In the Light
D.C. Talk
Forefront Communications, 1995


Originally tabbed by: Alex Salvas (salvas@ntic.qc.ca)
Put with lyrics by: gregg r. powers (dpowers@daemen.edu)
Gregg's Christian Page (w/ re-done tabs in this format): www.geocities.com/Augusta/6486/


F#: 244322 G#m: 466444 B*: 799877 C#m: 446654 D#m: 668876


(palm muted)
Intro: E-F#-G#m-B*? E-F#-G#m-F#? E-F#-G#m-B*? E-F#-G#m-F#
????????????????????? da da dum???? ooh?????? dada da dum


E?????? F#??????? G#m????????? B*????? E??? F#??????? G#m?? F#??
i keep trying to find a life,?? on my own apart from You
E???????? F#??????? G#m??? B*???????? E???????????? F#??
i am the king of excuses,?? i've got one for every selfish
??????? G#m?
thing i do


(release palm mute)
E??????????? F#?? G#m??????????????? E?????? F#??? G#m?
What's going on inside of me??? i despise my own behavior
????????? E??????????? F#?? G#m???????????
This only serves to confirm my suspicions
???????? E????????????? F#??????? G#m
that i'm still a man in need of a Savior
???????????? E???????? B???????? F#???????????? G#m
???? i wanna be in the Light, as You are in the Light
???????????? E????????????? B??????????? F#
???? i wanna shine like the stars in the Heavens
??????? E?????????? B????????? F#?????? G#m
???? Oh Lord, be my Light, and be my salvation
??????????? E???????????? B??????????? F#
???? 'Cause all i want is to be in the Light, oh? oh oh oh oh
???? E???????????? B??????????? F#
???? All i want is to be in the Light


(palm muted)
??? E????????? F#??????? G#m?????????????? B*
The disease of self runs through my blood,
?????? E????? F#????????? G#m (G#m-G#m-G#m)
it's a cancer fatal to my soul
E??????? F#??????????? G#m????????????? B*???????????????
Every attempt on my behalf has failed,
?? E?????????????????? F#?????? G#m
to bring this sickness under control


(release palm mute)
???????? E?????????? F#?? G#m???????? B*???? E?????? F#??? G#m
Tell me what's going on inside of me??? i despise my own behavior
(despise my own behavior)
????????? E??????????? F#?? G#m?????????? B*
This only serves to confirm my suspicions
???????? E????????????? F#??????? G#m
That i'm still a man in need of a Savior? (ooh yeah)


???????????? E???????? B???????? F#???????????? G#m
???? i wanna be in the Light, as You are in the Light
???????????? E????????????? B??????????? F#
???? i wanna shine like the stars in the Heavens
??????? E?????????? B????????? F#?????? G#m
???? Oh Lord, be my Light, and be my salvation
??????????? E???????????? B??????????? F#
???? 'Cause all i want is to be in the Light, (ye-ah)
???? E???????????? B??????????? F#
???? All i want is to be in the Light


(palm muted)
C#m-D#m-G#m E-B-F# C#m-D#m-G#m E-B-F#


C#m?????? D#m?????????????? G#m
Honesty becomes me (there's nothing left to lose)
??? E??????????????? B?????????????? F#
The secrets that did run me (in Your Presence are refused)
C#m????????? D#m????????? G#m
Pride has no position (as riches have no worth)
??? E????????????????? B????????????????? F#
The pain that once did cover me has been sentenced to this earth
???????? F#
Has been sentenced to this earth


(release palm mute)
???????? E?????????? F#?? G#m????????? B*????????
Tell me what's going on inside of me? (oh what's goin' on)
???? E?????? F#??? G#m
i despise my own behavior (despise my own behavior)
????????? E??????????? F#?? G#m?????????? B*
This only serves to confirm my suspicions
???????? E????????????? F#??????? G#m
That i'm still a man in need of a Savior? (ooh yeah)


???????????? E???????? B???????? F#???????????? G#m
???? i wanna be in the Light, as You are in the Light
???????????? E????????????? B??????????? F#
???? i wanna shine like the stars in the Heavens (ye-ah)
??????? E?????????? B????????? F#?????? G#m
???? Oh Lord, be my Light, and be my salvation
??????????? E???????????? B??????????? F#
???? 'Cause all i want is to be in the Light, (ooh yeah, oh yeah)
???? E???????????? B??????????? F#
???? All i want is to be in the Light (ooh)


(syncopated, palm muted)
??????? E???????? B???????? F#???????????? G#m
i wanna be in the Light, as You are in the Light
??????? E????????????? B??????????? F#
i wanna shine like the stars in the Heavens (oh oh)
?? E?????????? B???????? F#?????? G#m
Oh Lord, be my Light and be my salvation
?????? E???????????? B??????????? F#
'Cause all i want is to be in the Light (all i want)
E???????????? B??????????? F#
All i want is to be in the Light (all i want, all i want)
E???????????? F#???????????
All i want is to be...
?????? E??? F#? G#m????????????????? E??? F#??? G#m
in the Light??? In the Light, in the Light(ooh) In the Light,
?????? E??????????????? F#??????????????? G#m
In the Light (i want to be, i want to be) In the Light, (repeat)
?????? E??????????????? F#??????????????? G#m
In the Light (i want to be, i want to be) In the Light, (repeat)
???????????? (in the Light, in the Light)
E????????? F#??????????? G#m? E????????? F#??????????? G#m
i want to be, i want to be??? i want to be, i want to be
??????? E????????????? F#?????????? G#m
There's no other place i want to be no other place that i can see
? E?????????? F#???????????????? G#m
a place to be that's just right, home
????????????????????????? E???????? F#???????? G#m
It's gonna be, it's gonna be in the Light, and You are in the Light
???? E???? F#??????? G#m????? E?????????? F#??????? G#m
It's where i need to be, it's right where i need to be...