I saw the light    (video)

 

    G - C - G - C (2x)

 

                 G          - C                G               - C

1. I laid a red rose       on your front porch,

                  Em   G                D

    wrote “I love you !“ on a note.

       C              G         - C                        G   - Em

    I rang the door bell       and turned to go,

       D                                    D7           D                            D7

    baby, when the curtains moved, I couldn’t believe the view.

 

G                 C                   G            D

    I saw the light in your window tonight,

G                     C                       D               G

    I saw two shadows holding each other tight.

G                     C                 D               Em

    I know the truth when I look in your eyes,

C                  G                  D            G

    I saw the light in your window tonight.

 

+  G - C - G - C

 

                              G         C                  G      C

2. So take your cheating hands off my red dress,

                           Em G                         D

    ‘cause I ain’t wearing this thing for you.

        C            G        C                           G    - Em

    I see you clearly now and your lies, too,

             D                      D7     D                  D7

    you say that love is blind, baby, not this time.

 

+  CHORUS     +  G - C - G - C

 

       A                                C          G

+  Why, baby, why should I listen to you ?

      A                                    C                     D

    Cry, baby, cry, now I’m walkin’ out the door !

 

+  instrumental = verse 2, lines 1 to 3

 

              D                      D7     D                    D7

+  You say that love is blind, baby, not this ti……me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

G                 C                   G            D

    I saw the light in your window tonight,

G                     C                       D               G

    I saw two shadows holding each other tight.

G                     C                 D               Em

    I know the truth when I look in your eyes,

C                  G                  D            G

    I saw the light in your window tonight.

 

   G                     C                 D               Em

+     I know the truth when I look in your eyes,

C                  G                  D            G

    I saw the light in your window tonight.

 

+  G - C - G - C (2x)

 

 

(orig. = capo 4th)    (Wynonna Judd)