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Tonight's The Night:Solomon Burke.
#2 R&B and #28 on BB Hot 100 on
Atlantic Records in 1965.
INTRO:  Ab   Db   Ab   Db   Ab   Db  Ebm  
#1.
AbTonight's the night Fmthat Dbyou belong to Abme.
ToBbnight's the Ebnight, there'll be no company.
Oh, toDbnight, toEbnight's the night, toAbnight's 
the night, Dbyes, sir, Aboh, yes, it Abm7is, now, 
Eblisten to me, honey.
#2.
AbSomeone should call don't Dbanswer the AbphoneGb.
AbSomebody knocks on the Dbdoor, Ebtell 'em we're 
not home.
DbI just want it to be, darling, Abnobody but Abm7me 
and Ebyou, Abhoney, tonight.
I Dbdon't want no friends around.
#3.
AbThere's a Ebwhole lot of sweet talk, girl, DbI'm 
gonna be Gm7putting Dbdown.
AbCut off the stereo, Ebforget about the late, late 
show, cause toDbnight, honey, oh, toAbnight.
#4.
AbListen to me..(tonight's the night) and Fmwhen the 
Eblights are low..(that you belong to me)
I'm gonna lock Dball the Fmdoors..(tonight's the night)
and Abthrow away the key, baby..(you're mine exclusively.)
And Ebthen I wanna talk to you some more, beDbcause 
tonight, I got something I want to say to you,
Abhoney, toAbm7night, Dboooo-ooo-ooo.
OUTRO:
DbI wanna hear you say I Abdo, and that ain't all, Ebsugar.
And when I get through, I want you to Dbhold me, 
Absqueeze Dbme Ebwith all of your Bbmight.
BeEbcause toAbm7night..(toDbnight, tonight) tonight is the Abnight.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Tonights The Night

by Solomon Burke

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Ebm

Abm7

Gm7

Tonight's The Night:Solomon Burke.

#2 R&B and #28 on BB Hot 100 on

Atlantic Records in 1965.

Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ebm

INTRO:

#1.

Ab Fm Db Ab

Tonight's the night that you belong to me.

Bb Eb

Tonight's the night, there'll be no company.

Db Eb Ab

Oh, tonight, tonight's the night, tonight's

Db Ab Abm7

the night, yes, sir, oh, yes, it is, now,

listen to me, honey.

#2.

Ab Db Ab Gb

Someone should call don't answer the phone.

Ab Db Eb

Somebody knocks on the door, tell 'em we're

not home.

Db Ab Abm7

I just want it to be, darling, nobody but me

Eb Ab

and you, honey, tonight.

I don't want no friends around.

#3.

Ab Eb Db

There's a whole lot of sweet talk, girl, I'm

Gm7 Db

gonna be putting down.

Ab Eb

Cut off the stereo, forget about the late, late

Db Ab

show, cause tonight, honey, oh, tonight.

#4.

Ab Fm

Listen to me..(tonight's the night) and when the

lights are low..(that you belong to me)

Db Fm

I'm gonna lock all the doors..(tonight's the night)

and throw away the key, baby..(you're mine exclusively.)

Eb Db

And then I wanna talk to you some more, because

tonight, I got something I want to say to you,

Ab Abm7 Db

honey, tonight, oooo-ooo-ooo.

OUTRO:

Db Ab Eb

I wanna hear you say I do, and that ain't all, sugar.

And when I get through, I want you to hold me,

Ab Db Eb Bb

squeeze me with all of your might.

Eb Abm7 Db Ab

Because tonight..(tonight, tonight) tonight is the night.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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