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I Reach For The Light

Biography:

The Raspberries were a rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio. They had a brief run of success in the 1970s, but are considered highly influential in the power pop genre .
Heavily influenced by the British Invasion era, and its mod sensibility, they helped pioneer the power pop style.
Producer Jimmy Ienner was responsible for all the Raspberries’ albums, which often attempted to replicate Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound.”
Composed of the “classical” rock & roll ensemble (drums

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"I Reach For The Light"
(Eric Carmen)

Intro (solo piano):

Am G6 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E Am/E Dm/E E7 [arpeggiate]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

C /B /A D7/F# FaddG/G G7
I can't begin to count the times I have been by myself

piano arr. for guitar:

FaddG/G G7 (C)
v v v v
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bass:

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C /B /A D7/F# FaddG/G G7
I lie awake, my lonely room tells me there's no one else
Bm7-5 E7
No one else

Chorus:

Am G6 Fmaj7
I reach for the light, it shines above my head
Bm7-5 E Am/E Dm/E E
Reveals the bed that you're not in
Am G6 Fmaj7
I reach for the light, it shines across the room
Bm7-5 E Am/E Dm/E E
And brings to mind what might have been

Verse 2:

I tell myself I'm better off no one can hurt me now
I see your crumpled photograph it makes me laugh out loud
Laugh out loud

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

F Em Dm G7 C /B /A /G
When I wish I could forget how good you looked tonight
F Em F Dm G7
When you smiled at me and walked away with him (oh... oh, no!)

[guitar solo over verse chords]

[repeat chorus; rit. at end]

Coda:

[N.C.]
I reach for the light

Am G6 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E Am/E Dm/E E
(I reach for the light)
I tell myself I'm better off, no one can hurt
me now
(I reach for the light)
I see your crumbled photograph, it makes me
laugh out loud
(I reach for the light)
I lie awake, my lonely room tells me there's
no one else

[continue as above; fade]

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers