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Throughout the verse you're going to play a G Am7 progression which goes like this.
-G--3----Am73--|    throw in a little strumming at the end of each interval.
---0----1--|
---0----0--|    voice the G with your ring on the the low E and pinky on the
------0h2--|    high E.
-----------|
-3---------|
Intro
G Am7 G Am7 Gmaj7
iGmaj7--2--  play around on the high E. move it up to 3 once or twice.
m--3--
x--0--  i'm not sure if this chord is right, but it sounds close enough.
r--4--
p--5--
x-----
Verse
At GnighAm7time I go out and Gsee the Am7people
Air goes cool and hurrying on my way
The chorus has a fingerpicking pattern.  Dsus4 is D with your pinky on 3 on the E 
and Cmaj7 is C with an open B string.
Chorus
And Ddressing so Dsus4sweet, all the Cpeople to see
They're Dlooking at me, all the Cpeople to see.Cmaj7  
Verse
 G   Am7pattern
And when I set my eyes on you
You look like a kitty
And when you're in the moon
Oh you look so pretty
Chorus
Caught a Dglance in your eyes
And Cfell through the skies
DGlance in your eyes
And Cfell through the skiesCmaj7  
Interlude
G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 Gmaj7
Verse
 G   Am7Pattern
I'm walking down the freezing street
Scarf goes out behind
You said, "Get them away"
Please don't say a word
Chorus
"Get me Dout of here
Get me Cout of here
I Dhate it here
Get me Cout of here"Cmaj7  
Verse
 G   Am7pattern
At nightime I go out and see the people
Air goes cool and hurrying on my way
Chorus
DGlanced in your eyes and Cfell through the skies
DDance in your eyes and Cfell through the skiesCmaj7  
Outro
G Am7 G Am7 G

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Nighttime

by Big Star

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Gmaj7

Dsus4

Cmaj7

Throughout the verse you're going to play a G Am7 progression which goes like this.

G Am7

---3----3--| throw in a little strumming at the end of each interval.

---0----1--|

---0----0--| voice the G with your ring on the the low E and pinky on the

------0h2--| high E.

-----------|

-3---------|

Intro

G Am7 G Am7 Gmaj7

Gmaj7

i--2-- play around on the high E. move it up to 3 once or twice.

m--3--

x--0-- i'm not sure if this chord is right, but it sounds close enough.

r--4--

p--5--

x-----

Verse

G Am7 G Am7

At nightime I go out and see the people

Air goes cool and hurrying on my way

The chorus has a fingerpicking pattern. Dsus4 is D with your pinky on 3 on the E

and Cmaj7 is C with an open B string.

Chorus

D Dsus4 C

And dressing so sweet, all the people to see

D C Cmaj7

They're looking at me, all the people to see.

Verse

G Am7

pattern

And when I set my eyes on you

You look like a kitty

And when you're in the moon

Oh you look so pretty

Chorus

Caught a glance in your eyes

And fell through the skies

Glance in your eyes

C Cmaj7

And fell through the skies

Interlude

G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 Gmaj7

Verse

G Am7

Pattern

I'm walking down the freezing street

Scarf goes out behind

You said, "Get them away"

Please don't say a word

Chorus

"Get me out of here

Get me out of here

I hate it here

C Cmaj7

Get me out of here"

Verse

G Am7

pattern

At nightime I go out and see the people

Air goes cool and hurrying on my way

Chorus

D C

Glanced in your eyes and fell through the skies

D C Cmaj7

Dance in your eyes and fell through the skies

Outro

G Am7 G Am7 G

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