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-Beautiful Night-
-Josh Ritter-
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[Intro]
D   D/C# D/B  D/A
G   D/F# Em   A
[Verse 1]
  DUp here in the cD/C#row's nest I am swD/Bimming through the D/Abreeze
One last mGemory from the D/F#sun as it is sEmetting by degreAes
And Dhigh above an aD/C#lbatross is fD/Bollowing its lD/Aight
And I will sGing to her as sD/F#he flies by   Emon this bAeautiful Dnight
AheDad is the horiD/C#zon, always cD/Bhanging it stands fD/Aast
Far behiGnd me are the dD/F#esert islands Emshipwrecks of the pAast
And I have sDeen the cannons sD/C#ounding in the eD/Barly morning D/Alight
But I have Gleft my battles fD/F#or the day  Emon this Abeautiful nDight
[Instrumental]
D/C# D/B  D/A
G   D/F# Em   A
[Verse 2]
DLonely are the D/C#sailors they're D/Bon this journey D/Atoo
And each of Gus must make our uD/F#nknown way uEmpon the Ablue
So toniDght we cast our wD/C#orries float D/Bjetsam on the D/Atide
And we Gwatch them echo fD/F#ar away  EmOn this Abeautiful F#mnight
[Bridge]
The flat C#mearth may end
We may sEmail off the edge and A7not be seen agAain
So I    F#msing and hope my song will form a C#mrope of golden cords/chords
So that EmI can rescue someone else should tA7hey fall overboAard
[Verse 3]
  DSome of us are D/C#pirates and D/Bsome of us are dD/Aamned
But aGll of us need D/F#all of us to eEmver find the Aland
And though the PGassage of Good D/F#Hope may seem     Emlike a needle's eyAe
We're fDloating on tranD/C#quility    D/Bon this D/Abeautiful nDight
[Outro]
DUp here in the cD/C#row's nest I am D/Bswimming through the D/Abreeze
One last Gmemory from the D/F#sun...Em  A  
D   D/C# D/B  D/A
G   D/F# Em   A

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Beautiful Night

by Josh Ritter

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Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

D/B

D/A

D/F#

F#m

C#m

-Beautiful Night-

-Josh Ritter-

-----------------

[Intro]

D D/C# D/B D/A

G D/F# Em A

[Verse 1]

D D/C# D/B D/A

Up here in the crow's nest I am swimming through the breeze

G D/F# Em A

One last memory from the sun as it is setting by degrees

D D/C# D/B D/A

And high above an albatross is following its light

G D/F# Em A D

And I will sing to her as she flies by on this beautiful night

D D/C# D/B D/A

Ahead is the horizon, always changing it stands fast

G D/F# Em A

Far behind me are the desert islands shipwrecks of the past

D D/C# D/B D/A

And I have seen the cannons sounding in the early morning light

G D/F# Em A D

But I have left my battles for the day on this beautiful night

[Instrumental]

D/C# D/B D/A

G D/F# Em A

[Verse 2]

D D/C# D/B D/A

Lonely are the sailors they're on this journey too

G D/F# Em A

And each of us must make our unknown way upon the blue

D D/C# D/B D/A

So tonight we cast our worries float jetsam on the tide

G D/F# Em A F#m

And we watch them echo far away On this beautiful night

[Bridge]

C#m

The flat earth may end

Em A7 A

We may sail off the edge and not be seen again

F#m C#m

So I sing and hope my song will form a rope of golden cords/chords

Em A7 A

So that I can rescue someone else should they fall overboard

[Verse 3]

D D/C# D/B D/A

Some of us are pirates and some of us are damned

G D/F# Em A

But all of us need all of us to ever find the land

G D/F# Em A

And though the Passage of Good Hope may seem like a needle's eye

D D/C# D/B D/A D

We're floating on tranquility on this beautiful night

[Outro]

D D/C# D/B D/A

Up here in the crow's nest I am swimming through the breeze

G D/F# Em A

One last memory from the sun...

D D/C# D/B D/A

G D/F# Em A

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