The Night Comes On

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Judy Collins - The Night Comes On
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
C G
I went down to the place where I knew she lay waiting
C D
Under the marble and the snow
G C G
I said, "Mother I'm frightened the thunder and the lightning
C D
I'll never come through this alone"
C F C F
She, "Said I'll be with you my shawl wrapped around you
C F C
My hand on your head when you go"
G Dm
And the night came on it was very calm
Bb F
I wanted the night to go on and on
C G
But she said, "Go back, go back to the world"
[Verse 2]
C G
We were fighting in Egypt when they signed this agreement
C D
That nobody else had to die
G C G
There was this terrible sound and my father went down
C D
With a terrible wound in his side
C F C F
He said, "Try to go on, take my books take my gun
C F C
And remember my son how they lied"
G Dm
And the night comes on and it's very calm
Bb F
I'd like to pretend that my father was wrong
C G
But you don't want to lie, not to the young
[Verse 3]
C G
We were locked in this kitchen, I took to religion
C D
And wondered how long she would stay
G C G
I needed so much to have nothing to touch
C D
I've always been greedy that way
C F C F
But my son and my daughter climbed out of the water
C F C
Crying, "Papa you promised to play"
G Dm
And they lead me away to the great surprise
Bb F
It's, "Papa don't peek, Papa cover your eyes"
C G
And they hide, they hide in the world
[Verse 4]
C G
Now I look for her always, I'm lost in this calling
C D
I'm tied to the threads of some prayer
G C G
Saying, "When will she summon me, when will she come to me
C D
What must I do to prepare?"
C F C F
When she bends to my longing like a willow like a fountain
C F C
She stands in the luminous air
G Dm
And the night comes on it's very calm
Bb F
I lie in her arms, she says, "When I'm gone
C G
I'll be yours, yours for a song"
[Verse 5]
C G
Now the crickets are singing, the vesper bells ringing
C D
The cat's curled asleep in his chair
G C G
I'll go down to Bill's Bar, I can make it that far
C D
And I'll see if my friends are still there
C F C F
Yes, and here's to the few who forgive what you do
C F C
And the fewer who don't even care
G Dm
And the night comes on, it's very calm
Bb F
I want to cross over I want to go home
C G
But she says, "Go back, go back to the world"

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Judy Collins - The Night Comes On
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]

The Night Comes On Chords by Judy Collins

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The Night Comes On Chords · Judy Collins