'Light Years' Performed by 311 From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records Music by: N. Hexum Lyrics by: N. Hexum (c) 1997 Hydroponic Music BMI --------------- Tabbed by: Chris Comeaux (comeach@mail.auburn.edu) Fred Lidskog (swede@email.unc.edu) Additions/Corrections by: Andy Kirtland (kirtland@fuse.net) RC311Yeh (RC311Yeh@aol.com) The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/ Pretty much the Verse is the only part of the song played on the album with a guitar. Verse: ====== [Guitar 1:] N.C. 1:------------------------------------------------- 2:------------------------------------------------- 3:------------------------------------------------- 4:------------------------------------------------- 5:------1h2-2--1--------2--3-2-0--------1-2----1-2- 6:-0--3----------3--0------------3-2-0-------0----- -- or -- N.C. 1:----------------------------------------------------------- 2:----------------------------------------------------------- 3:----------------------------------------------------------- 4:----------------------------------------------------------- 5:----------------------------------------------------------- 6:-0--3-3//7--7--6--3--0----7--8-7--5--3--2--0---6-7--0--6-7- [Guitar 2 (Organ tabbed for guitar):] * These are played as quarter notes. * Em Am Em Bm Em Bm 1:-7---7---7---7---5---5---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7- 2:-8---8---8---8---5---5---8---8---7---7---7---7---8---8---7---7- 3:-9---9---9---9---5---5---9---9---7---7---7---7---9---9---7---7- 4:--------------------------------------------------------------- 5:--------------------------------------------------------------- 6:--------------------------------------------------------------- Bridge (Organ tabbed for guitar): ================================= * These are played as half notes. * Em Am Em Bm Em Am Em Bm Em 1:-7---7---5---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---7---7---7---7---7- 2:-8---8---5---8---7---7---8---8---8---8---5---8---7---7---8---8- 3:-9---9---5---9---7---7---9---9---9---9---5---9---7---7---9---9- 4:--------------------------------------------------------------- 5:--------------------------------------------------------------- 6:--------------------------------------------------------------- Ending: ======= The guitar hits and holds the low b on the high e with a pixalator. Lyrics/Song Structure: ====================== ---> Play Verse (x2) ---> Play Verse over: You're a thousand light years running through my brain Reminding me that no one's sane Not all the time ---> No guitar over: Yes ---> Play Verse (x1) ---> Play Verse over: You're a thousand light years running through my brain Reminding me that no one's sane Not all the time ---> No guitar over: Yes I still remember you The way that you'd want me to I man a man you know see Who will do right for you ---> Play Verse (x1) ---> Play Bridge over: Never let, your regret, make you wish we had not met I cannot think that way, yeah I drove you crazy, I can see that plainly You waited on pins for me But needles never ever love What did you think of? ---> Play Ending