----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER - Chester ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: M. Argue Album: Released as single only (1973, Celebration Records) "Chester, Mancel, Argue Collection" (2008, Unidisc) Guitarists: Mike Argue, Glen Morrow, Wedge Monroe Tabbed by: Anne Drury e-mail: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: May 12, 2013 INTRO: (play the 4 bars of the Intro 2x) A E -5---x-7---x-5---x-7---x-|-5---x-7---5-5=--7-5-----| B -5---x-5---x-5---x-5---x-|-5---x-5---5-5=--5-5-----| G -6---x-6---x-6---x-6---x-|-6---x-6---6-6=--6-6-----| D -7---x-7---x-7---x-7---x-|-7---x-7---7-7=--7-7-----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a . . . . D E -10--x-12--x-10--x-12--x-|-10--x-12--10-10=-12-10--| B -10--x-10--x-10--x-10--x-|-10--x-10--10-10=-10-10--| G -11--x-11--x-11--x-11--x-|-11--x-11--11-11=-11-11--| D -12--x-12--x-12--x-12--x-|-12--x-12--12-12=-12-12--| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . When I 1ST VERSE: (follow staves as numbered) A E -5---x-7---x-5---x-7---x-|-5---x-7---5-5=--7-5-----| B -5---x-5---x-5---x-5---x-|-5---x-5---5-5=--5-5-----| G -6---x-6---x-6---x-6---x-|-6---x-6---6-6=--6-6-----| D -7---x-7---x-7---x-7---x-|-7---x-7---7-7=--7-7-----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. met you on the 3. own two feet, I couldn't be- 5. found you, ooo, I'll 7. sleep with you when I D E -10--x-12--x-10--x-12--x-|-10--x-12--10-10=-12-10--| B -10--x-10--x-10--x-10--x-|-10--x-10--10-10=-10-10--| G -11--x-11--x-11--x-11--x-|-11--x-11--11-11=-11-11--| D -12--x-12--x-12--x-12--x-|-12--x-12--12-12=-12-12--| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . 2. street, On my 4. lieve it, And now I've 6. keep you, And I'll D E E -10--x-12--x-10--x-12--x-|-12----12----12----12----| B -10--x-10--x-10--x-10--x-|-12----12----12----12----| G -11--x-11--x-11--x-11--x-|-13----13----13----13----| D -12--x-12--x-12--x-12--x-|-14----14----14----14----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . 8. want to, And I want to, 'cause CHORUS: (play 2x) A E -5---x-7---x-5---x-7---x-|-5---x-7---x-5-----5-----| B -5---x-5---x-5---x-5---x-|-5---x-5---x-5-----5-----| G -6---x-6---x-6---x-6---x-|-6---x-6---x-6-----6-----| D -7---x-7---x-7---x-7---x-|-7---x-7---x-7-----7-----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . You make my D E E -10----10----10----10----|-12----12----12--12-12---| B -10----10----10----10----|-12----12----12--12-12---| G -11----11----11----11----|-13----13----13--13-13---| D -12----12----12----12----|-14----14----14--14-14---| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . life a little bit brighter 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) All my lonely foreign feelings Have gone and left me since you met me And it sure looks bright in the morning I awake with you, all those moments All those moments, honey, with Play CHORUS BRIDGE: (follow staves as numbered) F#m E E -5-----5-----5-----5-----|-4-----4-----4-----4-----| B -7-----7-----7-----7-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----| G -6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----4-----4-----| D -7-----7-----7-----7-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. Words keep falling from my head 3. saying how I, how I D Db E -2-----2-----2-----2-----|-1-----1-----1-----1-----| B -3-----3-----3-----3-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----| G -2-----2-----2-----2-----|-1-----1-----1-----1-----| D -4-----4-----4-----4-----|-3-----3-----3-----3-----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . 2. Ooo, D E F E -2-----2-----2-----2-----|-4---x-4---x-5---x-5-----| B -3-----3-----3-----3-----|-5---x-5---x-6---x-6-----| G -2-----2-----2-----2-----|-4---x-4---x-5---x-5-----| D -4-----4-----4-----4-----|-6---x-6---x-7---x-7-----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . 4. lo --- ove you, When I 3RD VERSE: (follow staves as numbered) Bb E -6---x-8---x-6---x-8---x-|-6---x-8---6-6=--8-6-----| B -6---x-6---x-6---x-6---x-|-6---x-6---6-6=--6-6-----| G -7---x-7---x-7---x-7---x-|-7---x-7---7-7=--7-7-----| D -8---x-8---x-8---x-8---x-|-8---x-8---8-8=--8-8-----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. met you on the 3. own two feet, two feet, I couldn't be- Eb E -11--x-13--x-11--x-13--x-|-11--x-13--11-11=-13-11--| B -11--x-11--x-11--x-11--x-|-11--x-11--11-11=-11-11--| G -12--x-12--x-12--x-12--x-|-12--x-12--12-12=-12-12--| D -13--x-13--x-13--x-13--x-|-13--x-13--13-13=-13-13--| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . 2. street, Off my Eb F E -11--x-13--x-11--x-13--x-|-13----13----13----13----| B -11--x-11--x-11--x-11--x-|-13----13----13----13----| G -12--x-12--x-12--x-12--x-|-14----14----14----14----| D -13--x-13--x-13--x-13--x-|-15----15----15----15----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . 4. lieve it, Believe me, honey, 'cause CHORUS: Bb E -6---x-8---x-6---x-8---x-|-6---x-8---x-6-----6-----| B -6---x-6---x-6---x-6---x-|-6---x-6---x-6-----6-----| G -7---x-7---x-7---x-7---x-|-7---x-7---x-7-----7-----| D -8---x-8---x-8---x-8---x-|-8---x-8---x-8-----8-----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . You make my Eb F E -11----11----11----11----|-13----13----13--13-13---| B -11----11----11----11----|-13----13----13--13-13---| G -12----12----12----12----|-14----14----14--14-14---| D -13----13----13----13----|-15----15----15--15-15---| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . life a little bit brighter (Repeat CHORUS to fade) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 12/8 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. x...muted note (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.) Anne's Guitar Tab Archive - www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret