The Evening
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A|------------------------------|----------9-9----10-\---------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
F Am
I'll love you 'til I die
F Am
How else will you decide
F Am
How hard you're gonna try
C G
One more, one more?
F Am
F Am
In your one true enemy
F Am
Don't know if I would need
C G
One more, one more
[Chorus]
C G Am F G
I brought my baby to bed, ooh child
C Am
Broke her to pieces instead
F G
It was a mean while
C Am F G
Oh how should I?
C Am F G
Why should I, why should I?
[Verse 2]
F Am
There is no clean sin
F Am
With half a skeleton
F Am
So soon to let you in
C G
On the end of the gentleman
F Am
Send me into the sea
F Am
So I meet my family
F Am
All swinging arms and feet
C G
Where could the bottom be?
[Instrumental]
G G Am A Am
G G Am A G
G G Am
All this time
G G Am
A man alive
G G Am
Look how I have grown
G G Am C Dm
How I leave home
[Chorus]
C Am F G
I brought my baby to bed, ooh child
C Am
Broke her to pieces instead
F G
It was a mean while
C Am F G
Oh how should I?
C Am F G
Why should I, why should I?
[Verse 2]
F Am
There is no clean sin
F Am
With half a skeleton
F Am
So soon to let you in
C G
On the end of the gentleman
F Am
Send me into the sea
F Am
So I meet my family
F Am
All swinging arms and feet
C G
Where could the bottom be?
[Instrumental]
G G Am A Am
G G Am A G
G G Am
All this time
G G Am
A man alive
G G Am
Look how I have grown
G G Am
How I leave home
C Am F G x4
[Chorus]
C Am F G
I brought my baby to bed, ooh child
C Am
Broke her to pieces instead
F G
It was a mean while
C Am F G
Oh how should I?
C Am F G
Why should I, why should I?
F Am
There is no clean sin
F A
With half a skeleton
F Am
So soon to let you in
C G
On the end of the gentleman
How to play The Evening
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 A. 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.