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Ten Year Night

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Lucy Kaplansky - Ten Year Night
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   G    G/F#    Em    C    G    G/F#     C(2x)
GThere is no one G/F#else around
The Emroad is quiet the Conly sound
Is Gwind that sounds like G/F#cars, that sound like Cbreathing
GThe desert air is G/F#hot and dry
EmTwo lanes weaving Cearth and sky
The Gstars are all that's G/F#keeping time C'til morning
And I Gturn and look beG/F#side me
And you're Emsleeping like a Cbaby 
And you Ghaven't heard a G/F#word that I've been Csaying
And the Gway you G/F#look tonight
EmFast asleep in the Cdashboard light
Well, I Gcan't speakG/F#,     Cthat's how I feel
CHORUS:  G
Open your Bmeyes and look at Cme, look at DmeG  
Open your Bmeyes Cand look at DmeEm  
'Cause I Chave and Ghold this Dlove for Emyou
BeCfore ere this Gten year Dnight is Emthrough
I'm telling Dyou
Take it from Gme G/F#  Em  
CTake it from GmeG/F#  C  
GWe're ten years older, I G/F#know we are
Than the Emnight we met in that Cdowntown bar
You Gthought I was some G/F#kind of star, Cthat's what you said
I Gfelt your skin, I G/F#felt the heat
As you Empulled me out inCto the street
And you Gkissed me there 'til G/F#I   was weak, C'cause I asked you to
GLater on, on your G/F#kitchen floor
EmTwo flights above the Cgrocery store
I Gfelt things I never G/F#felt before, Cand I still do
CHORUS:  G
Open your Bmeyes and look at Cme, look at DmeG  
Open your Bmeyes Cand look at DmeEm  
'Cause I Chave and Ghold this Dlove for Emyou
BeCfore ere this Gten year Dnight is Emthrough
I'm telling Dyou
Take it from Gme G/F#  Em  
CTake it from GmeG/F#  C  
BRIDGE:
Going eighty on the GhighwayEm  
We're all rushing DsomewhereC  
But the way I Gfeel tonightEm  
It's like I'm Dalready Emthere
CHORUS:  G
Open your Bmeyes and look at Cme and look at DmeG  
Open your BmeyesC, oh, and look at Dme and look at meEm  
'Cause I Chave and Ghold this Dlove for Emyou
BeCfore ere this Gten year Dnight is Emthrough
I'm telling Dyou, telling you
Take it from Gme G/F#  Em  
CTake it from GmeG/F#  C  
CTake it from GmeG/F#  C  
CTake it from Gme

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Ten Year Night

by Lucy Kaplansky

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

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G/F#

Lucy Kaplansky - Ten Year Night

CAPO: 2nd Fret

G G/F# Em C G G/F# C

INTRO: (2x)

G G/F#

There is no one else around

Em C

The road is quiet the only sound

G G/F# C

Is wind that sounds like cars, that sound like breathing

G G/F#

The desert air is hot and dry

Em C

Two lanes weaving earth and sky

G G/F# C

The stars are all that's keeping time 'til morning

G G/F#

And I turn and look beside me

Em C

And you're sleeping like a baby

G G/F# C

And you haven't heard a word that I've been saying

G G/F#

And the way you look tonight

Em C

Fast asleep in the dashboard light

G G/F# C

Well, I can't speak, that's how I feel

CHORUS: G

Bm C D G

Open your eyes and look at me, look at me

Bm C D Em

Open your eyes and look at me

C G D Em

'Cause I have and hold this love for you

C G D Em

Before ere this ten year night is through

I'm telling you

G G/F# Em

Take it from me

C G G/F# C

Take it from me

G G/F#

We're ten years older, I know we are

Em C

Than the night we met in that downtown bar

G G/F# C

You thought I was some kind of star, that's what you said

G G/F#

I felt your skin, I felt the heat

Em C

As you pulled me out into the street

G G/F# C

And you kissed me there 'til I was weak, 'cause I asked you to

G G/F#

Later on, on your kitchen floor

Em C

Two flights above the grocery store

G G/F# C

I felt things I never felt before, and I still do

CHORUS: G

Bm C D G

Open your eyes and look at me, look at me

Bm C D Em

Open your eyes and look at me

C G D Em

'Cause I have and hold this love for you

C G D Em

Before ere this ten year night is through

I'm telling you

G G/F# Em

Take it from me

C G G/F# C

Take it from me

BRIDGE:

G Em

Going eighty on the highway

D C

We're all rushing somewhere

G Em

But the way I feel tonight

D Em

It's like I'm already there

CHORUS: G

Bm C D G

Open your eyes and look at me and look at me

Bm C D Em

Open your eyes, oh, and look at me and look at me

C G D Em

'Cause I have and hold this love for you

C G D Em

Before ere this ten year night is through

I'm telling you, telling you

G G/F# Em

Take it from me

C G G/F# C

Take it from me

C G G/F# C

Take it from me

C G

Take it from me

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