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Tonight Is The Night
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3 versions here
Version 1 real simple for beginners
[Intro]
D Em
First of all I'd Dlike to say good evening
And we're Emso pleased that
So many of you could come Dout and share
In all the love Emand all the happiness we have in store for youD
We want you to have a real good Emtime
'Cause that's just what we have Din mind
Is that alright with youEm
Now, Dthis is a tune that I composedEm
And it's called
DTonight Emis the night
DThat you make me a woman
EmNow I never intended Drecording this song
It Emwas a personal poem
DThis is until the day that my producer
EmHappened to thumb through the pages of my notebookD
He came across the words and he Emsaid
'We got to somethin' with these wordsD
It's happening every day
And Empeople wanna hear about it, Betty
DYou see, it's Emthe story of a young girlD
Making love Emfor the very fiDrst timeEm
Now Dwhen I finally got a melodyEm
I took it home and I-DI played it for my motherEm
Now I got to tell you a little bit aDbout my mother
You see EmI come from one of those pretty large families
And I'm the Dbaby of the family
And you know you never Emgrow up to your mother
DI'll never forget the way she looked at me Emwhen I played it for her
She said, 'Uh, DI like the musicEm
You know, baby, Dthe melody it's really nice
EmBut I know you're not gonna sing that song'D
But we eased Emit right on by, yes, we did
DAnd it became one of my biggest records tooEm
So I want you to do this for me if you Dwill
Everybody Emthink back Dto your Emvery Dfirst time
[Instrumental]
| Em| D| Em| D|
EmNow I'll give you a little while longer
'Cause I know Dsome of you
Have to think back a Emlittle further than othersD
Come on now, I want Emyou to play catch-up
'Cause I don't Dwant you waitin' till I get to the end of my song
Sayin', 'EmOh, yeah, now I remember'D
Now Emwhether it was goodD
Or you just smilin' it was Emgood
Or on the other hand Dif it was not so goodEm
Here's my storyD
Hmm Emhmm Dmmm EmmmmD
[Chorus]
Tonight is the Emnight
That you Dmake me a Emwoman, mmmD
You said you'll Embe gentle with me
And I DI hope you Emwill, mmmD
I'm nervous Emand I'm tremblin'D
Waitin' for yEmou to walk inBm
I'm tryin' hard to relax
But I Gjust can't keep stiDll, no
[Verse 1]
I can hear your Emcar door slammin'
DI wanna play big girl and put Emon a sexy smileD
But I know so Emlittle about what love Dis
I just can't Emhelp actin' like a childD
You're knockin' on my door Emand you're ringin' my bellD
Hope you're not impaEmtient after waiting so very longD
A whole year I Emput you off with my silly hang-upsD
And we're both old eEmnough to know right from wrongD
[Chorus]
Tonight is Emthe night
That you Dmake me a Emwoman, mmmD
You said you'll Embe gentle with me
And I DI hope you Emwill, mmmD
I'm nervous Emand I'm tremblin'D
Waitin' for yEmou to walk inBm
I'm tryin' hard to relax
But I Gjust can't keep stiDll, no
[Post Chorus]
DMmm Emhey, babyD
EmHo, ho, Dbaby
EmHo yeDah YEmeahD
[Verse 2]
Oh, but what if my mama Emshould come home earlyD
And catch us Emdoin' what we're doin'D
Not only Emwill I never live it down
But Dmy whole family relationship Emit'll all be ruinedD
But we've gone Ema little bit too far nowD
Oh, Emto turn aroundD
So let's just prEmay
That Dtrue love is what we've Emfound
ToDnight, toEmnight
ToDnight, toEmnight
[Verse 3]
Ho, I'll Dnever forget toEmnight
No, no, I'll Dnever forget toEmnight
That's when you Dmake me feel Emreal, mmm hmm
You Dmake me feel Emreal, real Dgo----Emod
Oh oh Dwhoa oh oh whoa Emwhoa
Yeah, and I Dwanna thank your love
Said I've Emgot to thank your love
'Cause you make me Dfeel good
And I love you, Embaby
I Dlove you and I know it
And I Emain't too proud to show it
'Cause I Dlove you, baby
And I Emneed you, baby
I Dwant you, my love, my love
EmMy, my, my baby
I'll Dnever forget tonight
No, I'll Emnever forget tonight
'Cause you make me Dfeel good
And I love you, Embaby
You make me Dfeel real good
[Bridge]
EmAnd I love you, baby
'Cause you gave me
AUh, uh, Dpure Emlove, yeah
AUh, uh, uh, Bmpure Emlove
Said I like that, baby
AUh, uh, Dpure Emlove
Said I need that, sugar
AUh-uh-uh, Dpure Emlove
There's nothin' phony about it
AUh-uh, Dpure Emlove
Your love I can't do without it
AUh-uh-uh, Dpure Emlove, ooh
[Outro]
I Dlove him, I know it
I Emain't too proud to show it
I lDove him, I know it
I Emain't too proud to show it
I Dlove him, I know it
I Emain't too proud to show it
I Dlove him, I know it
And I Emain't too proud to show itD
Tonight, toEmnight
TDonight, toEmnight
Mmm mmm Dmmm
N.C.
Thank you, thank you
*****************************************************
Version 2 a bit harder - D is 4 beats Em is 2 beats and A is 2 beats
until you hit the bridge then it's same as
version 1
[Intro]
| D| Em A|
First of all I'd Dlike to say good evening
And we're Emso pleased that
ASo many of you could come Dout and share
In all the love Emand all the happiness Awe have in store for youD
We want you to have a real good Emtime
'Cause that's Ajust what we have Din mind
Is that alright with youEm A
Now, Dthis is a tune that I composedEm
And it's Acalled
DTonight Emis the nightA
DThat you make me a woman
EmNow I Anever intended Drecording this song
It Emwas a personal poemA
DThis is until the day that my producer
EmHappened to thumb through the Apages of my notebookD
He came across the words and he Emsaid
'We got to Asomethin' with these wordsD
It's happening every day
And Empeople wanna hear about it, ABetty'
DYou see, it's Emthe story Aof a young girlD
Making love Emfor the Avery fiDrst timeEm
Now A Dwhen I finally got a melodyEm
I took Ait home and I-DI played it for my motherEm
Now AI got to tell you a little bit aDbout my mother
You see EmI come from one of those pretty Alarge families
And I'm the Dbaby of the family
And you know you never Emgrow up to your motherA
DI'll never forget the way she looked at me Emwhen I played it for her
She Asaid, 'Uh, DI like the musicEm
AYou know, baby, Dthe melody it's really nice
EmBut I know you're not gonna Asing that song'D
But we eased Emit right on by, Ayes, we did
DAnd it became one of my biggest records tooEm
So I want you to do Athis for me if you Dwill
Everybody Em Athink back Dto your Em Avery Dfirst time
[Instrumental]
| Em A| D| Em A| D|
EmNow I'll give you a little wAhile longer
'Cause I know Dsome of you
Have to think back a Emlittle further than AothersD
Come on now, I want Emyou to play catch-upA
'Cause I don't Dwant you waitin' till I get to the end of my song
Sayin', 'EmOh, yeah, now I reAmember'D
Now Emwhether it was goodA D
Or you just smilin' it was Emgood
AOr on the other hand Dif it was not so goodEm
Here's my storyA D
Hmm EmhmAm Dmmm EmmAmmD
[Chorus]
Tonight is the EmnightA
That you Dmake me a Emwoman, Ammm..D.
You said you'll Embe gentle with me
AAnd I DI hope you Emwill, AmmmD
I'm nervous Emand I'm tremAblin'D
Waitin' for yEmou to Awalk inBm
I'm tryin' hard to relax
But I Gjust can't keep stiDll, Ano
[Verse 1]
I can hear your Emcar door slammin'A
DI wanna play big girl and put Emon a seAxy smileD
But I know so Emlittle about Awhat love Dis
I just can't Emhelp actin' like a AchildD
You're knockin' on my door Emand you're ringin' Amy bellD
Hope you're not impaEmtient after waiting Aso very longD
A whole year I Emput you off with my Asilly hang-upsD
And we're both old eEmnough to know right Afrom wrongD
[Chorus]
Tonight is Emthe nightA
That you Dmake me a Emwoman, AmmmD
You said you'll Embe gentle with meA
And I DI hope you Emwill, AmmmD
I'm nervous Emand I'm tremAblin'D
Waitin' for yEmou to Awalk inBm
I'm tryin' hard to relax
But I Gjust can't keep stiDll, Ano
[Post Chorus]
DMmm Emhey, babyA D
EmHo, Aho, Dbaby
EmHo AyeDahA
YEme---AahD
[Verse 2]
Oh, but what if my mama Emshould come Ahome earlyD
And catch us Emdoin' what we're Adoin'D
Not only Emwill I never live Ait down
But Dmy whole family relationship Emit'll all be AruinedD
But we've gone Ema little bit too Afar nowD
Oh, Emto turn aAroundD
So let's just prEmayA
That Dtrue love is what we've EmfoundA
ToDnight, toEmnightA
ToDnight, toEmnight
[Verse 3]
AHo, I'll Dnever forget toEmnight
No, Ano, I'll Dnever forget toEmnight
AThat's when you Dmake me feel Emreal, Ammm hmm
You Dmake me feel Emreal, Areal Dgo----Emod
AOh oh Dwhoa oh oh whoa Emwhoa
AYeah, and I Dwanna thank your love
Said I've Emgot to thank your love
'ACause you make me Dfeel good
And I love you, EmbabyA
I Dlove you and I know it
And I Emain't too proud to Ashow it
'Cause I Dlove you, baby
And I Emneed you, baAby
I Dwant you, my love, my love
EmMy, my, my Ababy
I'll Dnever forget tonight
No, I'll Emnever forget toAnight
'Cause you make me Dfeel good
And I love you, Embaby
AYou make me Dfeel real good
[Bridge]
EmAnd I love you, baby
'Cause you gave me
AUh, uh, Dpure Emlove, yeah
AUh, uh, uh, Bmpure Emlove
Said I like that, baby
AUh, uh, Dpure Emlove
Said I need that, sugar
AUh-uh-uh, Dpure Emlove
There's nothin' phony about it
AUh-uh, Dpure Emlove
Your love I can't do without it
AUh-uh-uh, Dpure Emlove, Aooh
[Outro]
I Dlove him, I know it
I Emain't too proud to Ashow it
I lDove him, I know it
I Emain't too proud to Ashow it
I Dlove him, I know it
I Emain't too proud to Ashow it
I Dlove him, I know it
And I Emain't too proud to Ashow itD
Tonight, toEmnightA
TDonight, toEmnight
AMmm mmm Dmmm
N.C.
Thank you, thank you
********************************************************
Version 3 bit harder again - Same as version 2 but with 7ths
[Chords] strings
654321
Dmaj7xx0222
Em7022030
A7x02020
[Intro]
| D| Em A|
First of all I'd Dlike to say good evening
And we're Emso pleased that
ASo many of you could come Dout and share
In all the love Emand all the happiness Awe have in store for youD
We want you to have a real good Em7time
'Cause that's Ajust what we have Din mind
Is that alright with youEm7 A
Now, Dthis is a tune that I composedEm
And it's A7called
DTonight Em7is the nightA
DThat you make me a woman
EmNow I Anever intended Drecording this song
It Em7was a personal poemA
DThis is until the day that my producer
Em7Happened to thumb through the A7pages of my notebookD
He came across the words and he Em7said
'We got to Asomethin' with these wordsD
It's happening every day
And Em7people wanna hear about it, ABetty'
DYou see, it's Emthe story Aof a young girlD
Making love Emfor the Avery fiDrst timeEm
Now A Dwhen I finally got a melodyEm
I took Ait home and I-DI played it for my motherEm7
Now AI got to tell you a little bit aDbout my mother
You see Em7I come from one of those pretty Alarge families
And I'm the Dbaby of the family
And you know you never Em7grow up to your motherA
DI'll never forget the way she looked at me Em7when I played it for her
She Asaid, 'Uh, DI like the musicEm
AYou know, baby, Dthe melody it's really nice
EmBut I know you're not gonna Asing that song'D
But we eased Emit right on by, Ayes, we did
DAnd it became one of my biggest records tooEm7
So I want you to do Athis for me if you Dwill
Everybody Em7 Athink back Dto your Em Avery Dfirst time
[Instrumental]
| Em7 A| D| Em A| D|
EmNow I'll give you a little wAhile longer
'Cause I know Dsome of you
Have to think back a Emlittle further than AothersD
Come on now, I want Em7you to play catch-upA
'Cause I don't Dwant you waitin' till I get to the end of my song
Sayin', 'EmOh, yeah, now I reAmember'D
Now Em7whether it was goodA7 D
Or you just smilin' it was Emgood
AOr on the other hand Dif it was not so goodEm
Here's my storyA Dmaj7
Hmm Em7hmA7m Dmaj7mmm Em7mmmA D
[Chorus]
Tonight is the EmnightA
That you Dmake me a Em7woman, A7mmmDmaj7
You said you'll Em7be gentle with me
A7And I DI hope you Em7will, A7mmmD
I'm nervous Em7and I'm tremAblin'D
Waitin' for yEmou to A7walk inBm7
I'm tryin' hard to relax
But I Gjust can't keep stiDll, Ano
[Verse 1]
I can hear your Emcar door slammin'A
DI wanna play big girl and put Emon a seA7xy smileD
But I know so Em7little about A7what love iDmaj7s
I just can't Em7help actin' like a AchildD
You're knockin' on my door Em7and you're ringin' Amy bellD
Hope you're not impaEm7tient after waiting A7so very longDmaj7
A whole year I Em7put you off with my Asilly hang-upsD
And we're both old eEm7nough to know right A7from wrongDmaj7
[Chorus]
Tonight is Em7the nightA
That you Dmake me a Em7woman, AmmmD
You said you'll Em7be gentle with meA
And I DI hope you Emwill, AmmmD
I'm nervous Em7and I'm tremAblin'D
Waitin' for yEmou to Awalk inBm
I'm tryin' hard to relax
But I Gjust can't keep stiDll, Ano
[Post Chorus]
DMmm Em7hey, babyA D
Em7Ho, A7ho, Dbaby
EmHo AyeDahA
YEm7e----AahD
[Verse 2]
Oh, but what if my mama Emshould come Ahome earlyD
And catch us Em7doin' what we're Adoin'D
Not only Em7will I never live A7it down
But Dmaj7my whole family relationship Em7it'll all be AruinedD
But we've gone Em7a little bit too Afar nowD
Oh, Em7to turn aAroundD
So let's just prEmayA
That Dtrue love is what we've EmfoundA
ToDnight, toEm7nightA
ToDnight, toEm7night
[Verse 3]
AHo, I'll Dnever forget toEm7night
No, Ano, I'll Dnever forget toEm7night
A7That's when you Dmaj7make me feel Em7real, Ammm hmm
You Dmake me feel Em7real, Areal Dgo----Em7od
A7Oh oh Dwhoa oh oh whoa Emwhoa
AYeah, and I Dwanna thank your love
Said I've Em7got to thank your love
'A7Cause you make me Dmaj7feel good
And I love you, Em7babyA7
I Dmaj7love you and I know it
And I Em7ain't too proud to Ashow it
'Cause I Dmaj7love you, baby
And I Emneed you, baAby
I Dwant you, my love, my love
Em7My, my, my Ababy
I'll Dnever forget tonight
No, I'll Emnever forget toAnight
'Cause you make me Dfeel good
And I love you, Embaby
AYou make me Dfeel real good
[Bridge]
EmAnd I love you, baby
'Cause you gave me
AUh, uh, Dpure Em7love, yeah
AUh, uh, uh, Bmpure Em7love
Said I like that, baby
AUh, uh, Dpure Emlove
Said I need that, sugar
AUh-uh-uh, Dpure Emlove
There's nothin' phony about it
AUh-uh, Dpure Emlove
Your love I can't do without it
AUh-uh-uh, Dpure Emlove, Aooh
[Outro]
I Dmaj7love him, I know it
I Em7ain't too proud to A7show it
I lDove him, I know it
I Emain't too proud to Ashow it
I Dlove him, I know it
I Emain't too proud to Ashow it
I Dlove him, I know it
And I Em7ain't too proud to Ashow itD
Tonight, toEm7nightA7
TDmaj7onight, toEm7night
A7Mmm mmm Dmaj7mmm
N.C.
Thank you, thank you
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Tonight Is The Night
by Betty Wright
Chords in this song · guitar
D
Em
Bm
G
A
Dmaj7
Em7
A7
Bm7
3 versions here
Version 1 real simple for beginners
[Intro]
D Em
D
First of all I'd like to say good evening
Em
And we're so pleased that
D
So many of you could come out and share
Em D
In all the love and all the happiness we have in store for you
Em
We want you to have a real good time
D
'Cause that's just what we have in mind
Em
Is that alright with you
D Em
Now, this is a tune that I composed
And it's called
D Em
Tonight is the night
D
That you make me a woman
Em D
Now I never intended recording this song
Em
It was a personal poem
D
This is until the day that my producer
Em D
Happened to thumb through the pages of my notebook
Em
He came across the words and he said
D
'We got to somethin' with these words
It's happening every day
Em
And people wanna hear about it, Betty
D Em D
You see, it's the story of a young girl
Em D Em
Making love for the very first time
D Em
Now when I finally got a melody
D Em
I took it home and I-I played it for my mother
D
Now I got to tell you a little bit about my mother
Em
You see I come from one of those pretty large families
D
And I'm the baby of the family
Em
And you know you never grow up to your mother
D Em
I'll never forget the way she looked at me when I played it for her
D Em
She said, 'Uh, I like the music
D
You know, baby, the melody it's really nice
Em D
But I know you're not gonna sing that song'
Em
But we eased it right on by, yes, we did
D Em
And it became one of my biggest records too
D
So I want you to do this for me if you will
Em D Em D
Everybody think back to your very first time
[Instrumental]
Em D Em D
| | | | |
Em
Now I'll give you a little while longer
D
'Cause I know some of you
Em D
Have to think back a little further than others
Em
Come on now, I want you to play catch-up
D
'Cause I don't want you waitin' till I get to the end of my song
Em D
Sayin', 'Oh, yeah, now I remember'
Em D
Now whether it was good
Em
Or you just smilin' it was good
D Em
Or on the other hand if it was not so good
D
Here's my story
Em D Em D
Hmm hmm mmm mmm
[Chorus]
Em
Tonight is the night
D Em D
That you make me a woman, mmm
Em
You said you'll be gentle with me
D Em D
And I I hope you will, mmm
Em D
I'm nervous and I'm tremblin'
Em Bm
Waitin' for you to walk in
I'm tryin' hard to relax
G D
But I just can't keep still, no
[Verse 1]
Em
I can hear your car door slammin'
D Em D
I wanna play big girl and put on a sexy smile
Em D
But I know so little about what love is
Em D
I just can't help actin' like a child
Em D
You're knockin' on my door and you're ringin' my bell
Em D
Hope you're not impatient after waiting so very long
Em D
A whole year I put you off with my silly hang-ups
Em D
And we're both old enough to know right from wrong
[Chorus]
Em
Tonight is the night
D Em D
That you make me a woman, mmm
Em
You said you'll be gentle with me
D Em D
And I I hope you will, mmm
Em D
I'm nervous and I'm tremblin'
Em Bm
Waitin' for you to walk in
I'm tryin' hard to relax
G D
But I just can't keep still, no
[Post Chorus]
D Em D
Mmm hey, baby
Em D
Ho, ho, baby
Em D Em D
Ho yeah Yeah
[Verse 2]
Em D
Oh, but what if my mama should come home early
Em D
And catch us doin' what we're doin'
Em
Not only will I never live it down
D Em D
But my whole family relationship it'll all be ruined
Em D
But we've gone a little bit too far now
Em D
Oh, to turn around
Em
So let's just pray
D Em
That true love is what we've found
D Em
Tonight, tonight
D Em
Tonight, tonight
[Verse 3]
D Em
Ho, I'll never forget tonight
D Em
No, no, I'll never forget tonight
D Em
That's when you make me feel real, mmm hmm
D Em D Em
You make me feel real, real go----od
D Em
Oh oh whoa oh oh whoa whoa
D
Yeah, and I wanna thank your love
Em
Said I've got to thank your love
D
'Cause you make me feel good
Em
And I love you, baby
D
I love you and I know it
Em
And I ain't too proud to show it
D
'Cause I love you, baby
Em
And I need you, baby
D
I want you, my love, my love
Em
My, my, my baby
D
I'll never forget tonight
Em
No, I'll never forget tonight
D
'Cause you make me feel good
Em
And I love you, baby
D
You make me feel real good
[Bridge]
Em
And I love you, baby
'Cause you gave me
A D Em
Uh, uh, pure love, yeah
A Bm Em
Uh, uh, uh, pure love
Said I like that, baby
A D Em
Uh, uh, pure love
Said I need that, sugar
A D Em
Uh-uh-uh, pure love
There's nothin' phony about it
A D Em
Uh-uh, pure love
Your love I can't do without it
A D Em
Uh-uh-uh, pure love, ooh
[Outro]
D
I love him, I know it
Em
I ain't too proud to show it
D
I love him, I know it
Em
I ain't too proud to show it
D
I love him, I know it
Em
I ain't too proud to show it
D
I love him, I know it
Em D
And I ain't too proud to show it
Em
Tonight, tonight
D Em
Tonight, tonight
D
Mmm mmm mmm
N.C.
Thank you, thank you
*****************************************************
Version 2 a bit harder - D is 4 beats Em is 2 beats and A is 2 beats
until you hit the bridge then it's same as
version 1
[Intro]
D Em A
| | |
D
First of all I'd like to say good evening
Em
And we're so pleased that
A D
So many of you could come out and share
Em A D
In all the love and all the happiness we have in store for you
Em
We want you to have a real good time
A D
'Cause that's just what we have in mind
Em A
Is that alright with you
D Em
Now, this is a tune that I composed
A
And it's called
D Em A
Tonight is the night
D
That you make me a woman
Em A D
Now I never intended recording this song
Em A
It was a personal poem
D
This is until the day that my producer
Em A D
Happened to thumb through the pages of my notebook
Em
He came across the words and he said
A D
'We got to somethin' with these words
It's happening every day
Em A
And people wanna hear about it, Betty'
D Em A D
You see, it's the story of a young girl
Em A D Em
Making love for the very first time
A D Em
Now when I finally got a melody
A D Em
I took it home and I-I played it for my mother
A D
Now I got to tell you a little bit about my mother
Em A
You see I come from one of those pretty large families
D
And I'm the baby of the family
Em A
And you know you never grow up to your mother
D Em
I'll never forget the way she looked at me when I played it for her
A D Em
She said, 'Uh, I like the music
A D
You know, baby, the melody it's really nice
Em A D
But I know you're not gonna sing that song'
Em A
But we eased it right on by, yes, we did
D Em
And it became one of my biggest records too
A D
So I want you to do this for me if you will
Em A D Em A D
Everybody think back to your very first time
[Instrumental]
Em A D Em A D
| | | | |
Em A
Now I'll give you a little while longer
D
'Cause I know some of you
Em A D
Have to think back a little further than others
Em A
Come on now, I want you to play catch-up
D
'Cause I don't want you waitin' till I get to the end of my song
Em A D
Sayin', 'Oh, yeah, now I remember'
Em A D
Now whether it was good
Em
Or you just smilin' it was good
A D Em
Or on the other hand if it was not so good
A D
Here's my story
Em A D Em A D
Hmm hmm mmm mmm
[Chorus]
Em A
Tonight is the night
D Em A D
That you make me a woman, mmm...
Em
You said you'll be gentle with me
A D Em A D
And I I hope you will, mmm
Em A D
I'm nervous and I'm tremblin'
Em A Bm
Waitin' for you to walk in
I'm tryin' hard to relax
G D A
But I just can't keep still, no
[Verse 1]
Em A
I can hear your car door slammin'
D Em A D
I wanna play big girl and put on a sexy smile
Em A D
But I know so little about what love is
Em A D
I just can't help actin' like a child
Em A D
You're knockin' on my door and you're ringin' my bell
Em A D
Hope you're not impatient after waiting so very long
Em A D
A whole year I put you off with my silly hang-ups
Em A D
And we're both old enough to know right from wrong
[Chorus]
Em A
Tonight is the night
D Em A D
That you make me a woman, mmm
Em A
You said you'll be gentle with me
D Em A D
And I I hope you will, mmm
Em A D
I'm nervous and I'm tremblin'
Em A Bm
Waitin' for you to walk in
I'm tryin' hard to relax
G D A
But I just can't keep still, no
[Post Chorus]
D Em A D
Mmm hey, baby
Em A D
Ho, ho, baby
Em A D A
Ho yeah
Em A D
Ye---ah
[Verse 2]
Em A D
Oh, but what if my mama should come home early
Em A D
And catch us doin' what we're doin'
Em A
Not only will I never live it down
D Em A D
But my whole family relationship it'll all be ruined
Em A D
But we've gone a little bit too far now
Em A D
Oh, to turn around
Em A
So let's just pray
D Em A
That true love is what we've found
D Em A
Tonight, tonight
D Em
Tonight, tonight
[Verse 3]
A D Em
Ho, I'll never forget tonight
A D Em
No, no, I'll never forget tonight
A D Em A
That's when you make me feel real, mmm hmm
D Em A D Em
You make me feel real, real go----od
A D Em
Oh oh whoa oh oh whoa whoa
A D
Yeah, and I wanna thank your love
Em
Said I've got to thank your love
A D
'Cause you make me feel good
Em A
And I love you, baby
D
I love you and I know it
Em A
And I ain't too proud to show it
D
'Cause I love you, baby
Em A
And I need you, baby
D
I want you, my love, my love
Em A
My, my, my baby
D
I'll never forget tonight
Em A
No, I'll never forget tonight
D
'Cause you make me feel good
Em
And I love you, baby
A D
You make me feel real good
[Bridge]
Em
And I love you, baby
'Cause you gave me
A D Em
Uh, uh, pure love, yeah
A Bm Em
Uh, uh, uh, pure love
Said I like that, baby
A D Em
Uh, uh, pure love
Said I need that, sugar
A D Em
Uh-uh-uh, pure love
There's nothin' phony about it
A D Em
Uh-uh, pure love
Your love I can't do without it
A D Em A
Uh-uh-uh, pure love, ooh
[Outro]
D
I love him, I know it
Em A
I ain't too proud to show it
D
I love him, I know it
Em A
I ain't too proud to show it
D
I love him, I know it
Em A
I ain't too proud to show it
D
I love him, I know it
Em A D
And I ain't too proud to show it
Em A
Tonight, tonight
D Em
Tonight, tonight
A D
Mmm mmm mmm
N.C.
Thank you, thank you
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Version 3 bit harder again - Same as version 2 but with 7ths
[Chords] strings
654321
Dmaj7
xx0222
Em7
022030
A7
x02020
[Intro]
D Em A
| | |
D
First of all I'd like to say good evening
Em
And we're so pleased that
A D
So many of you could come out and share
Em A D
In all the love and all the happiness we have in store for you
Em7
We want you to have a real good time
A D
'Cause that's just what we have in mind
Em7 A
Is that alright with you
D Em
Now, this is a tune that I composed
A7
And it's called
D Em7 A
Tonight is the night
D
That you make me a woman
Em A D
Now I never intended recording this song
Em7 A
It was a personal poem
D
This is until the day that my producer
Em7 A7 D
Happened to thumb through the pages of my notebook
Em7
He came across the words and he said
A D
'We got to somethin' with these words
It's happening every day
Em7 A
And people wanna hear about it, Betty'
D Em A D
You see, it's the story of a young girl
Em A D Em
Making love for the very first time
A D Em
Now when I finally got a melody
A D Em7
I took it home and I-I played it for my mother
A D
Now I got to tell you a little bit about my mother
Em7 A
You see I come from one of those pretty large families
D
And I'm the baby of the family
Em7 A
And you know you never grow up to your mother
D Em7
I'll never forget the way she looked at me when I played it for her
A D Em
She said, 'Uh, I like the music
A D
You know, baby, the melody it's really nice
Em A D
But I know you're not gonna sing that song'
Em A
But we eased it right on by, yes, we did
D Em7
And it became one of my biggest records too
A D
So I want you to do this for me if you will
Em7 A D Em A D
Everybody think back to your very first time
[Instrumental]
Em7 A D Em A D
| | | | |
Em A
Now I'll give you a little while longer
D
'Cause I know some of you
Em A D
Have to think back a little further than others
Em7 A
Come on now, I want you to play catch-up
D
'Cause I don't want you waitin' till I get to the end of my song
Em A D
Sayin', 'Oh, yeah, now I remember'
Em7 A7 D
Now whether it was good
Em
Or you just smilin' it was good
A D Em
Or on the other hand if it was not so good
A Dmaj7
Here's my story
Em7 A7 Dmaj7 Em7 A D
Hmm hmm mmm mmm
[Chorus]
Em A
Tonight is the night
D Em7 A7 Dmaj7
That you make me a woman, mmm
Em7
You said you'll be gentle with me
A7 D Em7 A7 D
And I I hope you will, mmm
Em7 A D
I'm nervous and I'm tremblin'
Em A7 Bm7
Waitin' for you to walk in
I'm tryin' hard to relax
G D A
But I just can't keep still, no
[Verse 1]
Em A
I can hear your car door slammin'
D Em A7 D
I wanna play big girl and put on a sexy smile
Em7 A7 Dmaj7
But I know so little about what love is
Em7 A D
I just can't help actin' like a child
Em7 A D
You're knockin' on my door and you're ringin' my bell
Em7 A7 Dmaj7
Hope you're not impatient after waiting so very long
Em7 A D
A whole year I put you off with my silly hang-ups
Em7 A7 Dmaj7
And we're both old enough to know right from wrong
[Chorus]
Em7 A
Tonight is the night
D Em7 A D
That you make me a woman, mmm
Em7 A
You said you'll be gentle with me
D Em A D
And I I hope you will, mmm
Em7 A D
I'm nervous and I'm tremblin'
Em A Bm
Waitin' for you to walk in
I'm tryin' hard to relax
G D A
But I just can't keep still, no
[Post Chorus]
D Em7 A D
Mmm hey, baby
Em7 A7 D
Ho, ho, baby
Em A D A
Ho yeah
Em7 A D
Ye----ah
[Verse 2]
Em A D
Oh, but what if my mama should come home early
Em7 A D
And catch us doin' what we're doin'
Em7 A7
Not only will I never live it down
Dmaj7 Em7 A D
But my whole family relationship it'll all be ruined
Em7 A D
But we've gone a little bit too far now
Em7 A D
Oh, to turn around
Em A
So let's just pray
D Em A
That true love is what we've found
D Em7 A
Tonight, tonight
D Em7
Tonight, tonight
[Verse 3]
A D Em7
Ho, I'll never forget tonight
A D Em7
No, no, I'll never forget tonight
A7 Dmaj7 Em7 A
That's when you make me feel real, mmm hmm
D Em7 A D Em7
You make me feel real, real go----od
A7 D Em
Oh oh whoa oh oh whoa whoa
A D
Yeah, and I wanna thank your love
Em7
Said I've got to thank your love
A7 Dmaj7
'Cause you make me feel good
Em7 A7
And I love you, baby
Dmaj7
I love you and I know it
Em7 A
And I ain't too proud to show it
Dmaj7
'Cause I love you, baby
Em A
And I need you, baby
D
I want you, my love, my love
Em7 A
My, my, my baby
D
I'll never forget tonight
Em A
No, I'll never forget tonight
D
'Cause you make me feel good
Em
And I love you, baby
A D
You make me feel real good
[Bridge]
Em
And I love you, baby
'Cause you gave me
A D Em7
Uh, uh, pure love, yeah
A Bm Em7
Uh, uh, uh, pure love
Said I like that, baby
A D Em
Uh, uh, pure love
Said I need that, sugar
A D Em
Uh-uh-uh, pure love
There's nothin' phony about it
A D Em
Uh-uh, pure love
Your love I can't do without it
A D Em A
Uh-uh-uh, pure love, ooh
[Outro]
Dmaj7
I love him, I know it
Em7 A7
I ain't too proud to show it
D
I love him, I know it
Em A
I ain't too proud to show it
D
I love him, I know it
Em A
I ain't too proud to show it
D
I love him, I know it
Em7 A D
And I ain't too proud to show it
Em7 A7
Tonight, tonight
Dmaj7 Em7
Tonight, tonight
A7 Dmaj7
Mmm mmm mmm
N.C.
Thank you, thank you
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