"Lighthouse" by the Waifs.  Another great track off "Up All Night"

by Simon Underhill (unders34@hotmail.com)

This one's in the key of A Minor and is in normal tuning, no capo.

Intro riff

    Am                   C         G   Am

e/-3---0--------------0--0------------------
B--------1--3--1-----------1-3-1----0----1--
G/----------------2----------------0----2---      (Timing not represented, 
but listen
D/------------------------------------------        to the CD)
A/-----------------------3------------0-----
E/-------------------------------3----------

   Am                     C         G   Am
e/-3--0--------------0----0-------------------
B/-------3--1--3--1----1-----1--3--1---0----1-
G/------------------------------------0----2--
D/--------------------------------------------     (Ditto)
A/------------------------3--------------0----
E/----------------------------------3---------

These are the 2 basic riffs that are behind the verse and chorus.  Once 
you're familiar
with them, you'll be able to pick up on the slight variations throughout the 
song.

Verse 1
Am                        C               G         Am
Lighthouse tall and grand, standing on a cold headland
Am                                      C             G         Am
Shine your light across the seas for a wayward sailor girl like me
Am              C                 G        Am
Lighthouse man, guide this sailor back to land
Am                                  C              G         Am
Steer my ship on through the storm, back to waters safe and calm

Pre-Corus

     G                                    Am
e/------------------------3---------------0-----0--------
B/--3---3----1-------3s5--------3---1-----1-------1--0-1-
G/----------------------------------------2--------------
D/-------------------------------------------------------
A/-------------------------------------0-----0-----------
E/-------------------------------------------------------

  Sometimes I need a lighthouse for my own

G                                         E
It gets so dark I can't see which way I'm going

Chorus
   Am
Oh Lighthouse man I'm all at sea
C                         G        Am
Shine a little lighthouse light on me
Am
Lighthouse man I'm all at sea
C                          G        Am
Shine a little lighthouse light on me

Interlude
        Am

e/-------0----------------------------------0------------------------------0-
B/-------1----------------------------------1------------------------------1-
G/-------2------2--s5--4--2---0----0--s2----2-----2--s5--4--2--0---0-------2-
D/-------2-----------------------2----------2-------------------2---0--s2--2-
A/-------0---0---------------------------0--0--0---------------------------0-
E/--3-4---------------------------------------------------------------------


e/-------------------------------0---------------------------
B/-------------------------------1-----3--1--0--------------0
G/----2--s5--4--2--0----0--s2----2--0------------0--0--1--2--
D/-------------------2-----------2---------------------------
A/-0--------------------------0--0---------------------------
E/-----------------------------------------------------------  ...Harmonica 
Solo

and the run at the end of the harp solo (I think!)

e/--8p5s3--0--3--0------------------------            s = slide
B/------------------3s1--3p1---1-----------           p = pull-off
G/---------------------------2---2p0-----
D/------------------------------------2p0-
A/----------------------------------------
E/----------------------------------------

And back to the top for the rest of the song. The run at the end of the song 
is very similar
to the one above.
This was a pretty difficult song to try and tab, because between the 
mandolin, harmonica and
vocals it's often hard to hear the guitar part clearly.  So I make no 
promises that this is
note perfect, but it should be reasonably close.Timing is pretty important 
so listen to the CD.
Any comments, faults or feedback drop us a line on unders34@hotmail.com.  
Cheers!


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Interlude
        Am
 
e/-----------------------------------0------------------------------------0
B/---------1p0---------------------1------------1p0--------------------1
G/---2--2------0-------------------2------2--2------0------------------2
D/--2-------------0p2--5---7--7--2-----2-------------0p2-------------2
A/----------------------------------0--------------------------2----------0
E/---------------------------------- x-----------------------------3---5--x-
 
e/-----------------------------------0---------------------------------0
B/---------1p0---------------------1------3---1--0------------------1
G/---2--2------0-------------------2---2------------0---------------2
D/--2-------------0p2--5---7--7--2------------------2----5--7--7--2
A/----------------------------------0----------------------------------0
E/---------------------------------- x----------------------------------x

 
 
megan j (meegan_dee@hotmail.com)
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