"Lighthouse" by the Waifs
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For the intro i like to put a bit of a melody in, like this-
  Am         C   G Am
e/-3-0-0-0-|-0-0-3-0-|
B/-1-1-3-1-|-1-3-3-1-|
G/-2-2-2-1-|-0-0-0-2-|
D/-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0-2-|
A/-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-2-0-|
E/-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-3-x-|

Intro:   Am   C   G   Am  (x2)

 Am
Lighthouse tall and grand
C             G      Am
Standing on a cold headland
Am
Shine your light across the sea
      C               G        Am
For a wayward sailor girl like me

Repeat intro once

Am
Lighthouse man
C                 G        Am
Guide this sailor back to land
Am
Steer my ship on through the storm
C              G       Am
Back to water safe and calm

Am   G   Am   G

     Dm                               Am   G   Am   G
Sometimes I need a lighthouse for my own
    Dm                                     E
It gets so dark I can?t see which way I?m going
   Am
Oh Lighthouse man I?m all at sea
C                          G       Am
Shine a little lighthouse light on me  (x2)

Solo (it's a it of a simplified version):

e/--------------------------0----------------------0------|
B/-------1p0----------------1------1p0-------------1------|
G/----2------0--------------2----2-----0-----------2------|
D/--2----------2-2/5-5/7-7--2--2---------2---------2------|
A/--------------------------0--------------2-------0------|
E/-------------------------------------------3/5----------|

e/--------------------------0------------------------1----|
B/-------1p0----------------1----3-1-0---------------2----|
G/----2------0--------------2--2-------0-------------2----|
D/--2----------2-2/5-5/7-7--2-----------2-2/5-5/7-7--2----|
A/--------------------------0------------------------0----|
E/--------------------------------------------------------|

Dm Am G Am G
Dm E
Am C G Am
Am C G Am...

  Am
Lighthouse man can?t help us all
C                   G         Am
Some are saved and some will fall
Am
He?ll show you where the danger lies
     C                   G     Am
But he can?t help it if you capsize
Am
Coz he will light your way but that is all
C                    G      Am
Steer your own ship back to shore

Am   G   Am   G

Dm                                  Am   G   Am   G
Won?t you light my lonely way back home
    Dm                         E
The sea is full of misery and woe
Am
Woe betide those that say
            C                G          Am
They don?t need no light to light their way
Am
They think they?re safe enough on their own
C                G      Am
Drown in murky depths below

Am  G  Am  G

Dm                                Am  G  Am  G
We all need a lighthouse for our own
Dm                                         E
It gets so dark I can?t see which way I?m going
Am
Lighthouse man I?m all at see
C                           G      Am
Shine a little lighthouse light on me   (x4)

End on Am-G-Am


Thanks- this is my first tab, so sorry if it's a bit not right- it sounds fine when i play it, but getting it on the computer is weird. I love this song sooo much  and i just hope i've done it justice.
by megan dortmans meegan_dee@hotmail.com