Newsboys: Lights Out          
from: Going Public              
Music by Peter Furler  
Lyrics by Steve Taylor.                    
tabbed by Jed C-jclgreat@juno.com 
members.xoom.com/jclg/jed.html

*The stars represent when certain parts of the band go in and out of the
song.  Obvious in's and
out's are omitted, so listen to the CD.

b*       b**       g*           g**             
bass in  bass out  guitar in  guitar out   

-both guitars use heavy distortion throughout song


Riff A:
    F#5                                                             
E-----------------------------------------------||
B-----------------------------------------------||
G---11-------muffle all 6 strings here----------||
D---11------------------------------------------||
A---9-------------------------------------------||
E-----------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--||


Riff B:
    F#5                                                             
E------------------------------------------------||
B------------------------------------------------||
G--(11)-------muffle all 6 strings here----------||
D--(11)------------------------------------------||
A--(9)-------------------------------------------||
E------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--||
   
                                                              
Riff C:
    B5                      Ab5         A5                              
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D---9--9--9--9--9-----9-----6--6-----6--7--7-----7-----7--7---
A---9--9--9--9--9-----9-----6--6-----6--7--7-----7-----7--7---
E---7--7--7--7--7-----7-----4--4-----4--5--5-----5-----5--5---
     
                                                            
Riff D:                                                             
    F#          A              D                 A    
E---------------------------0-----2-----3--2-----0--||
B------------------------2-----------3-----------2--||
G------------------2-----------------------------2--||
D---------4-----------2--------0-----------------2--||
A------4--------0--------------------------------0--||
E---2-----------------------------------------------||


Riff E:
    F#5                                                             
E---------------------------------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------------------------------------||
G---------------------------------------muffle all 6 strings here-----||
D---4--4---/7--7---9----4--4---7--7--6--------------------------------||
A---4--4---/7--7---9----4--4---7--7--6--------------------------------||
E---2--2---/5--5---7----2--2---5--5--4---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------------||

Riff F:(same for bass and guitar)
  (F#)                                                              
E----------------------------------------very--
B----------------------------------------last--
G----------------------------------------time--
D--4--2----------------------------------only--
A----------4--3--2--0--------------------(9)---
E-----------------------0----0--1--2-----------

Riff G:
    F#5                                                             
E--------------------------------------------------||
B-----muffle all 6 strings here--------------------||
G---11------------11-------------11--11--11-11-11--||
D---11------------11-------------11--11--11-11-11--||
A---9-------------9--------------9---9---9--9--9---||
E-----x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--------------------||

  Fill A            Fill B                                             
 
                 
E-----------    E--0--------    b=half step bend
B-----------    B--4hB---5b-    h=hold bend     
G-----------    G--~--------    B=whole step bend
D--x-x------    D-----------    ~=trill
A--x-x------    A-----------    For Fill B bend and hold the 
E--x-x------    E-----------    unison bend and trill, then bend
the 5
___________________________________________________________

(feedback)
Intro: with Riff A 4x
Verse 1: with Riff A 1x, then Riff B 7x
F#5
last one turns the lights out, and

makes sure every curtain's drawn

nails the shutters shut, he's sure

we are not of this world for long


Pre-chorus 1: with Riff C 2x
B5
who do you think you are?
           Ab5        A5 
did you figure out the date?
B5
what do you hope to do
          Ab5            A5 
while you sit around and wait, wait, wait?


Verse 2: with Riff A 8x
F#5
last one turns the lights out, and

disconnects the answer-phone

stuffs all sense of mission, says

"I just can't turn the tide alone"


Pre-chorus 2: with Riff C 2x
B5
who do you think you are?
          Ab5        A5
did you figure out the time?
B5
what do you hope to do
            Ab5          A5 
while you hide out and whine, whine, whine...


Chorus: with Riff D 2x
F#5
DON'T GO SHUTTIN' DOWN
A                       D   
'TIL THE TRUMPET SOUNDS
                        A
AND THE BATTLE IS WON
F#                               
DON'T GO PUNCHIN' OUT
A                  D     
'TIL THE FINAL SHOUT
                            A
AND THE FATHER SAYS, "WELL DONE"


Verse 3: with Riff B 4x, then on 3rd measure use Riff E 1x 
F#5
last one turns the light out, and

just keeps playing dumb

these were his instructions, he's

not sure where he got 'em from


Pre-chorus 3: with Riff C 2x
B5
why do you wanna hide
      Ab5     A5 
in a separate class?
B5
why do you buy the lie
     Ab5              A5
of a faith under glass, glass, glass...


Chorus 1x


Interlude: with Riff F 6x (bass- 6x, guitar- 1st 2 measures Fill B, 
last 4 use Riff F)


Verse 4: 3rd measure use Riff A 2x, 4th measure Riff G 1x
(g** & b**)

last one shoots the lights out, and
                                          (Fill A & b* &g* ) 
climbs up to the top of the roof

he's sitting there til the Second Coming

says he got mathematical proof


Pre-chorus 4: same as Pre-chorus 1


Chorus: with Riff D 4x (last 2 times, no vocals) 

Outro: with Riff F 2x & a second guitar playing Riff A simile
 4x (with wah), remember to end on A-9- (F#)