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Lindisfarne - When The Night Comes Down
[INTRO:]   G    C    G    D    G    C    G    D    G    C    G    D    G    C    G  D  
[VERSE 1:]
GDarkness comes down on ciCtyG  
Another day is Ddone
GStreet lights you up so Cpretty
You and Gme can have some kind of Dfun
[VERSE 2:]
But there's a Glight in the basement doCorway
How's aGbout you and me stick aDround
Take a Gchance you can have it all Cyour way
If you tell me you'll Gstay when the Emnight Dcomes Gdown
[CHORUS:]
'Cause the night is an Emocean, never reaching the Gend
But if you got the Emnotion, I got the money to Gspend
We can keep it in Emmotion, do it all over Gtown
What you gotta do is Emstay Dwith Cme when the Dnight comes Gdown
EmSay Dyou'll Cbe DarCound
EmWhen Dthe Cnight Dcomes GdownD  
EmSay, Dlet's Cgo DdownCtown
EmStay Dwith Cme when the Dnight comes Gdown
[INTERLUDE:]   G    C    G    D    G    C    G    D  G  
[VERSE 3:]
See them all coming in Cfrom streetsG  
All their stuff and money to Dburn
GThey all know they're gonna get their Cbusiness fixed
They're gonna have Gfun, got nothing to Dlearn
[VERSE 4:]
GSome of them will go home lConely
GSome of them will tear each other aDpart
GSome of them, like me and you, have Cseen it all
Just keep Gdancing to the Embeat Dof their Gheart
[CHORUS:]
'Cause the night is an Emocean, never reaching the Gend
But if you got the Emnotion, I got the money to Gspend
We can keep it in Emmotion, do it all over Gtown
What you gotta do is Emstay Dwith Cme when the Dnight comes Gdown
EmSay Dyou'll Cbe DarCound
EmWhen Dthe Cnight Dcomes GdownD  
EmSay, Dlet's Cgo DdownCtown
EmStay Dwith Cme when the Dnight comes Gdown
[INSTRUMENTAL:]  G   Em   D   C   D     C   Em   D   C   D     G   D   Em   D   C   D     C   Em   D   C   D  G  
                G  C  G  D  G  C  G  D
[VERSE 5:]
GSome people go to the moCuntains
GSome people, they go down to the Dsea
But there's Gone thing you know you can Ccount on
You can Galways come downtown with Dme
[VERSE 6:]
GIf you see a light from a doCorway
GYou know I'm somewhere aDround
Or Gelse I'll be somewhere up Cyour way
Would you let me Gstay when the Emnight Dcomes Gdown?
[CHORUS:]
The night is an Emocean, never reaching the Gend
But if you got the Emnotion, I got the money to Gspend
We can keep it in Emmotion, do it all over Gtown
What you gotta do is Emstay Dwith Cme when the Dnight comes Gdown
EmSay Dyou'll Cbe DarCound
EmWhen Dthe Cnight Dcomes GdownD  
EmSay, Dlet's Cgo DdownCtown
EmStay Dwith Cme when the Dnight comes Gdown
[OUTRO:]       (## fade to end ##)
EmSay Dyou'll Cbe DarCound
EmWhen Dthe Cnight Dcomes GdownD  
EmSay, Dlet's Cgo DdownCtown
EmStay Dwith Cme when the Dnight comes Gdown
G  C  G  D  G  C  G  D  G  C  G  D  G  C  G  D  G  C  G  D  G  C  G  D

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When The Night Comes Down

by Lindisfarne

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Lindisfarne - When The Night Comes Down

G C G D G C G D G C G D G C G D

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

G C G

Darkness comes down on city

Another day is done

G C

Street lights you up so pretty

G D

You and me can have some kind of fun

[VERSE 2:]

G C

But there's a light in the basement doorway

G D

How's about you and me stick around

G C

Take a chance you can have it all your way

G Em D G

If you tell me you'll stay when the night comes down

[CHORUS:]

Em G

'Cause the night is an ocean, never reaching the end

Em G

But if you got the notion, I got the money to spend

Em G

We can keep it in motion, do it all over town

Em D C D G

What you gotta do is stay with me when the night comes down

Em D C D C

Say you'll be around

Em D C D G D

When the night comes down

Em D C D C

Say, let's go downtown

Em D C D G

Stay with me when the night comes down

G C G D G C G D G

[INTERLUDE:]

[VERSE 3:]

C G

See them all coming in from streets

All their stuff and money to burn

G C

They all know they're gonna get their business fixed

G D

They're gonna have fun, got nothing to learn

[VERSE 4:]

G C

Some of them will go home lonely

G D

Some of them will tear each other apart

G C

Some of them, like me and you, have seen it all

G Em D G

Just keep dancing to the beat of their heart

[CHORUS:]

Em G

'Cause the night is an ocean, never reaching the end

Em G

But if you got the notion, I got the money to spend

Em G

We can keep it in motion, do it all over town

Em D C D G

What you gotta do is stay with me when the night comes down

Em D C D C

Say you'll be around

Em D C D G D

When the night comes down

Em D C D C

Say, let's go downtown

Em D C D G

Stay with me when the night comes down

G Em D C D C Em D C D G D Em D C D C Em D C D G

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

G C G D G C G D

[VERSE 5:]

G C

Some people go to the mountains

G D

Some people, they go down to the sea

G C

But there's one thing you know you can count on

G D

You can always come downtown with me

[VERSE 6:]

G C

If you see a light from a doorway

G D

You know I'm somewhere around

G C

Or else I'll be somewhere up your way

G Em D G

Would you let me stay when the night comes down?

[CHORUS:]

Em G

The night is an ocean, never reaching the end

Em G

But if you got the notion, I got the money to spend

Em G

We can keep it in motion, do it all over town

Em D C D G

What you gotta do is stay with me when the night comes down

Em D C D C

Say you'll be around

Em D C D G D

When the night comes down

Em D C D C

Say, let's go downtown

Em D C D G

Stay with me when the night comes down

[OUTRO:] (## fade to end ##)

Em D C D C

Say you'll be around

Em D C D G D

When the night comes down

Em D C D C

Say, let's go downtown

Em D C D G

Stay with me when the night comes down

G C G D G C G D G C G D G C G D G C G D G C G D

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