"The Light"  by David Gray.  Flesh, 1994

Tab by Chris Campbell, 2001

Capo 2nd fret.  Chord names are inexact and are relative to capo

Chords used in the song:
 G   C   D    G1     C1  D2
-3---0---2-----3-----0----0---
-0---1---3-----0---1p0----3---
-0---0---2-----0-----0----0---
-0---2---0-----0-----2----4---
-2---3-------0h2-----3----5---
-3---3---------3-----3----5---

Playing Notes:  In many places in this song (as in after the first line of the verse), the C1 is played.  Play the C chord and pull the index finger off of the b string at fret #1 repeatedly as to match the record.  It is hard to explain, but just listen for when the pull offs occur.

Intro: G G1  C C1 (x2)

                  G G1             C                            G  G1   C1
You turn out the light and the dark sucks on the embers of the fire
G G1                       C                 G                   C1
My heart smoulders in the night and these tumbling boulders of desire
G     D  C                      G     D     C                  G
Come rolling off the shadows of me, rolling off the shadows of me
D    C                        C1 C1          G1    C1 (x2)
Rolling off the shadows of me..........mmmmm
 

                  G G1                              C
You say I thought time was meant to take away the hurtin'
           G                           C1
as your lonely silhouette closes the curtain
             G                   C1
back on the road destination uncertain
    G                       C1
so lets get in this car and drive
         G G1               C
and this feeling I feel so strong
  G                     C1
so powerful it can't be wrong
         G                             C1
now the whole frosted night is just a song
G D C
a sooooong for you
G  D  C
soooong for you
G D   C         C1
a sooooong for you
G C G C G C G  C

          G                              C  C1
And the moon is splashed right over the street
          G                      C C1
like my tears on your thighs so pale
        G                    C  C1
its just you and me in the sheets
         G                         C C1
and the whole wide world is just a jail
     G D C            G
when you're away from me,
D   C            G
you're away from me
D    C           C1
you're away from me

G  C   G  C
 

and it's rollin over
C               G
here come the night
C              G           C                                G
Turn out the light and the dark sucks on the embers of the fire,
G                          C                           G
my heart smoulders in the night tumbling boulders of desire
C          G         C        G         
rolling, rolling... rolling  rolling
C              G
roooooooling rolling rolling rolling roooooling rolling righ rolling
G D C
rollin
G D C
rollin
G D C                     C   C1 C D2
rollin out the shadows of me
                 G
You Turn out the light