Night After Night
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Dm
My darling, I loved you
Bb
I long to become you
A
And know what it is that you gave
Dm
We dance the sorrow
Bb F Gm
Forgive me tomorrow
F Gm F
And I pray night after night and day after day
Gm
Would you watch my body weaken
Dm Dm7 Bb A
And my mind drift away
Dm Bb A
Dear lover forsaken, our love is taken away
Dm Bb
You were my speaker, my innocence-keeper
F Gm F
I don't night after night, day after day
Gm
Would you watch my body weaken
Dm Dm7 Bb A
My mind drift away
Dm Bb A
Dear lover forgiven, my love is driven by rage
Dm Bb
Oh I should just leave you, instead I've deceived you
F Gm F
But I don't, night after night, day after day
Gm
Would you watch my body weaken
Dm Dm7 Bb A
My mind drift away
Dm Bb
I count to no one, hold nobody's ear
A
I sold you my hand once and you hit me in fear
Dm
I don't stand for the devil
Bb
I don't whisper in ears
F Gm F Gm Dm Dm/F Dm
I stand on the mountains and call people to hear
Dm/F Dm Dm/F
It's a sudden burst of light, it's a fate foretold
Dm Dm/F Dm Dm7 Bb A
It is knowing, it is knowing
Dm Bb
He longs for the answers, as all of us must
A
He longs for the woman who will conquer his lust
Dm Bb
He screams in the night, I scream in the day
A
We weep in the evening and lie naked and pray
F Gm F
Night after night, day after day
Gm F
Night after night, day after day
Gm
Could you watch my body weaken
Dm
And my mind drift away
Dm/F Dm
It's a tempting communion
Dm/F
It's a fate foretold
Dm Dm/F Dsus4
It is knowing, it is knowing
D5 D5+ D5 D5+ D5 D5+
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How to play Night After Night
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. 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.