• Song:

    Killing The Light

  • Artist:

    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

  • Album:

    Baby 81

Riff 1:
F C Bb G#

(play this on the G# chord):

e -------------------|
B -------------------|
G ------7b-7b-7b-7b--|
D -------------------|
A -6-----------------|
E -4-----------------|

(pick the note on the G as you gradually bend up a half step)

Verse 1: (Riff 1)
she said you're killing the light, you'll never see again
we come to suffer ourselves, i won't be fooled by the light
i won't be fooled the light.

Fill:
e -------------------|
B ---6b--------------|
G ------7b-7b-7b-7b--|
D -------------------|
A -6-----------------|
E -4-----------------|


Chorus: (Riff 2 & Lick)

Lick:
e -------------------|
B -12b-12b-12b-12b---|
G -------------------|
D -------------------|
A -------------------|
E -------------------|

(peter plays that lick through the chorus-faster bends when he sings
"not at the slightest/leaves you in silence, but i also listed the
what robert plays. it's in F, but he slides from playing low on
the neck on the E string, up to high on the neck on the A string,
which would be on the 8th fret. the G# is also in higher key, on the
11th fret)

Riff 2:
F (133211@1)name="chord_133211@1">F F (133211@1)name="chord_133211@1">F F (133211@1)name="chord_133211@1">F

(play this during "not at the slightest/leaves you in silence"):

G# F G# F

the easy road lies awake takes it's toll and not at the slightest
leaves you blind, leaves you there, takes your heart and leaves you in silence.

(play Riff 1 with this):
ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo-ooo-oo, look what you've started (three times)
ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo-ooo-oo, we're all broken hearted

Solo:

(this part twice):
e ------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------|
G -3s5-(4 times fast)-------3-3s5-----|
D --------------------5-3-5-------6---|
A -1s3----------------------1-1s3-----|
E --------------------3-1-3-------4---|

(then this part):
e ------------------------------10b-0-7b-------------------|
B ----10----4---(twice)-----10-------------10b-------------|
G -s10--10--5-5----------s10--10---------8-----10-8--10----|
D ---------------------------------------------------10----|
A ---------------------------------------------------8-----|
E ---------------------------------------------------------|

(...into Riff 1 twice)

Verse 2 (same as 1):
she said don't leave us behind, we'll never be here again
our lives are closer this way, i won't be fooled by the light
i won't be fooled by the light


Chorus 2 (same as 1):
the easy road lies awake takes it's toll and leaves you excited
leaves you blind, leaves you there, takes your heart and now that you've wasted

ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo-ooo-oo, look what you've started (three times)
ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo-ooo-oo, we're all broken hearted

Outro:

F G# F Bb G# (four times)

end on F


any corrections, please let me know.

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