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
Forgive me tomorrow
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F Gm
d|--------------|x2 ----------------|x2
A|--------------| ----------------|
F|------4---4---| -------5---5----|
D|------0---0---| -------0---0----|
A|----0---0---0-| ----0----0---0--|
D|--3-----------| -5--------------|
F Gm F
And I pray night after night and day after day
Gm
Would you watch my body weaken
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Dm (Last Dm of verse only)
d|---------------------------|etc.
A|-----------------0---0-----|
F|-----0---0-------0---0-----|
D|-----0---0-----0---0---0---|
A|---0---0---0---------------|
D|-0-----------0-------------|
Dm
And my mind drift away?
Dm Bb A
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
My mind drift away?
Dm Bb A
Dear lover forgiven, my love is driven by rage
Oh I should just leave you, instead I've deceived you
But I don't, night after night, day after day
Would you watch my body weaken
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
I stand on the mountains and call people to hear
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Dm/F Dm
d|-------------|x2-------------------|
A|-------------| -------------------|
F|-------------| -------------------|
D|-----0---0---| ------0---0--------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-| ----0-0-0-0-0------|
D|-3-----------| --0----------------|
Dm/F Dm Dm/F
It's a sudden burst of light, it's a fate foretold
Dm Dm/F Dm
It is knowing, it is knowing
Dm Bb A
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
It is knowing, it is knowing
Dmsus4
(play around with picking pattern, hammering 3 on the high d string)
D5 D5+ D5 D5+ D5 D5+
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How to play Night After Night
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 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.