (E major) serves to (F sharp major) confirm (G sharp minor) my suspicions
That I'm (E major) still a man in need (F sharp major) of a Savior (G sharp minor)
Chorus 2
I want to (E major) be in (B major) the Light
As (F sharp major) You are in (G sharp minor) the Light
I want to (E major) shine like (B major) the stars
in the heavens (F sharp major)
Oh, (E major) Lord be my (B major) Light
and (F sharp major) be my Sal (G sharp minor) vation
Cause (E major) all I want is (F sharp major) to be in the Light (G sharp minor)
(E major) All I want is (F sharp major) to be in the Light (G sharp minor)
Interlude 1
(C sharp minor) (D sharp minor7) (G sharp minor7)
E|-------4---------------6----------|-------4---------6p4---4----------|
B|-5---------5-----7---------7------|-4---------4---------------4------|
G|-------------6---------------6----|-4-----------4---------------4----|
D|-----6---------------8------------|-4---4-------4-------4------------|
A|-4---------------6----------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-4--------------------------------|
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(E major) (B major) (F sharpsus4) (F sharp major)
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B|-------0---------------4----------|----------------------------------|
G|-1---------1-----4---------4------|-3-----4-----3--------------------|
D|-----2-------2-------4-------4----|-4-----4-----4--------------------|
A|-----------------2----------------|----------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------|-2---2-------2--------------------|
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(C sharp minor) (D sharp minor7) (G sharp minor7)
E|-------4---------------6----------|-------4---------6p4---4----------|
B|-5---------5-----7---------7------|-4---------4---------------4------|
G|-------------6---------------6----|-4-----------4---------------4----|
D|-----6---------------8------------|-4---4-------4-------4------------|
A|-4---------------6----------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-4--------------------------------|
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(E major) (B major) (F sharpsus4) (F sharp major)
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B|-------0---------------4----------|----------------------------------|
G|-1---------1-----4---------4------|-3-----4-----3--------------------|
D|-----2-------2-------4-------4----|-4-----4-----4--------------------|
A|-----------------2----------------|----------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------|-2---2-------2--------------------|
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Bridge 1
(C sharp minor) Honesty becomes (D sharp minor7) me
[There's (G sharp minor7) nothing left to lose]
The (E major) secrets that did (B major) run me
[In Your (F sharpsus4) presence are de (F sharp major) fused]
(C sharp minor) Pride has no po (D sharp minor7) sition
[And (G sharp minor7) riches have no worth]
The (E major) fame that once did (B major) cover me
[Has been (F sharpsus4) sentenced to this (F sharp major) Earth]
Has been (F sharpsus4) sentenced to this (F sharp major) Earth
Pre-chorus 3
Tell me, (E major) what's going (F sharp major) on inside (G sharp minor) of me?
I de (E major) spise my own (F sharp major) behavior (G sharp minor)
This only (E major) serves to (F sharp major) confirm (G sharp minor) my suspicions
That I'm (E major) still a man in need (F sharp major) of a Savior (G sharp minor)
Chorus 3
I want to (E major) be in (B major) the Light
As (F sharp major) You are in (G sharp minor) the Light
I want to (E major) shine like (B major) the stars
in the heavens (F sharp major)
Oh, (E major) Lord be my (B major) Light
and (F sharp major) be my Sal (G sharp minor) vation
Cause (E major) all I want is (F sharp major) to be in the Light (G sharp minor)
(E major) All I want is (F sharp major) to be in the Light (G sharp minor)
Chorus 4
I want to (E major) be in the Light (B major)
As (F sharp major) You are in the Light (G sharp minor)
I want to (E major) shine like the stars (B major)
in the heavens (F sharp major)
Oh, (E major) Lord be my Light (B major)
and (F sharp major) be my Salvation (G sharp minor)
Cause (E major) all I want is to (F sharp major) be in the Light (G sharp minor)
(E major) All I want is to (F sharp major) be in the Light (G sharp minor)
(E major) All I want is to (F sharp major) be in the Light
Outro 1
(E major) (F sharp major) (G sharp minor) In the Light, (F sharp major) in the Light
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A|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9-9-9-9-9--|-9-11111111111111111111119-9-9-9--|
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(E major) (F sharp major) (G sharp minor) In the Light, (F sharp major) in the Light
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A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9-9-9-9-9--|-119-111111111111119-11--119-9-9--|
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(E major) I want to be, (F sharp major) I want to be
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A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
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(G sharp minor) In the Light, (F sharp major) in the Light
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(E major) I want to be, (F sharp major) I want to be
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A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9-9-9-9-9--|
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(G sharp minor) In the Light, (F sharp major) in the Light
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(E major) I want to be, (F sharp major) I want to be
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D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11111111111111-|
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(G sharp minor) In the Light (F sharp major)
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(E major) I want to be, (F sharp major) I want to be
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D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11111111111111-|
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(G sharp minor) In the Light, (F sharp major) in the Light
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D|-11131313131313131313131311111111-|
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(E major) I want to be, (F sharp major) I want to be
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D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11111111111111-|
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(G sharp minor) In the Light, in the Light
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(E major) I want to be, (F sharp major) I want to be
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D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11111111111111-|
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(G sharp minor) In the Light There's no
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B|-----------------------11----9----|
G|-------------------11-------------|
D|-111313131313139------------------|
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(E major) other place that I (F sharp major) want to be
No (G sharp minor) other place that I can see (F sharp major)
A place (E major) to be that's (F sharp major) just right
(G sharp minor) Some (F sharp major) day I'm gonna (E major) be in the Light (F sharp major)
You (G sharp minor) are in the Light
That's where (E major) I (F sharp major) need to be (G sharp minor)
That's (E major) right where I (F sharp major) need to be (G sharp minor)
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