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NC         D        E                   A       A#dim          D        E                    A  A#dim  
Tonight, tonight, I'll be with you tonight, tonight, tonight, I'll be with you tonight
           D       E  A-riff x2
Tonight, tonight
AYou got me burnin', burnin' with desire, Ayou got me burnin', burnin' like a fire, oh yAeah
AYou got me thinkin', thinkin' what I'll do, Ano doubt about it, I want it with you
AThough you're not my first love, you just might be my last
AMy heart is poundin' like a drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, yAeah
TonAight will be the first night that I've bEeen in love with you
You Bmget me so excited, I'm not F#msure what I'm gonna do
TomAorrow you won't be here and I dEon't expect you to
TonBmight is all I really want, I F#mreally want from you
ToniDght, tonEight, IA'll be with you toA#dimnight, tonDight, tonEight, IA'll be with you tonA#dimight
           D       E  A-riff x2
Tonight, tonight
A                                              A
EverAything about you is more than everything, you make me crazy, I'm doin' crazy things, 
oh yeah
ATonight when I first saw you, I knew it had to be, wAhy'd you have to be so right for me?
AThough you're not my first love, you just might be my last
AMy heart is poundin' like a drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, yeAah
TonAight will be the first night that I've bEeen in love with you
You Bmget me so excited, I'm not F#msure what I'm gonna do
TomAorrow you won't be here and I dEon't expect you to
ToniBmght is all I really want, I F#mreally want from you, from yDou, from F#myou
Ooh toniDght, tonEight, IA'll be with you toA#dimnight, tonDight, tonEight, IA'll be with you,
              Bb/A                 B/A                   C/A          D      E  A-riff
I'll be with you, I'll be with you, I'll be with you tonight, tonight
(use same riff w/different bass):  A A/G A/F# A/G
AI'll be with you, A/GI'll be with you, A/F#I'll be with you, A/GI'll be with you
AI'll be with you, I'll be with you, IA/G'll be with you, I'll be with you
A/F#I'll be with you, I'll be with you, IA/G'll be with you, I'll be with you
A-riff:  (similar patterns for major chords in chorus-you can figure them out!)
e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g-----2------------------------|
d----------5----4----2---------|
a-0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0---0-3-4--|
E------------------------------|

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Ill Be With You Tonight

by Cheap Trick

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A#dim

F#m

Bb/A

B/A

C/A

A/G

A/F#

D E A A#dim D E A A#dim

Tonight, tonight, I'll be with you tonight, tonight, tonight, I'll be with you tonight

D E A

-riff x2

Tonight, tonight

A A A

You got me burnin', burnin' with desire, you got me burnin', burnin' like a fire, oh yeah

A A

You got me thinkin', thinkin' what I'll do, no doubt about it, I want it with you

Though you're not my first love, you just might be my last

A A

My heart is poundin' like a drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, yeah

A E

Tonight will be the first night that I've been in love with you

Bm F#m

You get me so excited, I'm not sure what I'm gonna do

A E

Tomorrow you won't be here and I don't expect you to

Bm F#m

Tonight is all I really want, I really want from you

D E A A#dim D E A A#dim

Tonight, tonight, I'll be with you tonight, tonight, tonight, I'll be with you tonight

D E A

-riff x2

Tonight, tonight

A A

Everything about you is more than everything, you make me crazy, I'm doin' crazy things,

oh yeah

A A

Tonight when I first saw you, I knew it had to be, why'd you have to be so right for me?

Though you're not my first love, you just might be my last

A A

My heart is poundin' like a drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, yeah

A E

Tonight will be the first night that I've been in love with you

Bm F#m

You get me so excited, I'm not sure what I'm gonna do

A E

Tomorrow you won't be here and I don't expect you to

Bm F#m D F#m

Tonight is all I really want, I really want from you, from you, from you

D E A A#dim D E A

Ooh tonight, tonight, I'll be with you tonight, tonight, tonight, I'll be with you,

Bb/A B/A C/A D E A

-riff

I'll be with you, I'll be with you, I'll be with you tonight, tonight

(use same riff w/different bass): A A/G A/F# A/G

A A/G A/F# A/G

I'll be with you, I'll be with you, I'll be with you, I'll be with you

A A/G

I'll be with you, I'll be with you, I'll be with you, I'll be with you

A/F# A/G

I'll be with you, I'll be with you, I'll be with you, I'll be with you

A-riff: (similar patterns for major chords in chorus-you can figure them out!)

e------------------------------|

b------------------------------|

g-----2------------------------|

d----------5----4----2---------|

a-0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0---0-3-4--|

E------------------------------|

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