Lighthouse - The Waifs Up All Night, 2004 transcribed by Damian Smith (pondlife87@hotmail.com) This is only my interpretation, but you can buy a professionally tabbed version of this song in the official Waifs "A Brief History" songbook - support the musicians and purchase it at www.thewaifs.com.au/orders.htm, or your local sheet music shop (quote AMPD #0801137240). Josh Cunningham uses a well-known style of country picking for this song which essentially involves playing the bass (on the E, A and D strings) palm-muted with the thumb, and the melody with the other fingers at the same time. This is a great technique to learn, and extremely versatile. Please contact me if you have any improvement suggestions for the riff at the end of the guitar break (it's also repeated at the end of the song) - it isn't quite right yet! INTRO/VERSE/CHORUS RIFFS (with slight variations throughout) Am C G Am e|-3-------0-----------------0-----0-------------------------------| B|-----------1-----3p1-----------1---1-----3p1-------0-------1-----| G|-----------------------2-----------------------0-------2---------| D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-----------| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------3-------3---------------0-------| E|-------------------------------------------------3---------------| Am C G Am e|-3---0-----------------0---------0-------------------------------| B|---------3---1---3-1-----------1---1-----3p1-------0-------1-----| G|---------------------------2-------------------0-------2---------| D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-----------| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------3-------3---------------0-------| E|-------------------------------------------------3---------------| INTRO MANDOLIN (for guitar) e|-10-11-12-10-8-10-8----8-------------| B|-------------------12---12-10-8-10~--| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| PRE-CHORUS Am G Am Dm e|-----------------0---------------------------------3-------------| B|-----1-----0-------1-------------3-----3-----1-3/5-------3---1---| G|-----2-----0---------------------2-----------2-------------------| D|-----2-------0-------2---------------0-------0-------0-------0---| A|-0---------------0---------------0-------0-------0-------0-------| E|---------3-------------0-3---4-----------------------------------| Am G Am Dm e|-----------------0-----------------------------------------------| B|-----1-----0-------1-------------3-----3-----1---3-----3-----3---| G|-----2-----0---------------------2-----------2---2-----------2---| D|-----2-------0-------2---------------0-------0-------0-------0---| A|-0---------------0---------------0-------0-------0-------0-------| E|---------3-------------0-3---4-----------------------------------| E7 e|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---| G|-----1-------1-------1-------1---| D|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| A|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| E|---------------------------------| GUITAR BREAK Am G Am Am e|-----------------0-------------------------------------------------| B|-----1-----0-------1-----------------------------------------------| G|-----2-----0---------------------------2-5/4-2---------------------| D|-----2-------0-------2---------------2---------2---5-5/7-----------| A|-0---------------0-----------------0-----------------------0-------| E|---------3-------------0-3---4-------------------------------------| Am Am e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------2-5/4-2-------------------------2-5/4-2---------------------| D|-----2---------2---------------------2---------2---5-5/7-----------| A|---0-------------0-3/2-------0-----0-----------------------0-------| E|-------------------------3-----------------------------------------| Am Dm (harp solo) e|---------------------------------------------------------3-------------| B|---------------------------------------3-----3-----1-3/5-------3---1---| G|-----7---5---4p0-----------------------2-----------2-------------------| D|---7---7---x-----5-------------------------0-------0-------0-------0---| A|---------------------0-------------3---0-------0-------0-------0-------| E|-----------------------3---4---5---------------------------------------| Am G Am Dm e|-----------------0-----------------------------------------0-----| B|-----1-----0-------1-------------3-----3-----1---3-----3---------| G|-----2-----0---------------------2-----------2---2---------------| D|-----2-------0-------2---------------0-------0-------0-------0---| A|-0---------------0---------------0-------0-------0-------0-------| E|---------3-------------0-3---4-----------------------------------| Am e|-8------0--------------------------------------------------------| B|---10/8--------0-------------------------------------------------| G|-----------9/7--------0------------------------------------------| D|-----------------10/7--------0-----------------------------------| A|------------------------10/7---5-3b------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| SLOWDOWN Am G e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----x-------x-------x-------x-------x-----------1---------------| G|-----x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------------2-------------| D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------| A|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------| E|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------3---3---| Am C G Am e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-----0---x---1---x-| G|-----x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-----0---x---2---x-| D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------x-------x---| A|-0---------------0---------------3-------3---------------0-------| E|---------0---------------0-----------------------3---------------| Am C G Am e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-----0-------1-----| G|-----x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-----0-------2-----| D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------------| A|-0---------------0---------------3-------3---------------0-------| E|---------0---------------0-----------------------3---------------| END RIFF Am e|-8------0--------------------------------0-----------------------| B|---10/8--------0-------------------------1-----------------------| G|-----------9/7--------0------------------2-----------------------| D|-----------------10/7--------0-----------2-----------------------| A|------------------------10/7---5-3bp0----0-----------------------| E|--------------------------------------3--------------------------| Lyrics (c) 2003 The Waifs Lighthouse tall and grand Standing on a cold headland Shine your light across the sea For a wayward sailor girl like me Lighthouse man Guide this sailor back to land Steer my ship on through the storm Back to waters safe and calm Sometimes I need a lighthouse for my own It gets so dark I can't see which way I'm going Oh lighthouse man I'm all at sea Shine a little lighthouse light on me Lighthouse man I'm all at sea Shine a little lighthouse light on me Lighthouse man can't help us all Some he'll save and some will fall He'll show you where the danger lies But he can't help you if you capsize He'll light your way but that is all Steer your own ship back to shore Won't you light my lonely way back home This sea is full of misery and woe Oh woe betide those that say They don't need no light to light their way They think they're safe enough on their own Drown in murky depths below We all need a lighthouse for our own It gets so dark I can't see which way I'm going Oh lighthouse man I'm all at sea Shine a little lighthouse light on me