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Night After Night

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DmMy darling, I loved you
I Bblong to become you
And Aknow what it is that you gave
DmWe dance the sorrow
ForBbgive me tomorrow
d|--F------------|x2 Gm----------------|x2
A|--------------|   ----------------|
f|------4---4---|   -------5---5----|
D|------0---0---|   -------0---0----|
A|----0---0---0-|   ----0----0---0--|
D|--3-----------|   -5--------------|
And I Fpray night after Gmnight and day after Fday
Would you watch my body Gmweaken
  Dm (Last Dm of verse only)
d|---------------------------|etc.
A|-----------------0---0-----|
f|-----0---0-------0---0-----|
D|-----0---0-----0---0---0---|
A|---0---0---0---------------|
D|-0-----------0-------------|
And my mind drift aDmway?
Dm    Bb    A
DmDear lover forsakenBb, our love is taken Aaway
DmYou were my speakerBb, my innocence-keeper
I Fdon't night after Gmnight, day after Fday
Would you watch my body Gmweaken,
My mind drift aDmway?
Dm    Bb    A
Dear lover forgiven, my love is driven by rage
Oh I should just leave you, instead I've deceived you
But I don't, night after night, day after day
Would you watch my body weaken
my mind drift away?
DmI count to no one, hold Bbnobody's ear
I Asold you my hand once and you hit me in fear
I don't Dmstand for the devil
I don't Bbwhisper in ears
I Fstand on the mountains and Gmcall people to FhearGm  Dm  
   Dm/            F  Dm  
d|-------------|x2-------------------|
A|-------------|  -------------------|
f|-------------|  -------------------|
D|-----0---0---|  ------0---0--------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-|  ----0-0-0-0-0------|
D|-3-----------|  --0----------------|
Dm/                   F                       Dm  Dm/F  
It's a sudden burst of light, it's a fate foretold
                   Dm  Dm/     F  Dm  
It is knowing, it is knowing
Dm    Bb    A
He Dmlongs for the answers, as Bball of us must
He Alongs for the woman who will conquer his lust
He Dmscreams in the night, I Bbscream in the day
We Aweep in the evening and lie naked and pray
FNight after Gmnight, day after Fday
Night after Gmnight, day after Fday
Could you watch my body Gmweaken,
and my mind drift aDmway?
Dm/                     F  Dm  
It's a tempting communion
                Dm/F  
It's a fate foretold
                   Dm  Dm/F  
It is knowing, it is knowing
   (Dmsus4play around with picking pattern, hammering 3 on the high d string)
      D5  D5+    D5  D5+     D5  D5+
What it is that you're told     Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Night After Night

by Laura Marling

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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My darling, I loved you

I long to become you

And know what it is that you gave

We dance the sorrow

Forgive me tomorrow

F Gm

d|--------------|x2 ----------------|x2

A|--------------| ----------------|

f|------4---4---| -------5---5----|

D|------0---0---| -------0---0----|

A|----0---0---0-| ----0----0---0--|

D|--3-----------| -5--------------|

F Gm F

And I pray night after night and day after day

Would you watch my body weaken

Dm (Last Dm of verse only)

d|---------------------------|etc.

A|-----------------0---0-----|

f|-----0---0-------0---0-----|

D|-----0---0-----0---0---0---|

A|---0---0---0---------------|

D|-0-----------0-------------|

And my mind drift away?

Dm Bb A

Dear lover forsaken, our love is taken away

Dm Bb

You were my speaker, my innocence-keeper

F Gm F

I don't night after night, day after day

Would you watch my body weaken,

My mind drift away?

Dm Bb A

Dear lover forgiven, my love is driven by rage

Oh I should just leave you, instead I've deceived you

But I don't, night after night, day after day

Would you watch my body weaken

my mind drift away?

Dm Bb

I count to no one, hold nobody's ear

I sold you my hand once and you hit me in fear

I don't stand for the devil

I don't whisper in ears

F Gm F Gm Dm

I stand on the mountains and call people to hear

Dm F Dm

d|-------------|x2-------------------|

A|-------------| -------------------|

f|-------------| -------------------|

D|-----0---0---| ------0---0--------|

A|---0-0-0-0-0-| ----0-0-0-0-0------|

D|-3-----------| --0----------------|

Dm F Dm Dm F

/ /

It's a sudden burst of light, it's a fate foretold

Dm Dm F Dm

It is knowing, it is knowing

Dm Bb A

Dm Bb

He longs for the answers, as all of us must

He longs for the woman who will conquer his lust

Dm Bb

He screams in the night, I scream in the day

We weep in the evening and lie naked and pray

F Gm F

Night after night, day after day

Gm F

Night after night, day after day

Could you watch my body weaken,

and my mind drift away?

Dm F Dm

It's a tempting communion

Dm F

It's a fate foretold

Dm Dm F

It is knowing, it is knowing

Dmsus4

(play around with picking pattern, hammering 3 on the high d string)

D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5

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What it is that you're told Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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