Chords for Gerry Goffin - It's Not the Spotlight
Tempo:
68.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Dm
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [G] [F] [C]
If I ever [Am] feel the light again [Dm] shining down on me, [G] I don't have to tell you [F] how welcome
[C] it will be.
Well, I [Am] felt the light before, [Dm] but let it slip away.
[G] I still keep on believing [F] that it'll come [C] back someday.
[F] It ain't the spotlight, [C] it ain't the camera light, [F] it ain't the streetlights on some old
[C] street of dreams.
It [Dm] ain't the moonlight, [F] not [C] even the sunlight, but [F] I've [C] seen it [Dm] shining in your eyes.
You know [C] what I mean.
[Bb] Yes, and [F] you know [C] what I mean.
[Dm] [F] [C]
Sometimes [Am] I've tried to tell [Dm] myself that life was never real, [G] just a fantasy that used
to [F] be the way I [C] used to feel.
But you [Am] and I know better now, [Dm] even though it's been so long.
[G] It can recall your recollections [F] well, you never tell [C] me I'm wrong.
[Dm] It ain't the spotlight.
[F] No, [C] it ain't the camera light.
It [F] ain't the streetlight on some old [C] street of dreams.
[F] It ain't the [Dm] moonlight, [F] not [C] even the sunlight, but [F] I've [Em] seen it [Dm] shining in your eyes.
You know what [C] I mean.
Yes, [F] and you know what [C] I mean.
[F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [C] If you ever feel [Am] the light [Dm] again, you know things will happen, change.
[G] Pain can face it, haunt [F] it, replace [Dm] it, after [C] being rearranged.
You [Am] could have it come [Dm] about if you're ever so inclined.
[G] Ain't no rhyme or reason [F] why anyone [C] can't change their mind.
[Dm] Yes, it ain't the spotlight.
No, [C] it ain't the camera light.
[Dm] It ain't the streetlight on [F] some old [C] street of dreams.
It [F] ain't the moonlight, not [C] even the sunlight, [F] but I've [Em] seen it [Dm] shining in [F] your eyes.
You know what [C] I mean.
[F] Yes, and you know [C] what I mean.
[Dm] [Cm] [F]
[F] It ain't the spotlight.
No, [C] it ain't the camera light.
[Am]
[F] It ain't the streetlight on some old street [C] of dreams.
[F] It ain't the moonlight, not even [C] the sunlight, [F] but [Em] I've seen [Dm] it shining in [F] your eyes.
You [C] know what I mean.
[Bb] Yes, [F] and you know what [C] I mean.
[F] [C] [N]
[C] [G] [F] [C]
If I ever [Am] feel the light again [Dm] shining down on me, [G] I don't have to tell you [F] how welcome
[C] it will be.
Well, I [Am] felt the light before, [Dm] but let it slip away.
[G] I still keep on believing [F] that it'll come [C] back someday.
[F] It ain't the spotlight, [C] it ain't the camera light, [F] it ain't the streetlights on some old
[C] street of dreams.
It [Dm] ain't the moonlight, [F] not [C] even the sunlight, but [F] I've [C] seen it [Dm] shining in your eyes.
You know [C] what I mean.
[Bb] Yes, and [F] you know [C] what I mean.
[Dm] [F] [C]
Sometimes [Am] I've tried to tell [Dm] myself that life was never real, [G] just a fantasy that used
to [F] be the way I [C] used to feel.
But you [Am] and I know better now, [Dm] even though it's been so long.
[G] It can recall your recollections [F] well, you never tell [C] me I'm wrong.
[Dm] It ain't the spotlight.
[F] No, [C] it ain't the camera light.
It [F] ain't the streetlight on some old [C] street of dreams.
[F] It ain't the [Dm] moonlight, [F] not [C] even the sunlight, but [F] I've [Em] seen it [Dm] shining in your eyes.
You know what [C] I mean.
Yes, [F] and you know what [C] I mean.
[F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [C] If you ever feel [Am] the light [Dm] again, you know things will happen, change.
[G] Pain can face it, haunt [F] it, replace [Dm] it, after [C] being rearranged.
You [Am] could have it come [Dm] about if you're ever so inclined.
[G] Ain't no rhyme or reason [F] why anyone [C] can't change their mind.
[Dm] Yes, it ain't the spotlight.
No, [C] it ain't the camera light.
[Dm] It ain't the streetlight on [F] some old [C] street of dreams.
It [F] ain't the moonlight, not [C] even the sunlight, [F] but I've [Em] seen it [Dm] shining in [F] your eyes.
You know what [C] I mean.
[F] Yes, and you know [C] what I mean.
[Dm] [Cm] [F]
[F] It ain't the spotlight.
No, [C] it ain't the camera light.
[Am]
[F] It ain't the streetlight on some old street [C] of dreams.
[F] It ain't the moonlight, not even [C] the sunlight, [F] but [Em] I've seen [Dm] it shining in [F] your eyes.
You [C] know what I mean.
[Bb] Yes, [F] and you know what [C] I mean.
[F] [C] [N]
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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
If I ever [Am] feel the light again [Dm] shining down on me, [G] I don't have to tell you [F] how welcome
[C] it will be.
Well, I [Am] felt the light before, [Dm] but let it slip away.
[G] I still keep on believing [F] that it'll come [C] back someday.
[F] It ain't the spotlight, _ [C] it ain't the camera light, _ [F] it ain't the streetlights on some old
[C] street of dreams.
It [Dm] ain't the moonlight, [F] not [C] even the sunlight, but [F] I've [C] seen it [Dm] shining in your eyes.
You know [C] what I mean.
[Bb] Yes, and [F] you know [C] what I mean.
[Dm] _ [F] _ [C] _
_ Sometimes [Am] I've tried to tell [Dm] myself that life was never real, [G] just a fantasy that used
to [F] be the way I [C] used to feel.
But you [Am] and I know better now, [Dm] even though it's been so long.
[G] It can recall your recollections [F] well, you never tell [C] me I'm wrong.
[Dm] It ain't the spotlight.
[F] No, [C] it ain't the camera light.
It [F] ain't the streetlight on some old [C] street of dreams. _
[F] It ain't the [Dm] moonlight, [F] not [C] even the sunlight, but [F] I've [Em] seen it [Dm] shining in your eyes.
You know what [C] I mean.
Yes, [F] and you know what [C] I mean.
[F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] [C] If you ever feel [Am] the light [Dm] again, you know things will happen, change.
[G] Pain can face it, haunt [F] it, replace [Dm] it, after [C] being rearranged.
You [Am] could have it come [Dm] about if you're ever so inclined.
[G] Ain't no rhyme or reason [F] why anyone [C] can't change their mind.
[Dm] Yes, it ain't the spotlight.
No, [C] it ain't the camera light. _
[Dm] It ain't the streetlight on [F] some old [C] street of dreams. _
It [F] ain't the moonlight, not [C] even the sunlight, [F] but I've [Em] seen it [Dm] shining in [F] your eyes.
You know what [C] I mean.
[F] Yes, and you know [C] what I mean.
[Dm] _ [Cm] _ [F] _
[F] It ain't the spotlight.
No, [C] it ain't the camera light.
[Am]
[F] It ain't the streetlight on some old street [C] of dreams. _
[F] It ain't the moonlight, not even [C] the sunlight, _ [F] but [Em] I've seen [Dm] it shining in [F] your eyes.
You [C] know what I mean.
[Bb] Yes, [F] and you know what [C] I mean.
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
If I ever [Am] feel the light again [Dm] shining down on me, [G] I don't have to tell you [F] how welcome
[C] it will be.
Well, I [Am] felt the light before, [Dm] but let it slip away.
[G] I still keep on believing [F] that it'll come [C] back someday.
[F] It ain't the spotlight, _ [C] it ain't the camera light, _ [F] it ain't the streetlights on some old
[C] street of dreams.
It [Dm] ain't the moonlight, [F] not [C] even the sunlight, but [F] I've [C] seen it [Dm] shining in your eyes.
You know [C] what I mean.
[Bb] Yes, and [F] you know [C] what I mean.
[Dm] _ [F] _ [C] _
_ Sometimes [Am] I've tried to tell [Dm] myself that life was never real, [G] just a fantasy that used
to [F] be the way I [C] used to feel.
But you [Am] and I know better now, [Dm] even though it's been so long.
[G] It can recall your recollections [F] well, you never tell [C] me I'm wrong.
[Dm] It ain't the spotlight.
[F] No, [C] it ain't the camera light.
It [F] ain't the streetlight on some old [C] street of dreams. _
[F] It ain't the [Dm] moonlight, [F] not [C] even the sunlight, but [F] I've [Em] seen it [Dm] shining in your eyes.
You know what [C] I mean.
Yes, [F] and you know what [C] I mean.
[F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] [C] If you ever feel [Am] the light [Dm] again, you know things will happen, change.
[G] Pain can face it, haunt [F] it, replace [Dm] it, after [C] being rearranged.
You [Am] could have it come [Dm] about if you're ever so inclined.
[G] Ain't no rhyme or reason [F] why anyone [C] can't change their mind.
[Dm] Yes, it ain't the spotlight.
No, [C] it ain't the camera light. _
[Dm] It ain't the streetlight on [F] some old [C] street of dreams. _
It [F] ain't the moonlight, not [C] even the sunlight, [F] but I've [Em] seen it [Dm] shining in [F] your eyes.
You know what [C] I mean.
[F] Yes, and you know [C] what I mean.
[Dm] _ [Cm] _ [F] _
[F] It ain't the spotlight.
No, [C] it ain't the camera light.
[Am]
[F] It ain't the streetlight on some old street [C] of dreams. _
[F] It ain't the moonlight, not even [C] the sunlight, _ [F] but [Em] I've seen [Dm] it shining in [F] your eyes.
You [C] know what I mean.
[Bb] Yes, [F] and you know what [C] I mean.
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _