[Chords]
Am 5 7 7 5 5 5
G 3 5 5 4 3 3
F 1 3 3 2 1 1
C x 3 5 5 5 x
D x 5 7 7 7 x
Esus x 7 9 9 10x
E x 7 9 9 9 x
Gsus 3 5 x 5 3 3
[Intro]
Am G Am G Am G Am
{Keyboard riff]
Am arpeggio (16th notes)
E|20-17-------17---------------------------------|--------|
B|------17-------17-------17---------------------|--------|
G|---------17-------17-------17-------17---------|--------|
D|---------------------19-------19-------19------|--------|
A|---------------------------------19-------19---|--------|
E|---------------------------------------------20|17------|
[Verse]
Am G
Well, here comes the night
Am G
Its dark shadows passing over me
Am G F
I've been feeling the chill ever since you been gone
Am G
I'm thinking of you, girl
Am G
Wondering if you're going to return to me
Am G F
Or was it a waste of time all we've been through
[Pre-chorus]
G F
When I'm all alone
G F
I don't have someone I can run to
C D Esus E
Baby, I ain't got no place to go
[Chorus]
Am
Don't you know that the night
G D
Keeps moving on (keeps moving on)
F
Keeps getting colder and colder
Am G D
The night, always too long (Always too long)
F
I keep looking over my shoulder
Am G D
The night, I pray for the dawn (Pray for the dawn)
F
Keeps getting colder and colder
Am G
The night, always too long
F
Baby, you're gone
[Keyboard riff]
E|20-17-------17---------------------------------|--------|
B|------17-------17-------17---------------------|--------|
G|---------17-------17-------17-------17---------|--------|
D|---------------------19-------19-------19------|--------|
A|---------------------------------19-------19---|--------|
E|---------------------------------------------20|17------|
[Verse 2]
Am G
We could start again
Am G
If only you would reach out and touch me, baby
Am G F
Like a blind man I feel you deep down inside
Am G
I'm over the edge
Am G
I'm sorry I hurt you so badly, girl
Am G F
The things that I said just cannot be denied
[Pre-chorus 2]
G F
When I'm waiting here
G F
Hoping that someday you'll return to me cause
C D Esus E
Baby, I feel like I'm losing control
[Chorus]
Am
Don't you know that the night
G D
Keeps moving on (keeps moving on)
F
Keeps getting colder and colder
Am G D
The night, always too long (Always too long)
F
I keep looking over my shoulder
Am G D
The night, I pray for the dawn (Pray for the dawn)
F
Keeps getting colder and colder
Am G
The night, always too long
F
Baby, you're gone
[Keyboard riff]
E|20-17-------17---------------------------------|--------|
B|------17-------17-------17---------------------|--------|
G|---------17-------17-------17-------17---------|--------|
D|---------------------19-------19-------19------|--------|
A|---------------------------------19-------19---|--------|
E|---------------------------------------------20|17------|
[Interlude]
Am Em F Gsus G Am D F
[Pre-chorus 3]
G F
My mind's running wild
G F
I feel like a child who is lost again
C D Esus E
You've stolen my heart and you've captured my soul
[Chorus]
Am
Don't you know that the night
G D
Keeps moving on (keeps moving on)
F
Keeps getting colder and colder
Am G D
The night, always too long (Always too long)
F
I keep looking over my shoulder
Am G D
The night, I pray for the dawn (Pray for the dawn)
F
Keeps getting colder and colder
Am G
The night, always too long
F
Baby, you're gone
[Chorus]
Am
Don't you know that the night
G D
Keeps moving on (keeps moving on)
F
Keeps getting colder and colder
Am G D
The night, always too long (Always too long)
F
I keep looking over my shoulder
Am G D
The night, I pray for the dawn (Pray for the dawn)
F
Keeps getting colder and colder
Am G
The night, always too long
F
Baby, you're gone
[Keyboard riff]
E|20-17-------17---------------------------------|--------|
B|------17-------17-------17---------------------|--------|
G|---------17-------17-------17-------17---------|--------|
D|---------------------19-------19-------19------|--------|
A|---------------------------------19-------19---|--------|
E|---------------------------------------------20|17------|
[Ending]
AmThe Night chords and lyrics
Free chords for The Night by The Animals. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
[Chords]
Am 5 7 7 5 5 5
G 3 5 5 4 3 3
F 1 3 3 2 1 1
C x 3 5 5 5 x
D x 5 7 7 7 x
Esus x 7 9 9 10x
E x 7 9 9 9 x
Gsus 3 5 x 5 3 3
[Intro]
Am G Am G Am G Am
{Keyboard riff]
[Verse]
[Pre-chorus]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Pre-chorus 2]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
Am Em F Gsus G Am D F
[Pre-chorus 3]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Ending]
AmThe Night Chords by The Animals
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