Traveling Wilburys – Heading For The Light (Bass Tab)

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[INTRO]
G:--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|2-2-4-4-|
A:2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|

[VERSE 1] B B C# I've wandered around with nothing more than time on my hands E F# I was lost in the night with no sight of you and at E F# B E F# times it was so blue and lonely, heading for the light

  B (x2)    C# (x2)   E        F#       E        F#       B        E   F#
G:--------||--------||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------||--------||2-------|------4-|2-------|--------|--------|2-2-4-4-|
A:2-2-2-2-||4-4-4-4-||--2-----|--1-4---|--2-----|--1-4-1-|2-2-2-2-|--------|
E:--------||--------||----3-0-|2-------|----3-0-|2-------|--------|--------|

[VERSE 2] B B C# Been close to the edge hanging by my fingernails E F# I rolled and I tumbled through the roses and the thorns E F# B and I couldn't see the sign that warned me, heading for the light

  B (x2)    C# (x2)   E        F#       E        F#       B        B
G:--------||--------||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------||--------||2-------|------4-|2-------|--------|--------|----1-4-|
A:2-2-2-2-||4-4-4-4-||--2-----|--1-4---|--2-----|--1-4-1-|2-2-2-2-|2-22----|
E:--------||--------||----3-0-|2-------|----3-0-|2-------|--------|--------|

[CHORUS] G#m F# E B (riff) Oh, I didn't see that big black cloud hanging over me G#m F# E And when the rain came down, I was nearly drowned C# I didn't know the mess I was in

  G#m      F#       E        B        G#m      F#       E        C#       C#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|----1-4-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|2-22----|--------|--------|--------|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|
E:4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-|--------|4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|

[VERSE 3] B C# My shoes are burning out from walking down this same highway E F# I don't see nothing new but I feel a lot of change E F# B E F# And I get the strangest feeling as I'm heading for the light

  B (x2)    C# (x2)   E        F#       E        F#       B        E   F#
G:--------||--------||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------||--------||2-------|------4-|2-------|--------|--------|2-2-4-4-|
A:2-2-2-2-||4-4-4-4-||--2-----|--1-4---|--2-----|--1-4-1-|2-2-2-2-|--------|
E:--------||--------||----3-0-|2-------|----3-0-|2-------|--------|--------|

[INSTRUMENTAL]
  B (x2)    C# (x2)   E        F#       E        F#       B        B
G:--------||--------||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------||--------||2-------|------4-|2-------|--------|--------|----1-4-|
A:2-2-2-2-||4-4-4-4-||--2-----|--1-4---|--2-----|--1-4-1-|2-2-2-2-|2-22----|
E:--------||--------||----3-0-|2-------|----3-0-|2-------|--------|--------|

[CHORUS] G#m F# E B (riff) Oh, my hands were tied with jokers and fools on either side G#m F# E But still I kept on 'til the worst had gone C# Now I see the hole I was in

  G#m      F#       E        B        G#m      F#       E        C#       C#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|----1-4-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|2-22----|--------|--------|--------|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|
E:4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-|--------|4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|

[VERSE 4] B C# My shoes are burning out from walking down this same highway E F# I don't see nothing new but I feel a lot of change E F# B E F# And I get the strangest feeling as I'm heading for the light

  B (x2)    C# (x2)   E        F#       E        F#       B        E   F#
G:--------||--------||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------||--------||2-------|------4-|2-------|--------|--------|2-2-4-4-|
A:2-2-2-2-||4-4-4-4-||--2-----|--1-4---|--2-----|--1-4-1-|2-2-2-2-|--------|
E:--------||--------||----3-0-|2-------|----3-0-|2-------|--------|--------|

[VERSE 5] B C# I see the sun ahead I ain't never looking back E F# All my dreams are coming true as I think of you E F# B Now there's nothing in the way to stop me heading for the light

  B (x2)    C# (x2)   E        F#       E        F#       B
G:--------||--------||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------||--------||2-------|------4-|2-------|--------|--------|--------|
A:2-2-2-2-||4-4-4-4-||--2-----|--1-4---|--2-----|--1-4-1-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
E:--------||--------||----3-0-|2-------|----3-0-|2-------|--------|--------|

[BRIDGE] E F# E F# B B C# E B Now there's nothing in the way to stop me heading for the light

  E        F#       E        F#       B        C#       E        B        (DRUMS)
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:2-------|------4-|2-------|--------|--------|--------|2-2-2-2-|--------|
A:--2-----|--1-4---|--2-----|--1-4-1-|2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-|--------|2~~~~~~~|
E:----3-0-|2-------|----3-0-|2-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

[CODA]
  B (x2)    C# (x2)   E        F#       E        F#       B        E   F#
G:--------||--------||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------||--------||2-------|------4-|2-------|--------|--------|2-2-4-4-|
A:2-2-2-2-||4-4-4-4-||--2-----|--1-4---|--2-----|--1-4-1-|2-2-2-2-|--------|
E:--------||--------||----3-0-|2-------|----3-0-|2-------|--------|--------|

  B (x2)    C# (x2)   E        F#       E        F#       B    C#   E    B
G:--------||--------||--------|--------|--------|--------|----|----|----|----|
D:--------||--------||2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-|----|----|2222|----|
A:2-2-2-2-||4-4-4-4-||--------|--------|--------|--------|2222|4444|----|2~~~|
E:--------||--------||--------|--------|--------|--------|----|----|----|----|

I tried to tab this out to fit on two pages if printed with Windows' Notepad, as with others I've done. Notice at the beginning of each [VERSE] there are two measures of B and played. Also, at the end of the [CODA] I've compressed the last four measures but still played in the same beat as all of the others in the song. Tabbed by Michael Oxner ([email protected])