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
About this song:
Because The Night is performed by Patti Smith Band and written by Smith & Springsteen.
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