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Turn Off The Night

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Standard Tuning
Capo 1st fret
Intro :  A-  F#m-  D-  E  
- Verse -
AI think about you every F#mtime
I take a Dbreath and then
AI let it Ego
AI remember when you were F#mmine
But you were Djust a dream
I Aused to Ehold
- Chorus - 
DNow if there’s no sleep
Cause Aevery star
F#mIs lighting up, Following these memories haunting
EKnowing there’s so much of you am still Awanting
DHere with me
AI pray for the dark
F#mCause if it comes Maybe somehow I’ll be alEright
If I could just turn off the Anight
Repeat Intro :  A-  F#m-  D-  E  
- Verse - 
AI think about the way you used to say my F#mname
And how it Dmade me feel AeveryEthing
ANow am looking for anyF#mway
To make it Dthrough one thing
The AmornEing
- Chorus - 
DBut there’s no sleep 
Cause Aevery star
F#mIs lighting up,Following these memories haunting
EKnowing there’s so much of you am still Awanting
DHere with me
I Apray for the dark
F#mCause if it comes Maybe somehow I’ll be alrEight
If I could just turn off the nightD  
- Bridge- 
 D-  A- E  
DIf only I
ACould just close my eyes
F#mI’ll finally be oDver you
- Chorus - 
DBut there’s no sleep 
Cause Aevery star
F#mIs lighting up,Following these memories haunting
EKnowing there’s so much of you am still Awanting
DHere with me
I Apray for the dark
F#mCause if it comes Maybe somehow I’ll be alrEight
If I could just turn off the nightA  

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Turn Off The Night

by Richard Marx

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Standard Tuning

Capo 1st fret

A F#m D E

Intro : - - -

- Verse -

A F#m

I think about you every time

I take a breath and then

A E

I let it go

A F#m

I remember when you were mine

But you were just a dream

A E

I used to hold

- Chorus -

Now if there’s no sleep

Cause every star

F#m

Is lighting up, Following these memories haunting

E A

Knowing there’s so much of you am still wanting

Here with me

I pray for the dark

F#m E

Cause if it comes Maybe somehow I’ll be alright

If I could just turn off the night

A F#m D E

Repeat Intro : - - -

- Verse -

A F#m

I think about the way you used to say my name

D A E

And how it made me feel everything

A F#m

Now am looking for anyway

To make it through one thing

A E

The morning

- Chorus -

But there’s no sleep

Cause every star

F#m

Is lighting up,Following these memories haunting

E A

Knowing there’s so much of you am still wanting

Here with me

I pray for the dark

F#m E

Cause if it comes Maybe somehow I’ll be alright

If I could just turn off the night

- Bridge-

D A E

- -

If only I

Could just close my eyes

F#m D

I’ll finally be over you

- Chorus -

But there’s no sleep

Cause every star

F#m

Is lighting up,Following these memories haunting

E A

Knowing there’s so much of you am still wanting

Here with me

I pray for the dark

F#m E

Cause if it comes Maybe somehow I’ll be alright

If I could just turn off the night

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