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Sweet Is The Night

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Intro :  E   A   B   E   A   B   E   A   B   A   AbmFsharpminor  B  
When the Eday is done and there's Abmnowhere to run (nowhere to run)
And the Apeople of the city have all Blost and won 
In your cEity dress you Abmstand and stare (you stand and stare)
And you Asmoke another cigarette and Bcomb your hair 
And the Alight (The Light) thaEt shines (That Shines)
Fsharpminor       Abm  
Paints a trace of sadness
On the sAtreet (The Street) EI wait (I wait)
Fsharpminor         A  
But I can't seem to get to you.
(Same Pattern)
oh, you start to sway, check your Cartier (it's gettin' late)
'Cos it's getting late, you can't afford to wait 
So you move along where it's going on (it's going on)
And the people of the night are playing 'till the dawn 
And the sun (The Sun) that shines (That Shines)
Paints a trace of sadness 
In your eyes (Those eyes) that cry (That Cry)
Wishing and hoping 
Oh...
CHORUS: 
ESweet, sweet is the Anight
Now Byou are Enear 
EDark, dark were the Adays 
They BdisappEear
ESweet, sweet is the Anight
           B        E   A   AbmFsharpminor B  
Now you are near.
(Same Pattern)
Well you did your thing and you lost your wings (you did your thing)
And you hurt so bad you lost everything 
And the tears that fall on the city wall (the city wall)
Will fade away with the rays of morning light THE LIGHT that shines THAT SINES
Paints a smile across your pretty face (Your Face)
I know (I know)
Everything is alright 
Alright... uh oo uh oo uh oo
REPEAT CHORUS x2
Outro :  Am   AbmFsharpminor  B   Am   C  E  

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Sweet Is The Night

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

E A B E A B E A B A Abm B

Intro : Fsharpminor

E Abm

When the day is done and there's nowhere to run (nowhere to run)

A B

And the people of the city have all lost and won

E Abm

In your city dress you stand and stare (you stand and stare)

A B

And you smoke another cigarette and comb your hair

A E

And the light (The Light) that shines (That Shines)

Abm

Fsharpminor

Paints a trace of sadness

A E

On the street (The Street) I wait (I wait)

Fsharpminor

But I can't seem to get to you.

(Same Pattern)

oh, you start to sway, check your Cartier (it's gettin' late)

'Cos it's getting late, you can't afford to wait

So you move along where it's going on (it's going on)

And the people of the night are playing 'till the dawn

And the sun (The Sun) that shines (That Shines)

Paints a trace of sadness

In your eyes (Those eyes) that cry (That Cry)

Wishing and hoping

Oh...

CHORUS:

E A

Sweet, sweet is the night

B E

Now you are near

E A

Dark, dark were the days

B E

They disappear

E A

Sweet, sweet is the night

B E A Abm B

Fsharpminor

Now you are near.

(Same Pattern)

Well you did your thing and you lost your wings (you did your thing)

And you hurt so bad you lost everything

And the tears that fall on the city wall (the city wall)

Will fade away with the rays of morning light THE LIGHT that shines THAT SINES

Paints a smile across your pretty face (Your Face)

I know (I know)

Everything is alright

Alright... uh oo uh oo uh oo

REPEAT CHORUS x2

Am Abm B Am C E

Outro : Fsharpminor

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