A Night On Earth
View chords used in this chart
C F C F C F
[Verse 1]
C F C F
I met her up on Leeson Street of a Tuesday afternoon
C F C F
In Summer's fallen colours, sulking back to school
C F C F
I asked her would she linger, She asked me would i stay
C F C F
Would i keep a girl in company, drinking in the day?
[Chorus]
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
Drinking... not thinking
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
We'll go drinking in the day
[Verse 2]
C F C F
She was almost a woman, she was going on sixteen
C F C F
She asked me to go walking, In Saint Stephen's Green
C F C F
She said I love the sunshine, and to hear the children play.
C F C F
But I won't be distracted when I'm drinking in the day.
[Verse 3]
C F C F
With her flashing eyes and milk white lies she looked like a song
C F C F
Like the ghost of a woman that first made me go wrong
C F C F
She said I'll have a drink with you I said you'll have to pay
C F C F
For a comprehensive education, Drinking in the day
[Chorus]
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
Drinking... not thinking
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
We'll go drinking in the day
[Verse 4]
C F C F
If her mother could have seen us on that bright November day
C F C F
Botticelli and his angel perambulating Ormand Quay
C F C F
A drunken blessed virgin, me rhetorious and gay
C F C F
Bestowing ancient wisdom as to what made me this way
[Verse 5]
C F C F
Deny your friends and family, To serve you must betray
C F C F
Break and enter heaven, Steal but never save
C F C F
Squander every penny, Empty every heart
C F C F
Travel every darkened road, Never finish what you start
C F C F
Always talk to strangers, Make love with whom you may
C F C F
For God will find good company, for your drinking in the day
[Chorus]
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
Drinking... not thinking
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
We'll go drinking in the day
[Verse 6]
C F C F
So spend your youth on poetry, and spend your cash at play
C F C F
Each line upon my face is for a girl who went away
C F C F
A kiss, a song, are fleeting things and fame will always stray
C F C F
So I'll tell the truth, the best spent youth, is the one you give away
[Chorus]
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
Drinking... not thinking
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
We'll go drinking in the day
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
Drinking... not thinking
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
We'll go drinking in the day
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
Drinking... not thinking
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
We'll go drinking in the day
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
Drinking... not thinking
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
We'll go drinking in the day
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
Drinking... not thinking
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
We'll go drinking in the day
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
Drinking... not thinking
C F
Drinking, drinking
C F
We'll go drinking in the day
How to play A Night On Earth
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.