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You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Look Straight At Me

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        YOU PROBABLY COULDN'T SEE FOR 
        THE LIGHTS BUT YOU WERE LOOKING - ARCTIC MONKEYS
        STRAIGHT AT ME 
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Band: Arctic Monkeys
Song: You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Looking
      Straight At Me
Album: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)


Tabbed by: skatersic666
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: STANDARD (E A D G B e)

This is tabbed out for guitar one and guitar two.
Listen to the CD to get the timing correct.

Any correcton i will be happy to change.

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:INTRO:
GUITAR ONE
  B5                                    D       G5  C#
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------11--x--12--10----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--12--11----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--10--11----------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----10--x------9-----------------|
|GUITAR TWO
| B5                                    D       G5  C#
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------11--x--12--10----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--12--11----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--10--11----------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----10--x------9-----------------|

  B5                                    D       G5  C#
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------11--x--12--10----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--12--11----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--10--11----------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----10--x------9-----------------|
| B5                                    D       G5  C#
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------11--x--12--10----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--12--11----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--10--11----------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----10--x------9-----------------|

  B5                                    D       G5  C#
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------11--x--12--10----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--12--11----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--10--11----------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----10--x------9-----------------|
| B5                                    D       G5  C#
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------11--x--12--10----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--12--11----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----12--x--10--11----------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----10--x------9-----------------|

       B5         B5    F#5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--11-----------------|
|----x-9--------x-9-----11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--11-----------------|
|-x--x-9-----x--x-9-----9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9------------------|
|-x--x-7-----x--x-7--------------------------------------------------|
|      B5         B5    F#5                       N.C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11---------------------|
|----x-9--------x-9-----11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11----9--7------9--7---|
|-x--x-9-----x--x-9-----9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9----------9---------9-|
|-x--x-7-----x--x-7-------------------------------7---------7--------|


:VERSE ONE: GUITAR TWO
 N.C
 One look sends it coursing through the veins oh how the feeling races
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9---7-----------------------------------------------4----------|
|---------------9--7------------------5----7---7--5---7------5---4---|
|-7------------------------------------------------------------------|

 N.C
 Back up to their brains to form expressions on there stupid faces
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9--7-----------------------------------------------4-----------|
|------------9----7------------------5--7-----7--5----7-----5---4----|
|-7------------------------------------------------------------------|

 N.C
 They don't want to say hello         Like I want to say hello Well
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9------7---------------------------------------4---------------|
|----------------9--7-----------------5-7--7-5----7------5-4---------|
|-7------------------------------------------------------------------|


:CHORUS:
 N.C
 my heart beats at its peak when you're coming up to speak       Oh
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------9----7---------------------------------------------4-------|
|-------------------9--7----------------5-7--7----5--7----------5-4--|
|---7----------------------------------------------------------------|

         B5      D5      E5   F#5  D5  B5            D5        E5
And I'm so       tense, never ten  ser     Could all go a bit Frank 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------9-x--11-x-----------------------------9-x---|
|---------9-x-x--12-x-x--9-x--11-x-12--9-x-x---------12-x-x----9-x---|
|---------9-x-x--12-x-x--7-x--9--x-12--9-x-x---------12-x-x----7-x---|
|---------7-x-x--10-x-x------------10--7-x-x---------10-x-x----------|

  F#5  D5   B5       D5      E5   F#5  D5   B5      D5         E5
  Sepn cer        and im talking gibberish  Tip of the tounge but I can't
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-x-----------------------9-x--11-x-------------------------9-x---|
|-11-x-12---9-x-x----12-x-x--9-x--11-x-12---9-x-x---12-x-x-----9-x---|
|-9--x-12---9-x-x----12-x-x--7-x--9--x-12---9-x-x---12-x-x-----7-x---|
|------10---7-x-x----10-x-x------------10---7-x-x---10-x-x-----------|
 
 F#5   D5   B5       D5      E5   F#5  D5  B5       D5       E5
 deliver it      ..Properly__________ Oh its all   getiing   on
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-x-----------------------9-x--11-x------------------------9-x----|
|-11-x-12---9-x-x----12-x-x--9-x--11-x-12---9-x-x---12-x-x----9-x----|
|-9--x-12---9-x-x----12-x-x--7-x--9--x-12---9-x-x---12-x-x----7-x----|
|------10---7-x-x----10-x-x------------10---7-x-x---10-x-x-----------|
|         N.C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------/9-9------7-7-------------------/9-9-----7-7--------------|
|---------------------------9-9---7----5----------------------9-9----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

 top of me  And if it wernt this dark you could see how red my face
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-x-----------------------9-x--11-x------------------------9-x----|
|-11-x-12---9-x-x----12-x-x--9-x--11-x-12---9-x-x---12-x-x----9-x----|
|-9--x-12---9-x-x----12-x-x--7-x--9--x-12---9-x-x---12-x-x----7-x----|
|------10---7-x-x----10-x-x------------10---7-x-x---10-x-x-----------|
|N.C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------/9-9------7-7-------------------/9-9-----7-7--------------|
|-7----5----------------------9-9---7----5--------------------9-9----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

has gone yea
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-x---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-x-12------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--x-12------------------------------------------------------------|
|------10------------------------------------------------------------|
| N.C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----5-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


:PRE-VERSE:
 B5             A5 B5                N.C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------7-7--/9--9-9-9---7-7-7--9-9-9\-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
  B5             A5 B5                N.C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7-7--/9--9-9-9---7-7-7--9-9-9\-|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---------------------------------|

 B5             A5 B5                N.C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------7-7-7--/9--9-9-9--7------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
|B5             A5 B5                N.C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7-7--/9--9-9-9---7-------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---------------------------------|


:VERSE TWO: GUITAR TWO
 N.C
Everybody's trying to crack the jokes and that to make you smile
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---9-7------------------------------------------------4-------------|
|------------9--7-----------------5-7-7-------5---7--------5---4-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

 N.C
 Those that claim that they're not showing off    are drowning in denial
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------9----7------------------------------------------------4-------|
|-----------------9----7---------------------5-7-7--5-----7-----5--4-|
|-7------------------------------------------------------------------|

 N.C
 They're not half as bad as me say anything and I'll agree 'cause when
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------9---7-------------------------------------4-----------------|
|----------------9--7-----------5-7-7-------5---7------5----4--------|
|-7------------------------------------------------------------------|

 N.C
When it comes to acting up, I'm sure I could write the book and now that
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9---7-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------9--7----------------5-7-7-------------5---7-----------|
|-7------------------------------------------------------------------|


:CHORUS:
  D5                                               B5
ur more     than     a     part    in     the      play
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|     N.C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7--------------------7---------------------------------|
|-------9-----------9----7---9------------9-----7--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------9--7--9---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  D5 E5 F#5 D5  D5                                              B5
    Its    slightly   easier    to    think    what     to      say
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----9-11-----|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-9-11-12--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--9-9-9|
|-12-7-9--12--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--9-9-9|
|-10------10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7-7|
|D5 E5 F#5 D5   N.C 
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------|--------7-------------------------7--------------------|
|----9-11-----|--9----------------9----7---9------------9-----7-------|
|-12-9-11-12--|--------------------------------------------------9--7-|
|-12-7-9--12--|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-10------10--|-------------------------------------------------------|

 B5          D5 E5 F#5 D5 D5
                            You        had          us        all     
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------9-11----|--------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9---12-9-11-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|-9-9-9-9-9---12-7-9--12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|-7-7-7-7-7---10------10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
|N.C         D5 E5 F#5 D5  N.C
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------7------------------------7---------|
|----------------9-11----|--9----------------9----7---9------------9--|
|-9-----------12-9-11-12-|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------12-7-9--12-|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------10------10-|--------------------------------------------|

 D5  B5               D5 E5 F#5 D5 D5
      standing  on our  heads         Doing    it     out    best tricks
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------9-11----|-----------------------------------|
|-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---12-9-11-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---12-7-9--12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---10------10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
|N.C                   D5 E5 F#5 D5  N.C
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------7------------------------7|
|-7------------------------9-11----|--9----------------9----7---9------|
|------9---7---9--------12-9-11-12-|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------12-7-9--12-|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------10------10-|-----------------------------------|

 D5            E5                            D5 C#5 B5
   yeah
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--------12-11-9----------------|
|-12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--------12-11-9----------------|
|-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------10-9--7----------------|
|N.C
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-------7--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-7-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------9--(5)\-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


:PRE-OUTO:
                                 B5 F#5 D5               B5 F#5 D5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------11----------------------11-------|
|---------------------------------9-11-12-----------------9-11-12----|
|---------------------------------9-9--12-----------------9-9--12----|
|---------------------------------7----10-----------------7----10----|
|
| B5     D5      E5   F#5  D5    B5 F#5 D5   E5  F#5 D5   B5 F#5 D5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------9-x--11-x----------11-------9-x-11----------11------|
|-9-x-x--12-x-x--9-x--11-x-12-x-x-9-11-12----9-x-11-12-x-x-9-11-12---|
|-9-x-x--12-x-x--7-x--9--x-12-x-x-9-9--12----7-x-9--12-x-x-9-9--12---|
|-7-x-x--10-x-x------------10-x-x-7----10-----------10-x-x-7----10---|

  N.C          B5 F#5 D5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------11-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------9-11-12----------------------------------------------|
|-7---9---------9-9--12----------------------------------------------|
|-------10------7----10----------------------------------------------|
|
| B5  F#5 D5   B5 F#5 D5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-x-11----------11-------------------------------------------------|
|-9-x-11-12-x-x-9-11-12----------------------------------------------|
|-7-x-9--12-x-x-9-9--12----------------------------------------------|
|--------10-x-x-7----10----------------------------------------------|


:OUTRO:
 D5           F#5        B5       E5         D5          F#5
       Ne______ver______  a________gain__         Ne______ver______
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x-----------9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x--|
|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x--9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x--|
|-10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x--9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x---10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x--|
|-------------------------7-7-7-x------------------------------------|
| D5           F#5        B5       E5         D5          F#5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x-----------9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x--|
|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x--9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x--|
|-10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x--9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x---10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x--|
|-------------------------7-7-7-x------------------------------------|

  B5        E5       D5           F#5          B5       E5
  a__gain_   no will be there      another     one     quite as
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x-------------9-9-9-x-----|
|--9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x----9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x-----|
|--9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x---10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x----9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x-----|
|--7-7-7-x--------------------------------------7-7-7-x--------------|
|  B5        E5       D5           F#5          B5       E5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x-------------9-9-9-x-----|
|--9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x----9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x-----|
|--9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x---10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x----9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x-----|
|--7-7-7-x--------------------------------------7-7-7-x--------------|

 D5           F#5
  desirable as you
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x---------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x---------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|D5          F#5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x---------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x---------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

 One look sends it pulsing thorugh the veins oh how the feel races
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B5                                  D5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-12------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-12------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-10------------------------------|

                                     D5
 backed up to thier brains to form  expressions on thier stupid faces
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------12-12-12----12-12---12-12-12-12|
|-------------------------------------12-12-12----12-12---12-12-12-12|
|-------------------------------------10-10-10----10-10---10-10-10-10|
| B5                                  D5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--12-12-12----12-12---12-12-12-12|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--12-12-12----12-12---12-12-12-12|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--10-10-10----10-10---10-10-10-10|



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| ~  vibrato
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