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THE NIGHT COMES DOWN
From the 1st self-titled albumn
The real intro is some wild stuff around an Em that is well
beyond my abilities. After enough Em improv it crashes into a B7
(I think). Then the intro below.
Chords: C#= xx4121, C#7= x4342x, Dmaj7= xx0222
[Intro]
| Am   Em| D   C#| A| Dmaj7| Dmaj7|
[Verse]
Dmaj7When I was D7young it Gcame to me, Dand I Gcould see the Csun breakingD  
Dmaj7Lucy was D7high, and Gso was I,Bm  
Amdazzling, Dholding the C#7world insA7ide
Dmaj7Once I beD7lieved in Geveryone, eBbveryone and anyDone can see
[Chorus]
GOo-Aoh the Dnight Gcomes DdownBm, and F#mI get afGraid, of F#mlosing my D7way
GOo-Aoh the Dnight Gcomes DdownBm, F#mohG  F#m  
Em7and it's dA7ark again
| Dmaj7|
[Verse]
Dmaj7Once I could D7laugh with eveGryone, Donce I Gcould see the Cgood in meD  
The Dmaj7black and the white D7disGtinctively,Bm  
Amcoloring, Dholding the C#7world inA7side
Dmaj7Now all the woD7rld is Ggrey to me, Bbnobody can Dsee (you gotta believe it)
[Chorus]
GOo-Aoh the Dnight Gcomes DdownBm, and F#mI get afGraid, of F#mlosing my D7way
GOo-Aoh the Dnight Gcomes DdownBm, F#mohG  F#m  
Em7and it's dA7ark again
Ending
Em7and it's A7dark again
Em7and it's A7dark againEm  
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