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I See The Light

I See the Light is part of the soundtrack for Disneys 2010 film Tangled. The creation of this song marks the moment when the main characters, Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, realize they are in love with each other. The composition mirrors the theme of discovery and enlightenment, corresponding to Rapunzels liberation from her tower. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Key: C

Introduction:

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C  
All those days
C4                                         C  
Watching from the windows
C  
All those years
C4                                    C  
Outside looking in
F  
All that time
Em                      F      G  
Never even knowing
C                    D                         G  
Just how blind I've been
C  
Now I'm here
C4                                    C  
Blinking in the starlight
C  
Now I'm here
C4                      C  
Suddenly I see
F  
Standing here
             Em  
It's oh, so clear
          Am                    D                    G  
I'm where I'm meant to be
                  F                                      C/E  
And at last, I see the light
                        G                                         C  
And it's like the fog has lifted
                  F                                      C/E  
And at last, I see the light
                        Em                                    Am  
And it's like the sky is new
                        F                                            C/E  
And it's warm and real and bright
                     Em                                         F  
And the world has somehow shifted
C  
All at once
C4                                      C  
Everything looks different
F                    G            C  
Now that I see you
        C    C4    C        C4    C    F    Em    F    G    C    D    G    Ab  
Eb  
All those days
Eb4                              Eb  
Chasing down a daydream
Eb  
All those years
Eb4                      Eb  
Living in a blur
Ab  
All that time
Gm                         Ab    Bb  
Never truly seeing
Eb                      F                    Bb  
Things the way they were
Eb  
Now she's here
Eb4                              Eb  
Shining in the starlight
Eb  
Now she's here
Eb4                    Eb  
Suddenly I know
Ab  
If she's here
             Gm  
It's crystal clear
          Cm                    F                    Bb  
I'm where I'm meant to go
                  Ab                                    Eb/G  
And at last, I see the light
                        Bb                                      Eb  
And it's like the fog has lifted
                  Ab                                    Eb/G  
And at last, I see the light
                        Gm                                    Cm  
And it's like the sky is new
                        Ab                                         Eb/G  
And it's warm and real and bright
                     Gm                                         Ab  
And the world has somehow shifted
Eb  
All at once
Eb4                            Eb  
Everything is different
Ab                 Bb         Eb    Eb/D    Cm    F  
Now that I see you
Ab                 Bb         Eb  
Now that I see you

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