Bright Lights, Big City

by Jimmy Reed / The Animals / The Rolling Stones / Rod Stewart / Many more · posted by chibluesteve

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

  7      7     8  7  8
Bright light, big city, 
 8   8  -8 7 -6    7
gone to my baby's head
  7    -6  7    8  7  8
Bright lights, big city, 
 8   8  -8 7 -6    7
gone to my baby's head
8   -8  -8  -8  -8  -8 -8
I tried to tell the woman,
-8  -8   8     8  -8 -8  7  -6  8  
but she don't believe a word I said

 7    7     8  8  7  8
All right, pretty baby
 8  8  8   -8  7    -6   7
gunna need my help some day
 7  -6  7   8  8  7  8
All right, pretty baby
 8  8  8   -8  7    -6   7
gunna need my help some day
 8  -8 -8  -8  -8   -8 -8
You gunna wish you listened
-8 -8  8   -8 -8    7   -6  8
to--- some of the things I say

  7      7     8  7  8
Bright light, big city, 
 8   8  -8 7 -6    7
gone to my baby's head
  7    -6  7    8  7  8
Bright lights, big city, 
 8   8  -8 7 -6    7
gone to my baby's head
8 -8 -8  -8   -8 -8 -8
I gotta tell your mama
 -8  -8   8     8  -8 -8   7  -6  8
that you don't believe a thing I said

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