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BeGtween the Ddarkness on the Cstreet,
and the Emhouses, filling Dup with Clight
BeGtween the Dstillness in my Cheart,
and the Emroar of the apDproaching Cnight
GSomebody s Dcalling after Csomebody,
Somebody Emturns the corner Dout of Csight,
Looking for Dsomebody,
SomewherEme in CtDhe night
G C\D 2x
GTender Cis the DnightC  D  
GWhen you Chold your baby DtightC  D  
GTender, Ctender are the Dmotions, Ctender Dis the GnightC  D  
BeGtween a Dlife that we exCpected,
and the Emway its Dalways Cbeen
GI can t walk back Din aCgain,
Emafter the Dway we Cfight
When Gjust outside there are Dpeople Claughing,
Emliving lives we Dused to Clead
GChasing down the Dlove they Cneed,
Somewhere in the EmnighCtD  
GTender Cis the DnightC  D  
GAnd the benedCiction of the Dneon ClightC  D  
GTender, Ctender are the Dhunters, Ctender Dis the GnightC  D  
 G   D8x
GYou re goanna Cwant me toDnight,
when you re Cready to surrGender;
forget about who’s Dright
When you re Cready to reGmember;
it s another world at Cnight,
when you re ready to be Dtender
GtendeCrD  
GtendeCrD  
GtendeCrD  
GAnd in the Dhard light of an angry Csun
No one reEmmembers what was Dsaid or Cdone
GTender are the Dwords they Cchoose
EmYou win, DI win, Cwe Dlose
 G   C   D3x
GTender
CTender is the DnightC  D  
GTender
The beneCdiction of the Dneon ClightC  D  
GTender
CTender are the DhuntersC  D  
CTender Dis the GnightC  D  
GWhen they Chold each other DtightC  D  
GTender
CTender are the underDcoveCrD  
GTender
The Cstranger and the Dsecret GloverC  D  
GTender
CTender are the DmotionCsD  
CTender Dis the GnightC  D  
GWhen you Chold your baby Dtight
 G   D8x
GtendeCr    D    C   D6x

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Tender Is The Night

by Jackson Browne

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Tender Is The Night chords

G D C

Between the darkness on the street,

Em D C

and the houses, filling up with light

G D C

Between the stillness in my heart,

Em D C

and the roar of the approaching night

G D C

Somebody s calling after somebody,

Em D C

Somebody turns the corner out of sight,

Looking for somebody,

Em C D

Somewhere in the night

G C\D 2x

G C D C D

Tender is the night

G C D C D

When you hold your baby tight

G C D C D G C D

Tender, tender are the motions, tender is the night

G D C

Between a life that we expected,

Em D C

and the way its always been

G D C

I can t walk back in again,

Em D C

after the way we fight

G D C

When just outside there are people laughing,

Em D C

living lives we used to lead

G D C

Chasing down the love they need,

Em C D

Somewhere in the night

G C D C D

Tender is the night

G C D C C D

And the benediction of the neon light

G C D C D G C D

Tender, tender are the hunters, tender is the night

G D

G C D

You re goanna want me tonight,

C G

when you re ready to surrender;

forget about who’s right

C G

When you re ready to remember;

it s another world at night,

when you re ready to be tender

G C D

tender

G C D

tender

G C D

tender

G D C

And in the hard light of an angry sun

Em D C

No one remembers what was said or done

G D C

Tender are the words they choose

Em D C D

You win, I win, we lose

G C D

Tender

C D C D

Tender is the night

Tender

C D C C D

The benediction of the neon light

Tender

C D C D

Tender are the hunters

C D G C D

Tender is the night

G C D C D

When they hold each other tight

Tender

C D C D

Tender are the undercover

Tender

C D G C D

The stranger and the secret lover

Tender

C D C D

Tender are the motions

C D G C D

Tender is the night

G C D

When you hold your baby tight

G D

G C D C D

tender 6x

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