Colin Hay – Ill Leave The Light On (Guitar)

Celtic (D-A-D-G-A-D) Video Lesson
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Title: I'll Leave the Light On Artist: Colin Hay Album: Transcendental Highway Tab: TinOwl Capo: n/a Note I: Watch the video linked above closely to pick up the strum pattern, chord changes that are hammer-ons and when Colin mutes strings (6th string in particular) Note II: Slide between Bm7 and Gsus2 Chords used: D.A.D.G.A.D D X.0.0.2.0.0 A7 X.0.2.0.0.0 Bm7 X.2.0.0.0.0 Gsus2 X.4.0.0.0.0 G 5.X.0.4.0.0 A 7.X.0.6.0.0 D11 12.X.0.11.X.0 C#m 11.x.0.9.x.0 Bm 9.X.0.7.0.0 D/f# 4.X.0.2.0.0 D* 0.0.0.11.0.0 [Intro] D A7 D A7 D A7 Bm7 Gsus2 [Verse]
D              A7
I woke up this morning

         D               A7
Same old questions in my head

D                                     A7
At least the weather's getting cooler now

   Bm7                       Gsus2
No longer forced to leave my bed

    D                     A7
The sun shines through my window

D                            A7
Makes my old house creak and moan

D                                   A7
Reminds me of the old lady down the market

               Bm7                       Gsus2
Sitting in the sun, stretching her weary bones
[Chorus]
         G A G              A
And I'll leave the light on

G          A
So you can see

     G A G              A
I'll leave the light on

G                 A7
Should you decide to visit me
[Verse]
D                A7               D               A7
Time is time and time is time and time just rolls along

     D                     A7
It's with you every second

          Bm7             Gsus2
Though it has no shape or form

    D               A7
Sometimes I get so anxious

        D              A7
As your path leads you away

      D                 A7
But I know it's only my loneliness

       Bm7             Gsus2
And it passes with the day
[Verse]
     D                    A7
I've been an angry and a jealous man

      D                A7
And I have no right to be

D                    A7
Perhaps it's just my wicked, wicked ways

Bm7            Gsus2
Catching up to me

           D                     A7
Still I've done my time and I've paid the price

          D                    A7
After all what's just a little pain

     D              A7
If I learn from my mistakes

        Bm7             Gsus2
Then my loss becomes my gain
[Chorus]
           G A G              A
Still I'll leave the light on

G          A
So you can see

     G A G              A
I'll leave the light on

G                 A
Should you decide

G            A           D11 C#m Bm A G D/F# A7
Should you decide to visit me
[Verse]
D                    A7
This is the end that is no end

     D                     A7
With the beginning yet to come

             D                    A7
I'm going to throw the doors wide open

             Bm7           Gsus2
I'm going to let my spirit run

             D                          A7
I'm going to take the path that is most yielding

       D                      A7
And in time my steps shall disappear

     D                         A7
I'll pound my head against the wall no more

        Bm7            Gsus2
I'll be still so I can hear
[Verse]
         D            A7
And if I drop all my pretensions

      D                   A7
About how much you broke my heart

  D               A7
I really do feel grateful

       Bm7          Gsus2
As we drift further apart

       D                 A7
I will follow my distant vision

             D            A7
I'm going to listen to my voice

    D                    A7
You showed me the way to freedom

           Bm7           Gsus2  G A
You really made the only choice
[Chorus]
G           A
And so you see

     G A G              A
I'll leave the light on

G                 A
Should you decide

G                 A           D11
Should you ever decide to visit me
[End] C#m Bm A G D/F# A7 D*