Light Up The Night, off Act II. Listen here: http://protomen.com/lightupthenight/

Verse chords: Dm Bb G
Chorus: F Dm Bb C

Verse 1:

This city’s sleeping like a soldier trapped inside of an iron lung
Machines can keep you breathing but what happens when you find a new world’s begun
Flip the switch and turn it off, you won’t be able to breathe
So either way you’re a casualty

Verse 2:

I’ve got this burning like my veins are filled with nothing but gasoline
And with this spark, it’s gonna be the biggest fire they’ve ever seen
Comin’ down, you’ll never run, either way it’s all gonna burn
The only way that they’ll ever learn
Gotta turn it off? Flip a switch

Chorus:

Light up the night
There is a city that this darkness can’t hide
There are the embers of the fires gone out
But I can still feel the heat on my skin
And this mess that we’re in
But you and I
Maybe you and I
We can still make it right
Maybe we can bring back the light

Verse 3:

At the heart of the city there is a building that looks down out on all there is
And the man in the tower controls it all without raising a single fist
It’s like they gathered up the City, sold it to the devil, and now
It’s gone to hell and they wonder how

Verse 4:

We were men who would follow any man who would turn the wheels
Now the wheels are spinnin’ out of control, what would they do if we held them still?
If you destroy the working parts what you get is a broken machine
A beacon of light from a burning scream
(Emily!)

Chorus:

Light up the night
There is a city that this darkness can’t hide
There are the embers of the fires gone out
But I can still feel the heat on my skin
And this mess we’re in
But you and I
Maybe you and I
We can light up the night.

But we can light up the night!
There is a city that this darkness can’t hide
There are the embers of the fires gone out
But I can still feel the heat on my skin
And this mess we’re in
But you and I
Maybe you and I
We can light up the night!

There is a city that this darkness can’t hide
There is a fire that will burn through the streets of the city
And we will stand in the light, we will stand in the light
You and I ? maybe you and I ?
We can bring back the light!
There is a city that this darkness can’t hide
There is a fire that will burn through the streets of the city
And we will stand in the light, we will stand in the light
You and I
You and I
We’ll bring back the light

Artist Song Album
The Protomen | Unrest in the House of Light | The Protomen

Tabbed by C. Poluk (Skamando)

Standard Tuning

Intro

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------------2---------|
A|-----2--0-0h2--------0-0h2--|
E|--0------------0------------|

Main Riff

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------| Repeated through
D|-----2---------| most of song
A|--------0-0h2--|
E|--0------------|

“Many times before you sleep”, “This time understand that what I’m telling…” etc.

E|----3333--3333-|
B|----5555--5555-|
G|----5555--5555-|
D|----5555--5555-|
A|--3------3-----|
E|--3------3-----|

“This time listen carefully”, “Every single word is true”, etc.

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--(5)--(4)--(2)--2--------|
A|--(5)--(4)--(2)----0-0h2--|
E|---3----2----0------------|

“You need to know…”

E|--8---7--55555--3--3--0--|
B|--8---7--55555--3--3--0--|
G|--8---7--55555--4--3--0--|
D|--10--9--77777--5--4--2--|
A|--10--9--77777--5--4--2--|
E|--8---7--55555--3--2--0--|

Solo (With backing chords)

E|----------------5-7--12-14-15--14p12h14--14h15-12---12--11--|
B|--0/5--5-7-8--8---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Ending
“You need to know: you are not him, this fights not yours, you can not win”

E|--8---7--55555~--3--3--0--|
B|--8---7--55555~--3--3--0--|
G|--8---7--66666~--4--3--0--|
D|--10--9--77777~--5--4--2--|
A|--10--9--77777~--5--4--2--|
E|--8---7--55555~--3--2--0--|

These pieces are all used and repeated throughout the song, and when not in use, the
main riff is being played.

My second tab, and first one done completely by ear.
Contact me @ casey.poluk@yahoo.com for any corrections or suggestion.
Thanks!

Song: Father of Death

Chords Used (low to high):
Dm: x00231
A: x02220
F: 133211
E: 022100
C: 332010
Am: x02210
G: 3×0033

Intro (music box): Dm A F E C E F E Am
Intro (full band): C Am C Am C F C Am

What have I done?

Though I did not pull the trigger

I built the gun

That he holds in his hand

Last night I dreamed

I climbed to the top of a mountain of metal

And for miles I could see the destruction of man

I will not be the Father of Death

Darling Emily

Everything that I have done I have done for you

But it’s turned out all wrong

Can I take it back?

Can I turn off this machine before it destroys

Everything I’ve loved?

I will find a way to make this right

I will find a way, Emily

I will not be the Father of Death

(Here we have a nice little instrumental interlude in the key of A minor, so just vamp on that)

What are you doing here?

(Let me take you away)

I’m not going anywhere

(He will be nothing when this runs its course)
>overlapping
He will be everything /

That a man is supposed to be

If the shadow blocks out the sun

There will be light

If it stays till the sun is set

There will be light

If the sun never shows its face again

There will be light

No matter how dark this city gets

There will be…

Trumpet Solo (chords during): Am E Am E Am E Am E
Music Box Redux: Dm A F E C E
Outro: Am G F E Am G F
E Am G F E Am G F E (hold out an E for a long time, then…) F E (hold it a little longer,
then…) G F E Am (and let that last chord ring out)

Tabbed by mcolor, copyright 2010. Song “Father of Death” by The Protomen,
copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Do not steal.