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ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS – Dave Barnes
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Standard tuning
     Cadd9= x32030     Am7= x02010      D* = x54x3x   Em6/ C#= x45450
   F#m7#5 = 200230       D= xx0232       Em= 022000       G/B= x20033
         G= 320033    D/F#= xx4232   B7/ D#= xx1202     Dsus4= xx0233
       Em7= 022030       C= x32010      G/D= xx0003
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INTRO
  Cadd9F#m7#5    G    Em7F#m7#5  G  
  Am7    D    D/F#    G(C-D*-G)
VERSE1
       Cadd9F#m7#5               G   Em7F#m7#5 G  
On a night  like    this, I could fall  in   love
             Am7    D       D/F#    G(C-D*-G)
I could fall in love with you
        Cadd9F#m7#5           G    Em7F#m7#5    G  
In this dark   so    dense, we talk   so    soft 
           Am7    D    D/F#    G(C-D*-G)
the way young lovers do
CHORUS
                            Em  B7/D#  
The day's last sight turns to cool night's breeze
                               G/D  Em6/C#  
And this love hangs thick like these   willow leaves
                C               G           G/B      C  Em6/     C#     Dsus4  D  
I've hid myself away from this,   but your silhouette is a Judas kiss
Dsus4  D
VERSE2
       Cadd9F#m7#5           G    Em7F#m7#5 G  
On a night   like   this, the moon  sits  still
               Am7     D     D/F#    G(C-D*-G)
And the stars are watching too
     Cadd9F#m7#5           G   Em7F#m7#5 G  
The way    you    move is a lul---la---by
                 Am7    D       D/F#    G(C-D*-G)
And I could fall in love with you
CHORUS
                            Em  B7/D#  
The day's last sight turns to cool night's breeze
                               G/D  Em6/C#  
And this love hangs thick like these   willow leaves
                C               G           G/B      C  Em6/     C#     Dsus4  D  
I've hid myself away from this,   but your silhouette is a Judas kiss
INTERLUDE/SOLO
  Cadd9F#m7#5     G    Em7F#m7#5  G  
  Am7    D    D/F#    G(C-D*-G)
VERSE3
       Cadd9F#m7#5               G    Em7F#m7#5  G  
On a night   like   this, I could fall   in    love
             Am7    D       D/F#    G(C-D*-G)
I could fall in love with you.

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On A Night Like This

by Dave Barnes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Am7

Em6

G/B

D/F#

Dsus4

Em7

G/D

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ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS – Dave Barnes

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Standard tuning

Cadd9 Am7 D Em6 C#

= x32030 = x02010 * = x54x3x / = x45450

D Em G/B

F#m7#5 = 200230 = xx0232 = 022000 = x20033

G D/F# B7 D# Dsus4

= 320033 = xx4232 / = xx1202 = xx0233

Em7 C G/D

= 022030 = x32010 = xx0003

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INTRO

Cadd9 G Em7 G

F#m7#5 F#m7#5

Am7 D D/F# G D

(C-*-G)

VERSE1

Cadd9 G Em7 G

F#m7#5 F#m7#5

On a night like this, I could fall in love

Am7 D D/F# G D

(C-*-G)

I could fall in love with you

Cadd9 G Em7 G

F#m7#5 F#m7#5

In this dark so dense, we talk so soft

Am7 D D/F# G D

(C-*-G)

the way young lovers do

CHORUS

Em B7 D#

The day's last sight turns to cool night's breeze

G/D Em6 C#

And this love hangs thick like these willow leaves

C G G/B C Em6 C# Dsus4 D

I've hid myself away from this, but your silhouette is a Judas kiss

Dsus4 D

VERSE2

Cadd9 G Em7 G

F#m7#5 F#m7#5

On a night like this, the moon sits still

Am7 D D/F# G D

(C-*-G)

And the stars are watching too

Cadd9 G Em7 G

F#m7#5 F#m7#5

The way you move is a lul---la---by

Am7 D D/F# G D

(C-*-G)

And I could fall in love with you

CHORUS

Em B7 D#

The day's last sight turns to cool night's breeze

G/D Em6 C#

And this love hangs thick like these willow leaves

C G G/B C Em6 C# Dsus4 D

I've hid myself away from this, but your silhouette is a Judas kiss

INTERLUDE/SOLO

Cadd9 G Em7 G

F#m7#5 F#m7#5

Am7 D D/F# G D

(C-*-G)

VERSE3

Cadd9 G Em7 G

F#m7#5 F#m7#5

On a night like this, I could fall in love

Am7 D D/F# G D

(C-*-G)

I could fall in love with you.

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