• Song:

    Waiting For The Light To Change

  • Artist:

    Tonic

  • Album:

    Sugar

Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret on rhythm parts
Tabbed by jjhand at Ultimate Guitar


Intro - Extra Acoustic plays chords shown above part

   Gm                  Bb                Cm                F/A     F7

    Electric 1
 G | ------------------ | -----3-----3----- | ----------------- | ---------2------2---0- | 
 D | ------------------ | -------0-----0-0- | ----------------- | ------------1-----1-0- | 
Bb | -----0------------ | ---------0------- | ----------------- | --------------2-----0- | 
 F | -----2------------ | ----------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------- | 
 C | ---2-------------- | ----------------- | -0--------------- | ---------------------- | 
 G | -0---------2----3- | -(3)------------- | -----------3----- | -2-------------------- | 
   | 
   |  Guitar 2 (Dist on)                                               Dist off *
 e | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------------- | -------------------v3- | 
 B | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------------- | ------6-------------3- | 
 G | ---------3-5----3- | -(3)------------- | -----5-----3----- | ----5---------------3- | 
 D | -----------3----3- | -(3)------------- | ---5------------- | -7------------------5- | 
 A | ---5-------------- | ----------------- | -3--------------- | --------------------5- | 
 E | -3---------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | --------------------3- | 



Verse - play 2x similarly

  Elec 1 (Capo III)
 | -----0-------0---- | --------3-----3----- | -----0---------0--- | -----2---2---2-----2---0- | 
 | -----0-------0---- | ----------0-----0-0- | -----2-------2----- | ---------1-----1-----1-0- | 
 | -----0-------0---- | ------------0------- | -----2------------- | -------2---------2-----0- | 
 | ------------------ | -------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | -------------------- | -0----------------- | ------------------------- | 
 | -0-------2------3- | -(3)---------------- | ---------3-------2- | -(2)--------------------- | 
 | 
 |  Guitar 2 (standard tuning)
 | ------------------ | -------------------- | -------------3----- | ------------------------- | 
 | --------3--------- | -------------------- | -----------4------- | ---------4-----4-----4-3- | 
 | ------------------ | -------3------------ | -----5---------5--- | -----------------5------- | 
 | ---------------3-- | -(3)-3--------3----- | ---5--------------- | -----3------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | -------------------- | -3----------------- | ------------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | -------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- | 
 "Brazen is love's redeemer       When you have   so far  to go"



  Elec 1
 | -----0-------0---- | ----------3-----3--- | -----0---------0--- | -------------2-----2---0- | 
 | -----0-------0---- | ------------0-----0- | -----2-------2----- | -------1-1-----1-----1-0- | 
 | -----0-------0---- | --------0-----0----- | -----2------------- | -----------------2-----0- | 
 | ------------------ | ------0------------- | ------------------- | -----2------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | -------------------- | -0----------------- | ------------------------- | 
 | -0-------2------3- | -(3)---------------- | ---------3-------2- | -(2)--------------------- | 
 | 
 |  Guitar 2
 | ------------------ | ----------7--------- | -------3----------- | ------------------------- | 
 | -------3---------- | --------3---3-----3- | ------------------- | ---------4-----4-----4-3- | 
 | -----3-------3---- | -(3)------------3--- | -----5------------- | -----------------5------- | 
 | -----------3------ | ------3------------- | ---5---------3----- | -----3------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | -------------------- | -3---------5------- | ------------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | -------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- | 
"It loves the true believer         For the innocence they own"




Prechorus:
  Gm                     Dm                      Eb                      Bb
  Elec 1
 | -0----0----0-0---0---- | -2----2----2--2-2--2--- | -0----0----0--0-0--0--- | -3----3----3-3--3-3-- | 
 | -0----0----0-0---0---- | -3----3----3--3-3--3--- | -1----1----1--1-1--1--- | -0----0----1-0--0-0-- | 
 | -0----0----0-0---0---- | -4----4----4--4-4--4--- | -0----0----0--0-0--0--- | -0----0----0-0--0-0-- | 
 | -2----2----2-2---2---- | -4----4----4--4-4--4--- | -2----2----2--2-2--2--- | -0----0----0-0--0-0-- | 
 | -2----2----2-2---2---- | -2----2----2--2-2--2--- | -3----3----3--3-3--3--- | -2----2----2-2--2-2-- | 
 | -0----0----0-0---0---- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | -3----3----3-3--3-3-- | 
 | 
 |  Guitar 2 (Distortion back on)
 | -----------3---------- | ----------------5------ | -----------3---------- | --------------8-----6- | 
 | ------3--------------- | -----------6----------- | ----------------4----- | ----------6/8__-8__- | 
 | ---3------------------ | ------7---------------- | ------3--------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | -5-------------------- | ---7------------------- | ---5------------------ | ---------------------- | 
 | ---------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ---------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------- | 
 "Life is good,     and life is grand      When you're sitting on top of the world"


  Gm                     Dm                      Eb                      F add 2
  Elec 1
 | -0----0----0-0---0---- | -2----2----2--2-2--2--- | -0----0----0--0-0--0--- | -0----0----0-0--0-0-- | 
 | -0----0----0-0---0---- | -3----3----3--3-3--3--- | -1----1----1--1-1--1--- | -3----3----3-3--3-3-- | 
 | -0----0----0-0---0---- | -4----4----4--4-4--4--- | -0----0----0--0-0--0--- | -0----0----0-0--0-0-- | 
 | -2----2----2-2---2---- | -4----4----4--4-4--4--- | -2----2----2--2-2--2--- | -4----4----4-4--4-4-- | 
 | -2----2----2-2---2---- | -2----2----2--2-2--2--- | -3----3----3--3-3--3--- | -5----5----5-5--5-5-- | 
 | -0----0----0-0---0---- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------- | 
 | 
 |  Guitar 2 
 | -----------3---------- | ----------------5------ | -----------3---------- | ---------------3------ | 
 | ------3--------------- | -----------6----------- | ----------------4----- | ---------6------------ | 
 | ---3------------------ | ------7---------------- | ------3--------------- | -----2/3-------------- | 
 | -5-------------------- | ---7------------------- | ---5------------------ | -3-------------------- | 
 | ---------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ---------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------- | 
 "Life is good  when it's in your hands, And nobody can change your world"




  Chorus

  Elec 1 (distortion)                                       Ending
 | -3----3----3----3--0-- | -(0)-------------------- |            --------------- | 
 | -0----0----0----0--1-- | -(1)-------------------- |            -1------------- | 
 | -0----0----0----0--0-- | -(0)-------------------- |   play 3x  -2------------- | 
 | -0----0----0----0--2-- | -(2)-------------------- |            -2------------- | 
 | -2----2----2----2--3-- | -(3)-------------------- |            -0------------- | 
 | -3----3----3----3----- | ------------------------ |            --------------- | 
 | 
 |  Guitar 2 (Dist off)
 | ---------------------- | ------------------------ |            ---------------3--- | 
 | ---------------------- | ------------------------ |            -----4---4-3h4---3- | 
 | -3h5-3--3h5-3--3h5--3- | --------3---5-3--3---3-- |   play 3x  ---5-----5-5------- | 
 | -3---3--3---3--3----3- | ----3h5-3---3-3--3h5-3-- |            -5-------5-5------- | 
 | ---------------------- | ------------------------ |            ---------3-3------- | 
 | ---------------------- | ------------------------ |            ------------------- | 
"I'm just waiting for the light to change"



Repeat Verse Riff before Verse 2 Lyrics Start, 
then continue throughout Verse 2 similarly to the first time through

Verse 2 Lyrics:

"All my prize posessions
That I thought I needed so
Dragged me down on a razor
With a heaviness they tow"



Prechorus 2 Lyrics (play same part as before):

"Always searching for a love that's in bloom
It's a warm and soft embrace
Hoping you'll never be lonely again
It's a fear that you just can't face"


Play Chorus Again


After Chorus 2 is a solo:



Solo (2:46) - Rhythm/Acoustic Chords are shown

 Gm        A         Bb              Cm
e | ------------------ | --------------- | -------------------- | ------------------ | 
B | -------6~--------- | --------------- | -4------4-3---3h4p3- | -1---------------- | 
G | ---5b7__------0h2- | -3---------3/5- | ---5--------3-3----- | -2---0------------ | 
D | ------------------ | --------------- | -------------------- | --------3--------- | 
A | ------------------ | --------------- | -------------------- | ------------------ | 
E | ------------------ | --------------- | -------------------- | ------------------ | 


 | -------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------8---6- | 
 | ------11____-------- | -11--------11-12- | -13------11---11h13p11- | -10--\8-6------/8---6--- | 
 | -10b12__--b12r10---- | ----------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | 
 | -----------------12- | ----------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | 
 | -------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | 
 | -------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | 


Play Prechorus parts again

Play Chorus and repeat until end
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