The Night Comes Down

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THE NIGHT COMES DOWN
From the 1st self-titled albumn
The real intro is some wild stuff around an Em that is well
beyond my abilities. After enough Em improv it crashes into a B7
(I think). Then the intro below.
C# C#7 Dmaj7
Chords: = xx4121, = x4342x, = xx0222
[Intro]
AmEm DC# A Dmaj7Dmaj7
| | | | | |
[Verse]
Dmaj7 D7 G D G C D
When I was young it came to me, and I could see the sun breaking
Dmaj7 D7 G Bm
Lucy was high, and so was I,
Am D C#7 A7
dazzling, holding the world inside
Dmaj7 D7 G Bb D
Once I believed in everyone, everyone and anyone can see
[Chorus]
G A D G D Bm F#m G F#m D7
Oo-oh the night comes down, and I get afraid, of losing my way
G A D G D Bm F#m G F#m
Oo-oh the night comes down, oh
Em7 A7
and it's dark again
Dmaj7
| |
[Verse]
Dmaj7 D7 G D G C D
Once I could laugh with everyone, once I could see the good in me
Dmaj7 D7 G Bm
The black and the white distinctively,
Am D C#7 A7
coloring, holding the world inside
Dmaj7 D7 G Bb D
Now all the world is grey to me, nobody can see (you gotta believe it)
[Chorus]
G A D G D Bm F#m G F#m D7
Oo-oh the night comes down, and I get afraid, of losing my way
G A D G D Bm F#m G F#m
Oo-oh the night comes down, oh
Em7 A7
and it's dark again
Ending
Em7 A7
and it's dark again
Em7 A7 Em
and it's dark again

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THE NIGHT COMES DOWN
From the 1st self-titled albumn
The real intro is some wild stuff around an Em that is well
beyond my abilities.  After enough Em improv it crashes into a B7
(I think).  Then the intro below.
Chords:  C# = xx4121, C#7 = x4342x, Dmaj7 = xx0222
[Intro]
| Am Em | D C# | A | Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 |
[Verse]
[Chorus]
| Dmaj7 |
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Ending]

The Night Comes Down Chords by Queen

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