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When the Nights Get Long
Written by: Jukebox the Ghost
(For easier chords, transpose down 2, then use a capo on the 2nd fret if you want to be in the right key)
Try playing it along with the song to see how it sounds. Let me know if it needs changes!
I'm still iffy about a few parts, especially parts with the F#m
   D     A     E   Ex2
DWhat do Ayou see
F#mWhen you're lEit up next to meD  
ABut you feel so EfarE  
DAnd it's Aall so strange
F#mThat you never Esaw the change
DYou just Afelt something Ego missiEng in the dark
DI wanna write Ayou a letter
F#mI wanna write Eyou a song
DI wanna make Ait better
DI wanna write Ayou a letter
F#mI wanna write Eyou a song
DI wanna Amake it Ebetter, Efor when the nights get long
        D          A  EWhen the Enights get long
        D          A  EWhen the Enights get long
DA couple Aof wordsF#m  
ELit up on a screDen
Yeah it'As all just maEke believEe
DAnd from what I've hAeardF#m  
There's Emiles betweeDn
What we Asay and what we EmeanE  
DI wanna writAe you a letter
F#mI wanna writEe you a song
DI wanna make Ait better
DI wanna writAe you a letter
F#mI wanna writEe you a song
DI wanna Amake it Ebetter fEor when the nights get long
        D          A  EWhen the Enights get long
        D          A  EWhen the Enights get long
        D          A  EWhen the Enights get long
D       A       E       E
F#mSo I told myself if DI'm given the chEance
EI won't hold back anymore
F#mI'm not gonna keep it alDl in
ENot gonna keep it all in
F#mThen I close my eyes and Dtry to hide
EBut all of a sudden
F#mIt's you and me Din the middle of it all
DI wanna writAe you a letter
F#mI wanna write you a songE  
DI wanna make Ait better
DI wanna writAe you a letter
F#mI wanna writEe you a song
DI wanna make Ait better
DSo I wrote yAou a letter
F#mI'll turn it Einto a song
DDoes thaAt make iEt better Efor when the nights get long
        D          A  EWhen the Enights get long
        D          A  EWhen the Enights get long
        D          A  EWhen the Enights get long
        D          A  EWhen the Enights get long
D       A       E       E
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When The Nights Get Long

by Jukebox the Ghost

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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F#m

When the Nights Get Long

Written by: Jukebox the Ghost

(For easier chords, transpose down 2, then use a capo on the 2nd fret if you want to be in the right key)

Try playing it along with the song to see how it sounds. Let me know if it needs changes!

I'm still iffy about a few parts, especially parts with the F#m

D A E E

D A

What do you see

F#m E D

When you're lit up next to me

A E E

But you feel so far

D A

And it's all so strange

F#m E

That you never saw the change

D A E E

You just felt something go missing in the dark

D A

I wanna write you a letter

F#m E

I wanna write you a song

D A

I wanna make it better

D A

I wanna write you a letter

F#m E

I wanna write you a song

D A E E

I wanna make it better, for when the nights get long

D A E E

When the nights get long

D A E E

When the nights get long

D A F#m

A couple of words

E D

Lit up on a screen

A E E

Yeah it's all just make believe

D A F#m

And from what I've heard

E D

There's miles between

A E E

What we say and what we mean

D A

I wanna write you a letter

F#m E

I wanna write you a song

D A

I wanna make it better

D A

I wanna write you a letter

F#m E

I wanna write you a song

D A E E

I wanna make it better for when the nights get long

D A E E

When the nights get long

D A E E

When the nights get long

D A E E

When the nights get long

D A E E

F#m D E

So I told myself if I'm given the chance

I won't hold back anymore

F#m D

I'm not gonna keep it all in

Not gonna keep it all in

F#m D

Then I close my eyes and try to hide

But all of a sudden

F#m D

It's you and me in the middle of it all

D A

I wanna write you a letter

F#m E

I wanna write you a song

D A

I wanna make it better

D A

I wanna write you a letter

F#m E

I wanna write you a song

D A

I wanna make it better

D A

So I wrote you a letter

F#m E

I'll turn it into a song

D A E E

Does that make it better for when the nights get long

D A E E

When the nights get long

D A E E

When the nights get long

D A E E

When the nights get long

D A E E

When the nights get long

D A E E

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