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Light Up The Sky

Yellowcard

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"Light Up the Sky" by Yellowcard

~ Key
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = let it ring
\ = slide down to next note

~ Order of parts
Verse 1
Chorus 1 (1st ending)
Interlude (1st ending)
Verse 2
Chorus 1 (2nd ending)
Chorus 2
Bridge
Chorus 3
Chorus 1 (2nd ending)
Chorus 2
Outro (2x, both endings respectively)

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Interlude/Outro
Lyrics: "Let me light up the sky..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----------3-3-5---5-5-5-5--------|
E|-5---5---5-----------------3-3-3--|

(1st ending)
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------3-5-------------------|
E|-5---5---5-----3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(2nd ending)
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------3-5-------------------|
E|-5---5---5-----3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|

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Verse 1
Lyrics: "We already know how it ends tonight..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----------3-5-----------------3--|
E|-5---5---5-----3---3-3-3-3-3-3----|

"... You run in the dark through a firefight..."
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3h4p3-2--|
A|-----------3-5----------------------|
E|-5---5---5-----3---3-3-3-3----------|

"... And I would explode just to save your life..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----------3-5-----------------3--|
E|-5---5---5-----3---3-3-3-3-3-3----|

"... Yeah I would explode..."
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------3-5-------------------|
E|-5---5---5-----3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------|

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Verse 2
Lyrics: "I can't find a wall to pin this to..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----------3-3-5---5-5-5-5--------|
E|-5---5---5-----------------3-3-3--|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----------3-3-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5---5---5------------------------|

"... They're all coming down since I found you..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4-3------|
A|-----------3-3-5---5-5-5-----3----|
E|-5---5---5---------------------3--|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----------3-3-5---5-5-5-5--------|
E|-5---5---5-----------------3-3-3--|

"... I just wanna be where you are tonight..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----------3-5-----------------3--|
E|-5---5---5-----3---3-3-3-3-3-3----|

"... Alone in the dark looking for some light..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5---5-3-2--|
A|-----------3-5--------------------|
E|-5---5---5-----3---3-3------------|

"... And how will we know if we just don't try?"
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----------3-5-----------------3--|
E|-5---5---5-----3---3-3-3-3-3-3----|

"... We won't ever know..."
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------3-5-------------------|
E|-5---5---5-----3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

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Chorus 1
Lyrics: "Let me light up the sky..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

"... Light it up for you..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

"... Let me tell you why..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

(1st ending)
"... I would die for you..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

(2nd ending)
"... I would die for you..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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Chorus 2
"Let me light up the sky..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|

"... Light it up for you..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------|

"... Let me make this mine..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

"... I'll ignite for you..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

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Bridge
Lyrics: "Let me light up the sky just for you tonight..."
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

"... Let me help you fly 'cause you won't have time..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------|

"... To cover your eyes and get your disguise..."
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-\--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

"... They won't ask you why. They'll just watch you die..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------|

"... And it's still so hard to be who you are..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

"... So you play this part and the show goes on..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

"... That you've come this far with a broken heart..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

"... Yeah you've come this far and you're broken..."
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

Chorus 3
(hold for 4 measures)
Lyrics: "Let me light up the sky, light it up for you. Let me tell you why I would die for you..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

"... Let me light up the sky..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|----------------------------------|

"... Light it up for you..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

"... Let me make this mine..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------3--------------------|

"... I'll ignite for you..."
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------------------------|

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Light Up The Sky

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