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MISS YOU NIGHTS: CLIFF RICHARD - 1976 (D. Townsend) 4/4 - 74
|      |: Measure of 4-Counts
/       : Break
n.c.    : No Chord
(      ): Backing Vocals
                                         /
INTRO: | F9     F| F9     Dm|  Bb    F|   Dm   Bb  C  
VERSE 1:
n.c.    |   F9             F|   F9     Dm|
I've had many times, I can tell you,
   Bbtimes when Finnocence,
   |             Dm    Bb  C  
I'd trade for compan - y.
   |    F9           F|  F9     Dm|
And child-ren saw me cry-ing,
               Bb                F|   C  C7  
   I thought I'd had my share of that.
         |             Bb|
But these miss you nights,
  Csus4          C7|      F|C  
          are the longest.
VERSE 2:
        |  F9               F|  F9     Dm|
Midnight dia-monds, stud my hea-ven,
   Bbsouthward Fburning,
       |                   Dm      Bb  C  
lie the jewels that eye your pla - ce.
   |   F9               F|   F9     Dm|
And warm winds, that em-brace me,
         Bb                   F|   C  C7  
   just as surely kissed your face.
          |             Bb|
Yeah these miss you nights,
  Csus4              C7|      F|C  
          they're the longest.
CHORUS 1:
      |F  
(How I missed you),
                       Dm|Bb  
how I missed you, I'm not likely to tell.
     |        F  Dm  
I'm a man, and cold daylight,
        |               Bb  C  
buys the pride I'd rather sell.
       |F  
(All my secrets),
                   Dm|        Bb    Dm|
all my secrets, are a wasted af-fair,
               Bb     F|  Bb    F|
   you know them well.
VERSE 3:
    F9          F| F9     Dm|
Think-ing of my go-ing,
   Bbhow to Fcut the thread,
   |             Dm    Gm  C  
and leave it all behi-nd.
       |   F9      F|  F9          Dm|
Looking wind-ward, for my compass,
             Bb             F|    C  C7  
   I take each day as it ar-rives.
         |             Bb|
But these miss you nights,
 C   Csus4          C7|      F|    F7|
           are the longest.
CHORUS 2:
              Bb                  C|
(Lay down), lay down all thoughts,
             Am      Dm|
   of your sur-render,
                           Gm|    C|
   it's only me who's killing time.
(BbLay down), lay Cdown all dreams,
   |             Am        Dm|
and themes once re-membered.
                   Bb|                   C|
   it's just the same,  this miss you game.
INTERMEZZO:
 F9     F| F9     Dm|  Bb    F|  Dm   Bb  C|
 F9     F| F9     Dm|  Bb    F|   C  C7  
OUTRO:
           |             Bb|
Yeah, these miss you nights,
                          /
  Csus4          C7|      F|F  
          are the longest.

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The story behind the song

This tender ballad captures the ache of absence, born from songwriter Dave Townsend's own experience missing his girlfriend while she was away. It explores the "miss you game" that persists through "cold daylight," a feeling of longing and loneliness that producer Bruce Welch immediately recognized as potent. Cliff Richard, who recorded the song in September 1975, called it "one of the nicest songs I've ever made," appreciating its heartfelt imagery. At its core, "Miss You Nights" embodies the universal experience of yearning for someone far away.

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Miss You Nights

by Cliff Richard

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Csus4

MISS YOU NIGHTS: CLIFF RICHARD - 1976 (D. Townsend) 4/4 - 74

| |: Measure of 4-Counts

/ : Break

n.c. : No Chord

( ): Backing Vocals

F9 F F9 Dm Bb F Dm Bb C

INTRO: | | | |

VERSE 1:

F9 F F9 Dm

n.c. | | |

I've had many times, I can tell you,

Bb F

times when innocence,

Dm Bb C

I'd trade for compan - y.

F9 F F9 Dm

| | |

And child-ren saw me cry-ing,

Bb F C C7

I thought I'd had my share of that.

| |

But these miss you nights,

Csus4 C7 F C

| |

are the longest.

VERSE 2:

F9 F F9 Dm

| | |

Midnight dia-monds, stud my hea-ven,

Bb F

southward burning,

Dm Bb C

lie the jewels that eye your pla - ce.

F9 F F9 Dm

| | |

And warm winds, that em-brace me,

Bb F C C7

just as surely kissed your face.

| |

Yeah these miss you nights,

Csus4 C7 F C

| |

they're the longest.

CHORUS 1:

(How I missed you),

Dm Bb

how I missed you, I'm not likely to tell.

F Dm

I'm a man, and cold daylight,

Bb C

buys the pride I'd rather sell.

(All my secrets),

Dm Bb Dm

| |

all my secrets, are a wasted af-fair,

Bb F Bb F

| |

you know them well.

VERSE 3:

F9 F F9 Dm

| |

Think-ing of my go-ing,

Bb F

how to cut the thread,

Dm Gm C

and leave it all behi-nd.

F9 F F9 Dm

| | |

Looking wind-ward, for my compass,

Bb F C C7

I take each day as it ar-rives.

| |

But these miss you nights,

C Csus4 C7 F F7

| | |

are the longest.

CHORUS 2:

Bb C

(Lay down), lay down all thoughts,

Am Dm

of your sur-render,

Gm C

| |

it's only me who's killing time.

Bb C

(Lay down), lay down all dreams,

Am Dm

| |

and themes once re-membered.

Bb C

| |

it's just the same, this miss you game.

INTERMEZZO:

F9 F F9 Dm Bb F Dm Bb C

| | | |

F9 F F9 Dm Bb F C C7

| | |

OUTRO:

| |

Yeah, these miss you nights,

Csus4 C7 F F

| |

are the longest.

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