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- T-rev

"TWILIGHT" by Electric Light Orchestra www.jefflynneselo.com
From the 1981 ELO album Time
Written by Jeff Lynne
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net

INTRO: C  Csus4      C  Csus4 (2×)

   VERSE 1:
 C
   The vision's dancing in my mind
 Bb/C
   The early dawn the shades of time
 Fm/C                           C
   Twilight crawling through my windowpane
   Am I awake or do I dream
   The strangest pictures I have seen
   Fm/C                        C         A5  F#5  D#5
   Night is day and twilight's gone away

PRE-CHORUS:
          F                       G
With your head held high and your scarlet lies
         C                   F
You came down to me from the open skies
     G              /F
It's either real or it's a dream
        /E              /D
There's nothing that is in between

      CHORUS:
      C     C+         F              Fm
      Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
      Dm    Bb/F           G                G/B
      Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
      CHORUS END
                REPEAT INTRO
      Away from me

   VERSE 2:
   Across the night I saw your face
   You disappeared without a trace
   You brought me here
   But can you take me back
   In sight the image of your light
   That now is day and once was night
   You lead me here and then you go away

   REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
      REPEAT CHORUS, CHORUS END

         BRIDGE:
         C  /Bb  Fm/Ab
      Am                E+/G#            Am7/G         D7/F#
         You brought me here but can you take me back again

   REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
      REPEAT CHORUS

      OUTRO:
      C  Cm
      C     C+         F              Fm
      Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile (2×)
      C         C/Bb      Am        Fm/Ab
      C         C/Bb      Am        Fm/Ab
      Twilight (twilight) twilight (twilight)
         C  /Bb  Fm/Ab

Transcribed 2022-10-25 by T-rev
More tab available at www.t-rev.net

x32010 C
x32011 Csus4
x3333x Bb/C
x33111 Fm/C
577xxx A5
244xxx F#5
x688xx D#5
133211 F
3x0003 G
xx30xx G/F
xx20xx G/E
xx00xx G/D
x32110 C+
133111 Fm
xx0231 Dm
11333x Bb/F
x20033 G/B
x1xxxx /Bb
4335xx Fm/Ab
x02210 Am
4x2110 E+/G#
3x2010 Am/G
2x0212 D7/F#
x35553 C
x35543 Cm
6x555x C/Bb

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"TWILIGHT" by Electric Light Orchestra www.jefflynneselo.com
From the 1981 ELO album Time
Written by Jeff Lynne
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net

Transposed from original key of C to D

INTRO: D  Dsus4      D  Dsus4 (2×)

   VERSE 1:
 D
   The vision's dancing in my mind
 C/D
   The early dawn the shades of time
 Gm/D                           D
   Twilight crawling through my windowpane
   Am I awake or do I dream
   The strangest pictures I have seen
   Gm/C                        D         B5  G#5  F5
   Night is day and twilight's gone away

PRE-CHORUS:
          G                       A
With your head held high and your scarlet lies
         D                   G
You came down to me from the open skies
     A              /G
It's either real or it's a dream
        /F#             /E
There's nothing that is in between

      CHORUS:
      D     D+         G              Gm
      Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
      Em    C/G            A                A/C#
      Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
      CHORUS END
                REPEAT INTRO
      Away from me

   VERSE 2:
   Across the night I saw your face
   You disappeared without a trace
   You brought me here
   But can you take me back
   In sight the image of your light
   That now is day and once was night
   You lead me here and then you go away

   REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
      REPEAT CHORUS, CHORUS END

         BRIDGE:
         D  /C   Gm/Bb
      Bm                F#+/Bb           Bm7/A         E7/G#
         You brought me here but can you take me back again

   REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
      REPEAT CHORUS

      OUTRO:
      D  Dm
      D     D+         G              Gm
      Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile (2×)
      D         D/C       Bm        Gm/Bb
      D         D/C       Bm        Gm/Bb
      Twilight (twilight) twilight (twilight)
         D  /C   Gm/Bb

Transcribed 2022-10-25 by T-rev
More tab available at www.t-rev.net

xx0232 D
xx0233 Dsus4
xx0010 C/D
xx0333 Gm/D
x244xx B5
466xxx G#5
133xxx F5
320003 G
x02220 A
xx52xx A/G
xx42xx A/F#
xx22xx A/E
xx0332 D+
355333 Gm
022000 Em
332010 C/G
x4222x A/C#
x3xxxx /C
x10033 Gm/Bb
x24432 Bm
6x433x F#+/Bb
x04432 Bm/A
4x0100 E7/G#
xx0231 Dm
x3x232 D/C

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