[Intro]
(Bass arranged for guitar)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Riff 1]
e|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------5--------------|------5----7--5------|------------------|-5----------------| x2
A|-7-------7-5-------5-|-7-------7------7----|-5--7-------------|----7-------------|
E|----------------7----|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| x6
A|-5--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-|
E|---------------------|
[Riff 2]
(A)
e|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
A|-7----5----5-------5-|/9----7--5-7--5-----|-----------------|
E|---------7------7----|-----------------7--|-5---------------|
[Intro]
N.C.
[Riff 1]
[Verse 1]
E
Black night is not right
I don't feel so bright
I don't care to sit tight
[Riff 2]
A
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line that I'm free
G E
Free to be me
A G B
Black night is a long way from home
[Riff 1]
[Verse 2]
E
I don't need a dark tree
I don't want a rough sea
I can't feel, I can't see
[Riff 2]
A
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line that I'm free
G E
Free to be me
A G B
Black night is a long way from home
[Guitar Solo]
| E | E | E | E |
| E | E | E | E |
| E | E | E | E |
[Riff 2]
[Organ Solo]
| A | A | A | A |
| A | A | A | A |
| A | A | A | A |
[Riff 1]
[Verse 3]
E
Black night, black night
I don't need black night
I can't see dark light
[Riff 2]
A
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line that I'm free
G E
Free to be me
A G B
Black night is a long way from home
[Outro Solo]
| E | E | E | E |
| E | E | E | E |
| E | E | E | E |
| E | E |
(fade out)Black Night chords and lyrics
Free chords for Black Night by Deep Purple. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
[Riff 1] [Verse] [Intro] N.C. [Riff 1] [Verse 1] I don't feel so bright I don't care to sit tight [Riff 2] [Riff 1] [Verse 2] I don't want a rough sea I can't feel, I can't see [Riff 2] [Guitar Solo] | E | E | E | E | | E | E | E | E | | E | E | E | E | [Riff 2] [Organ Solo] | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | A | [Riff 1] [Verse 3] I don't need black night I can't see dark light [Riff 2] [Outro Solo] | E | E | E | E | | E | E | E | E | | E | E | E | E | | E | E | (fade out)
Black Night Chords by Deep Purple
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