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Because The Night

by Patti Smith Band

Written by: Smith & Springsteen

BECAUSE THE NIGHT Smith & Springsteen Patti Smith Band Capo at least 2 | Bm / G / | A / Bm / | Bm / G / | A / Bm / | Bm G A Bm G ||: ^Take me ^now w^w baby | here^as I^am mm mm | ^Hold me ^close ee try^and | ||: ^Have I ^doubt t^t baby | when^Im alone ee ee | Love^is a^ring gg ~ ^the | A Bm G A Bm | under st^and dd d^De | ^sire is ^hun n^ger is^the | fire I^breathe ee ee | | tele ph^one ee / | Love^is an^an n^gel dis | guised as^lust tt tt | G A Bm | Love^is a^ban n quet ^on | which^we fe^ed dd dd | | Here^in our^bed d^un til^the | morning co^mes ss ss | G A D A Bm G | ^Come on ^now ww try^and | un der stand d^The | ^way I ^feel l^l under | A D G A | your com mand dd | ^Take my ^hand d^d as^the | sun de scend s^They | C Bm F# | ^cant hurt ^you n^ow ww | ^Cant hurt ^you n^ow ww | ^Cant hurt ^you n^o^w^w.| | w^w^w^w w^w ww | Bm G A Bm G | ^Be cause ^the night t^be | longs to lovers ss | ^Be cause ^the night t^be | A Bm G A Bm G | longs to u^s ss | ^Be cause ^the night t^be | longs to lovers ss | ^be cause ^the night t^be | A Bm 1. | longs to u^s ss :|| A Bm G A D A Bm G A D G A G 2. | longs to u^s ss | // // | // // | // // | // // | // // | // // | //// | /// With | Bm A | love e^we sleep p^With | doubt t^the vicious circle | turns s^and burns s^With | D A Bm A D A D | out t^you Oh^I cannot | live e^For give e^the | yearn n^ing burning I^be | G D G Bm D | lieve e^in time e^too | real l^to feel l^so | ^take me ^now ww / | ^take me ^now ww / | G F# | ^take me ^now ww ww.| ww ww ww ww | repeat CHORUS (x2), ad lib & fade

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Because The Night is performed by Patti Smith Band and written by Smith & Springsteen. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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