Artist: Matchbox Twenty
Song Title: Bright Lights
Tabbed by: stringping
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe) Low to Hi

When I found out that no one bothered to tab this song I was shocked so I tabbed it out myself with the solo and lead!
Great song thats easy to play, listen to the song a few times while refering to the tab before playing.
In the first verse and chorus, the lead guitar plays doesnt need to anything
but I tabbed out the bass notes for the chords so you can play softly behind the piano.
Take note that Guitar2 doesnt come in until the 1st chorus.

Guitar 1: Lead
Guitar 2: Rythm

Verse 1: Guitar 1(Clean)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|-7----2--4-------0----7----2--2-3-4---2---0----7----2--4-------0-
E|------------2---------------------------------------------2------
"She got outta town..."

Chorus 1: Guitar 1(Clean)
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------
D|------0-------------------0-------------------------------
A|-----------0-------------------0----2---------------------
E|-0--------------0----0-------------------0-----------------
"and baby, baby, baby when all your love is gone..."

Chorus 1: Guitar 2(Clean)
e|-0----2----0----0----0----2----0----2----0-----------------
B|-0----3----2----0----0----3----2----4----0-----------------
G|-1----2----2----1----1----2----2----4----1-----------------
D|-2----0----2----2----2----0----2----4----2-----------------
A|-2---------0----2----2---------0----2----2-----------------
E|-0--------------0----0-------------------0-----------------
Strum the chords softly

Verse 2: Guitar 1(Soft Overdriven tone)
e|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------2--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------4---2--------------4--4-4-4p2-2--4--2--------------4--4-4-4p2-2--2-
A|----------4h6-----0----------4h6-----------4---2--0----------4h6-----------4-----
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"I got a hole in me now..."

Verse 2: Guitar 2(Clean)
e|-0-------------------0-------------------0-----------------
B|-0----4----5----2----0----4----5----2----0----4----2----2--
G|-1----4----6----2----1----4----6----2----1----4----2----2--
D|-2----4----6----2----2----4----6----2----2----4----4----2--
A|-2----2----4----0----2----2----4----0----2----2----4----0--
E|-0-------------------0-------------------0---------2-------
Strum these chords

Chorus 2: Guitar 1(Soft Overdriven tone)
e|-0----2----0----------------------0----2----0----2--------
B|-0----3----2----9-10-12--9-10-12--0----3----2----4--------
G|-1----2----2--------------------9-1----2----2----4--------
D|-2----0----2----------------------2----0----2----4--------
A|-2---------0----------------------2---------0----2--------
E|-0--------------------------------0-----------------------
Strum and hold each chord and let ring. 

Chorus 2: Guitar 2(Clean with chorus effect)
e|-0----2----0----0----0----2----0----2---------------------
B|-0----3----2----0----0----3----2----4---------------------
G|-1----2----2----1----1----2----2----4---------------------
D|-2----0----2----2----2----0----2----4---------------------
A|-2---------0----2----2---------0----2---------------------
E|-0--------------0----0------------------------------------
Strum the chords and occasionally arpeggiate them

Bridge: Guitar 1(Soft Overdriven tone)
e|---------------------------9--------9----------------------9--------9-------
B|-----------------9-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-12-12b14-------9-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-12-12b14--
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Let that city take you in..."

Bridge: Guitar 2(Soft Overdriven tone)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
Listen to the song to get the strumming rythm right.

Bridge contd: Guitar 1(Soft Overdriven tone)
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------7-9-9s11-9-7-9-9-11-11s14--11------------
D|--------------------------------------------x-------------
A|--------------------------------------------9-------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
"Let that city take you down..."              ^Slide back to the nut

Bridge contd: Guitar 2(Soft Overdriven tone)
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4------------------------11----------------
D|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4------------------------X-----------------
A|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-7-7s9-7-5-7-7s9-9s12-9-----------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
"Let that city take you down..."          ^Slide back to the nut

Solo: Guitar 1(Full Overdriven tone)
e|-12-------------12------------------------------------12----------------15b17hold-bend-
B|-15b17hold-bend-15b17--15b17r15-12-12-----------------15b17--15b17r15-12---------------
G|-----------------------------------14b16--14b16r14-12----------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Solo contd: Guitar 1(Full Overdriven tone)
e|-15-12-----12---------------------------------------------
B|------15-12--15-------------------------------------------
G|---------------12--14-12----------------------------------
D|------------------------14--14-12-------------------------
A|---------------------------------14-13-12-----------------
E|-----------------------------------------15-12------------

Solo: Guitar 2(Soft Overdriven tone)
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|------2---------------------------------------------------
G|------3----2----------------------------------------------
D|-2----0----2----2-----------------------------------------
A|-2---------0----2-----------------------------------------
E|-0--------------0-----------------------------------------
Strum these chords

Chorus 3: Guitar 1(Soft Overdriven tone)
e|-0----2----0----------------------0----2----0----2----2---
B|-0----3----2----9-10-12--9-10-12--0----3----2----4----4---
G|-1----2----2--------------------9-1----2----2----4----4---
D|-2----0----2----------------------2----0----2----4----4---
A|-2---------0----------------------2---------0----2----2---
E|-0--------------------------------0-----------------------
Strum and hold each chord and let ring. 

Chorus 3: Guitar 2(Clean with chorus effect)
e|-0----2----0----0----0----2----0----2----2----------------
B|-0----3----2----0----0----3----2----4----4----------------
G|-1----2----2----1----1----2----2----4----4----------------
D|-2----0----2----2----2----0----2----4----4----------------
A|-2---------0----2----2---------0----2----2----------------
E|-0--------------0----0------------------------------------
Strum the chords and occasionally arpeggiate them

Outro: Guitar 1(Full Overdriven tone)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-s15-14-12------------s15-14-12-----------s15-14-12-----------s15-14-12------------
G|----------14-14-14-12----------14-14-12h14---------14-14-14-12---------14-14-12h14-
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat till end

Outro: Guitar 2(Soft Overdriven tone)
e|-0----2----0----2-------------------------------------------
B|-0----3----0----3-------------------------------------------
G|-1----2----1----2-------------------------------------------
D|-2----0----2----0-------------------------------------------
A|-2---------2------------------------------------------------
E|-0---------0------------------------------------------------
Repeat till end

Thats all! Hope you like it!