"I Reach For The Light" (Eric Carmen) Intro (solo piano): arpeggiate Am G6 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E Am/E Dm/E E7 ////////// Verse 1: C /B /A D7/F# FaddG/G G7 I can't begin to count the times I have been by myself piano arr. for guitar: FaddGG7 (C) v v v v --------------------------------- --- --------------------------------- -1- -------------------------------0- --- -------------------------0-2-3--- --- -------------------0-2-3--------- --- -----------------3--------------- --- bass: --------------------------------- --- -------------------------0-2-3-2- --- -------------------0-2-3--------- -3- -----------------3--------------- --- C /B /A D7/F# FaddG/G G7 I lie awake, my lonely room tells me there's no one else Bm7-5 E7 No one else Chorus: Am G6 Fmaj7 I reach for the light, it shines above my head Bm7-5 E Em/E Reveals the bed that you're not in Am G6 Fmaj7 I reach for the light, it shines across the room Bm7-5 E Em/E And brings to mind what might have been Verse 2: I tell myself I'm better off no one can hurt me now I see your crumpled photograph it makes me laugh out loud Laugh out loud repeat chorus Bridge: F Em Dm G7 C /B /A /G When I wish I could forget how good you looked tonight F Em F Dm G7 When you smiled at me and walked away with him (oh... oh, no!) guitar solo over verse chords repeat chorus; rit. at end Coda: N.C. I reach for the light Am G6 Fmaj7Bm7-5 E Em/E (I reach for the light) I tell myself I'm better off, no one can hurt me now (I reach for the light) I see your crumbled photograph, it makes me laugh out loud (I reach for the light) I lie awake, my lonely room tells me there's no one else continue as above; fade -- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers