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Keith Urban - Shut Out The Lights (Tab)
Album: Get Closer (2010)
Submitter: guitarnut1 (7) on 10/23/11
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Another amazing song by KU. I don't know if he wrote this one but his ability to bring
songs to life in the studio never ceases to astound me. This one is no different. Lots
of sublties that can be missed on first listen. Even though this track is very similar
to "What About Me", it's KU's knack for nuance that makes this one sound like a whole
new creation.

The droaning D5 with alternating b string plays thru the verses but if you play only
the D5, it will sound very one dimensional. This is a guitar part not the song's
arrangement. The arrangement toggles back and forth
between D and G.

There's an odd G chord hold that happens twice. The first verse ends in G and the first
chord of the pre chorus is also G. It happens again going into the bridge. The last 
chord of the chorus and the first chord of the bridge are G.

The second part of the chorus is often tabbed incorrectly. It's a classic Urban walkup,
this time from E to A. It goes Em, F#m, G, A. Other tabs have the Em as a Bm...there's
no Bm anywhere in the song. Also watch for the tasty F#m7 in the
second verse.

The bridge sounds a bit tricky too. Even though the vocal and leads continue to climb in
pitch, the entire bridge is played in G and A.

EDIT: Most songs I tab, I play bass guitar to get the notes and then find the form of the chords
that work. I didn't do that on this one, I tabbed it out on acoustic. In checking my work last night,
I noticed that the vamp at the end of the bridge is not G, A. It's G, F#m. It plays nicely either way
on acoustic, but the bass is definitely playing F#. I edited the chords below.


Capo 1

D5
It's getting to the point
               
We're not even listening anymore
      G
We're walkin' around and around in circles

Wearing holes in the floor
        D5                       
And I'm tired and I know you're tired
                                G
And it's late, yeah it's almost four.
    D5
And what're we tryin' to achieve baby

What are we tryin' to win.
           G
I said the same thing three hours ago

And I'm sayin' it again.
       D5
I know you and I well enough to know
                            G
Neither one of us is giving in.

G                        A
Baby I love you, I'm not going to bed angry
    G                 A
And baby I need and I want you to be happy.
       Em             F#m                    G
We're going around in circles with no end in sight.
A                   
Maybe we should just 

D5                                           G
shut out the lights and wait till the morning
D5                                        G
Shut out the lights, wait till the morning.

D5          G
Yeah... 

D5
It's amazing all the old wounds we still carry around
G                                              
Wait to bring em all up when it all comes down.
F#m7
     Like it's coming down now.

G                         A
Baby I love you, I'm not going to bed angry
    G                 A
And baby I need and I want you to be happy.
      Em              F#m                    G
We're going around in circles with no end in sight.
A                    
Maybe we should just 
D5                                           G
Shut out the lights and wait till the morning.
D5                                           G
Shut out the lights and wait till the morning.

        G
Cause I don't wanna lose you,
      A 
And I don't wanna hate you,
  G 
I don't want to feel like there's
A
Times that I'm gonna make you say
G                            A
Things you don't mean in the heat
               G    F#m                              
Of the moment.
                     
F#m                  G           F#m
In the heat of the moment. Yeah....

G                        A
Baby, I love you I'm not going to bed angry,
G                  A 
Baby, I need and I want you to be happy,
           Em              F#m      
We've been going around in circles
G               A       
Going around in circles, you know we're just
Em                F#m                    G
Going around in circles with no end in sight

 A
Maybe we should just

D5                                        G
Shut out the lights, Wait till the morning
D5                                        G
Turn out the lights, Wait till the morning.
             D5
Shut out the lights
                  G       
And wait till the morning
   D5             G
...yeah. Ooooh, oooooh.....
          D5              
C'mon baby, c'mon, c'mon
G
     Just give it some time
D5                        G
Just a little bit of time It's gonna be alright
D5                             G
   Yeah, It's gonna be alright
D5                       G
   In the morning light
       D5                                   G
Ohhhhh,  Cause I need you, I need you, I need you.

 
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