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The Night We Called It A Day

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ThB7ere wB7-9as a moEmaj7on out in C#m9space,
But a F#m7cloud drifted B7over its Emaj7faceE6  
You C#m7kissed me and F#7went on your B7wayG7  
The F#m9night wF9e called it Emaj7a dayE6  
I heard the B7song B7-9of the Emaj7spheresC#m9  
Like a F#m7minor laB7ment in my Emaj7ears.E6  
I C#m7hadn’t the F#7heart left to B7pray,G7  
The F#m9night wF9e called it a E9dayE7-9  
Amaj7Soft thBm7ru the Abdark,A  
the G#+hoot of an G#7owl in the C#m9sky
D#m7-5Sad    G#7tho’ his C#m7song,
No Cbluer than F#7-9he was GI.B  
The moon went B7down, B7-9stars were Emaj7gone,C#m9  
But the G#7sun didn’t rise with the C#m7dawn,
           C#m7   E/b              Bbm7-5  A7  
there wasn’t a thing left to say,
The G#m7night G7we F#m7called F7it a Eday. 

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The Night We Called It A Day

by Bob Dylan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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B7-9

Emaj7

C#m9

F#m7

C#m7

F#7

F#m9

E7-9

Amaj7

Bm7

G#+

G#7

D#m7-5

F#7-9

B7 B7-9 Emaj7 C#m9

There was a moon out in space,

F#m7 B7 Emaj7 E6

But a cloud drifted over its face

C#m7 F#7 B7 G7

You kissed me and went on your way

F#m9 F9 Emaj7 E6

The night we called it a day

B7 B7-9 Emaj7 C#m9

I heard the song of the spheres

F#m7 B7 Emaj7 E6

Like a minor lament in my ears.

C#m7 F#7 B7 G7

I hadn’t the heart left to pray,

F#m9 F9 E9 E7-9

The night we called it a day

Amaj7 Bm7 Ab A

Soft thru the dark,

G#+ G#7 C#m9

the hoot of an owl in the sky

D#m7-5 G#7 C#m7

Sad tho’ his song,

C F#7-9 G B

No bluer than he was I.

B7 B7-9 Emaj7 C#m9

The moon went down, stars were gone,

G#7 C#m7

But the sun didn’t rise with the dawn,

C#m7 E Bbm7-5 A7

there wasn’t a thing left to say,

G#m7 G7 F#m7 F7 E

The night we called it a day.

About The Night We Called It A Day Chords by Bob Dylan

Learn how to play The Night We Called It A Day by Bob Dylan with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Night We Called It A Day chords”, “The Night We Called It A Day guitar chords”, or “Bob Dylan The Night We Called It A Day chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Night We Called It A Day chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Night We Called It A Day lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B7, B7-9, Emaj7, C#m9, F#m7, E6.

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The chords for "The Night We Called It A Day" show the original chord names (including B7, B7-9, Emaj7, C#m9, F#m7, E6). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.