Bright Lights, Big City Chords by Jimmy Reed

Tempo:
91.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

A

G

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bright Lights, Big City chords
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[A] [D] [A] [Am] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [Am] [A] [C]
[Am] I'm going to sing a song called Brighter Light.
Brighter light, [D] [A] big [Am] city,
[D] [Am] gone to my baby's head.
[D] Brighter light, big city,
[Am] gone to my baby's head.
[A]
[D] I tried to tell the woman but she don't believe a [Am] word I say.
[A] [C] [E]
[A] Go [D] [Am] light, [A] [D] pretty [Am] baby, gonna [D] need [Am] my help [D] someday.
[Am] Oh, [G] alright, [D] pretty [G] baby, gonna [F#m] need [Am] my help [D] someday.
[Am] [D]
[E] Just gonna wish I [Am] had a [D] listen to some of those [Am] things I [A] say.
[A] [E]
[A] [Am] [A] [A]
[Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [G] [D] [G] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[E] [D]
[A] [E]
[Bm] Go ahead, [Am] pretty baby,
[A] [Bm] honey, [Am] knock yourself [A] [D] out.
[Am] Oh, [D] go [G] [D] ahead, pretty [G] baby, [D] [G]
[Am] [Bm] honey, [Am] knock yourself [A] [D] out.
[Am] I [E] still love you [Bm] baby, [D] cause you don't know what it's all [A] about.
[E] [Am]
[A] Brighter [D] light, [Am] [A] big [Bm] city, [Am]
gone [D] to [A] my baby's [D] head.
[Am] Oh, [D] brighter [G] [D] light, big [G] city, [D] [Am]
gone [D] to [A] my baby's head.
[D] [A]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
Am
2311
A
1231
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To learn Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights, Big City chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, D, Am and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 45 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 92. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Major.

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[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ [A] _ [C] _
[Am] I'm going to sing a song called Brighter Light.
Brighter light, [D] [A] big [Am] city, _
_ [D] [Am] gone to my baby's head. _
[D] Brighter light, big city, _
[Am] _ gone to my baby's head.
[A]
[D] I tried to tell the woman but she don't believe a [Am] word I _ say.
[A] _ [C] _ [E] _
[A] Go [D] [Am] light, _ [A] [D] pretty [Am] baby, gonna [D] need [Am] my help [D] someday.
[Am] Oh, [G] alright, [D] _ pretty [G] baby, gonna [F#m] need [Am] my help [D] someday.
[Am] _ [D]
[E] Just gonna wish I [Am] had a [D] listen to some of those [Am] things I [A] say.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] Go ahead, [Am] _ pretty baby, _
[A] [Bm] honey, [Am] knock yourself [A] [D] out.
[Am] Oh, [D] go [G] [D] ahead, pretty [G] baby, [D] _ [G] _
[Am] [Bm] honey, [Am] knock yourself [A] [D] out.
[Am] I [E] still love you [Bm] baby, [D] cause you don't know what it's all [A] about.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am]
[A] Brighter [D] light, [Am] _ [A] big [Bm] city, [Am] _
gone [D] to [A] my baby's [D] head.
[Am] Oh, [D] brighter [G] [D] light, big [G] city, [D] _ [Am]
gone [D] to [A] my baby's head.
[D] _ [A] _ _

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This song finds its place within the Big Boss Man album.

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