The Big Light
Elvis CostelloVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}{section: Chorus}{sot}Nifty James Burton lick at end of chorusA--2---4--5--6--|-2---4--5--6--|-2---4--5--6--|--6\4--2----------|E---------------|--------------|--------------|----------3b4--0--|{eot}When the hangover this morning had a personalityAnd I cast my shattered mind over selected memoriesI didn't even touch the light switch so I knew I'd never seeThe Haggard face that would be staring back at me{section: Chorus}Well I had a little feeling to have a big timeAnd I woke to alarm bells like a big church chimeI had to face the who am I and who is she what did I doBut worst of all I had to face the big light{section: Chorus}
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Arrangement source for The Big Light by Elvis Costello
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Chorus}
[E]The big light came through my window and it [A]opened up my eyelids
And it [B]snapped them up like roller blinds and [E]told me things that I did
I can't [E]face another day and night of [A]good ideas and complications
And I'm [B]thankful I didn't open another bottle of inspiration
{sot}Nifty James Burton lick at end of chorus
A--2---4--5--6--|-2---4--5--6--|-2---4--5--6--|--6\4--2----------|
E---------------|--------------|--------------|----------3b4--0--|{eot}
When the hangover this morning had a personality
And I cast my shattered mind over selected memories
I didn't even touch the light switch so I knew I'd never see
The Haggard face that would be staring back at me
{section: Chorus}
Well I had a little feeling to have a big time
And I woke to alarm bells like a big church chime
I had to face the who am I and who is she what did I do
But worst of all I had to face the big light
{section: Chorus}
Well it's [E]fine to go out and [A]have a big night
But sooner or [B]later you've got to face the big [E]lightThe chord source is shown as supplied because its ChordPro syntax could not be parsed.