Indigo Night
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[Verso 1]
Am G
Imagine, the girls around town assemble
Em
The traveler's son they come askin'
Dm
Where he came from
Am
'Cause they've watched him
G
Washing his face near the pond
Em
A curious boy and they wonder
Dm
Where he came from
[Verso 2]
Am G G7
He says: (I, I have seen the world's
E7
Most beautiful places
Dm Am
Still I feel, as If I'm a walking machine
G
Watching it all through a screen
E Dm
There is nothing in between to me
Am
This might as well not be real)
Am (Dm) G
Oh oh oh oh oh no hm hm hm
E Dm
Oh oh oh oh hm hm hm hm
[Verso 3]
Am G
Imagine, the girls take him up on a hill
Em
It's an Indigo night, there's a chill
Dm Am
The boy is confused but he's still
G
As they gather around him
E
So many of them, they all sing
Dm
About the pleasures of life
[Verso 4]
Am G
And he cries: "Why can't I sing along
E Dm
With some feeling, or some meaning?
Am
It feels like I've always been blind
G
I don't know why you girls are so kind
E
For there are so many in line
Dm Am
Whose lives aren't as lost as mine)
Am Dm G
Oh oh oh oh oh no hm hm hm
E Dm
Oh oh oh oh hm hm hm hm
Final
Am G
Now something happened there
E
The smell of the grass, or maybe the air
Dm
There was no more despair
Am G
Just something about that night
E
Maybe the girls, they lit some light
Dm
And made everything right
F
'Cause he's never been
E Am
More alive
How to play Indigo Night
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.