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Hold Back The Night

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[Intro] 
Dm F C Em  C Em F Dm  C Em F Dm   G F Dm  G F Dm  F Dm F
[Chorus]
CHold back the night, Emturn on the light
Don't wanna Fdream about you baby (Dmdream about you baby)
CHold back the night, Emturn on the light
Don't wanna Fdream about you baby (Dmdream about you baby)
[Verse 1]
GWhen you left you took the sun right Dmout of my sFky, yes you did
GWonder why you went away, and never Dmtold me Fwhy
When the Dmsun go dFown, the mDmoon is Fnear
I'm Dmscared to Fdeath 'cause your Gface appear
[Chorus]
CHold back the night, Emturn on the light
Don't wanna Fdream about you baby (Dmdream about you baby)
CHold back the night, Emturn on the light
Don't wanna Fdream about you baby (Dmdream about you baby)
[Verse 2]
GLoneliness, haunting me when I gDmo to bFed yes I do
Like a cGharacter in a Dmbook, that I have Fread
When the Dmsun go Fdown, the mDmoon is Fnear
I'm Dmscared to Fdeath 'cause your Gface appear
CHold it, hold it, hold it, hold it
[Bridge]
C Em F Dm  C Em F Dm  Dm F Dm F Dm F G
[Chorus] 
CHold back the night, Emturn on the light
Don't wanna Fdream about you baby (Dmdream about you baby)
CHold back the night, Emturn on the light
Don't wanna Fdream about you baby (Dmdream about you baby)
CHold back the night, Emturn on the light
Don't wanna Fdream about you baby (Dmdream about you baby)
CHold back the night, Emturn on the light
Don't wanna Fdream about you baby (Dmdream about you baby)
CHold back the night, Emturn on the light
Don't wanna Fdream about you baby (Dmdream about you baby)
CHold back the night, Emturn on the light
Don't wanna Fdream about you baby (Dmdream about you baby)
CHold back the night, Emturn on the light
Don't wanna Fdream about you baby (Dmdream about you baby)

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Hold Back The Night

by Graham Parker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm F C Em C Em F Dm C Em F Dm G F Dm G F Dm F Dm F

[Chorus]

C Em

Hold back the night, turn on the light

F Dm

Don't wanna dream about you baby (dream about you baby)

C Em

Hold back the night, turn on the light

F Dm

Don't wanna dream about you baby (dream about you baby)

[Verse 1]

G Dm F

When you left you took the sun right out of my sky, yes you did

G Dm F

Wonder why you went away, and never told me why

Dm F Dm F

When the sun go down, the moon is near

Dm F G

I'm scared to death 'cause your face appear

[Chorus]

C Em

Hold back the night, turn on the light

F Dm

Don't wanna dream about you baby (dream about you baby)

C Em

Hold back the night, turn on the light

F Dm

Don't wanna dream about you baby (dream about you baby)

[Verse 2]

G Dm F

Loneliness, haunting me when I go to bed yes I do

G Dm F

Like a character in a book, that I have read

Dm F Dm F

When the sun go down, the moon is near

Dm F G

I'm scared to death 'cause your face appear

Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it

[Bridge]

C Em F Dm C Em F Dm Dm F Dm F Dm F G

[Chorus]

C Em

Hold back the night, turn on the light

F Dm

Don't wanna dream about you baby (dream about you baby)

C Em

Hold back the night, turn on the light

F Dm

Don't wanna dream about you baby (dream about you baby)

C Em

Hold back the night, turn on the light

F Dm

Don't wanna dream about you baby (dream about you baby)

C Em

Hold back the night, turn on the light

F Dm

Don't wanna dream about you baby (dream about you baby)

C Em

Hold back the night, turn on the light

F Dm

Don't wanna dream about you baby (dream about you baby)

C Em

Hold back the night, turn on the light

F Dm

Don't wanna dream about you baby (dream about you baby)

C Em

Hold back the night, turn on the light

F Dm

Don't wanna dream about you baby (dream about you baby)

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