ABBA – If It Wasnt For The Nights (Ukulele)

Capo 2
Key
-
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus From: “Voulez-Vous” (1979) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C Easier shapes: transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret to match the original key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
         g-C-E-A
C#m7     1-1-0-2
Asus2    2-4-0-2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]
| D | Bm7 E | C#m7 | % |
      1 2 3 4            1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| D | D C#m7 | Bm7 | Bm7 Asus2 | [Instrumental]
| D A   D   | D    A A A | D A   D | D    A A   A |
                                         (I got appointments ...)
[Verse 1]
        D    A           D
I got appointments, work I have to do

Bm      F#    Bm   Bm7         E
Keeping me so busy all the day through

                        A                        F#m
They're the things that keep me from thinking of you, aaaaaah ...

Bm            A   A     D                            Asus2    [ D  A ]
 Baby, I miss you so, I know I'm never gonna make it
(Oh I’m so restless...) [Verse 2]
       D   A             D
I'm so restless, I don't care what I say

Bm    F#      Bm     Bm7         E
And I lose my temper ten times a day

                 A                             F#m
Still, it's even worse when the night's on its way

     Bm              Asus2
It's bad, o-o-o-o-oh, so bad
[Chorus]
D                        Bm7                       [ A ]
 Somehow, I'd be doing alright if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could make it)

D                         Bm7                       [ A ]
 I'd have courage left to fight if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it)
[Bridge]
D                         Bm7              E
 How I fear the time when shadows start to fall

Bm7                    Asus2
Sitting here alone and staring at the wall
[Chorus]
D                   Bm7                       [ A ]
 Even I could see a light if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (Even I could see a light I think that I could make it)

D                       Bm7                       [ A ]
 Somehow I'd be doing alright if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it)
[Interlude]
| D | Bm7 E | C#m7 | % |
      1 2 3 4            1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| D | D C#m7 | Bm7 | Bm7 Asus2 | [Instrumental]
| D A   D   | D    A A A | D A   D | D    A  A   A | [ D    A ]
 (instrumental)                          (No one to    turn to ...)
[Verse 3]
          D    A       D
No one to turn to, you know how it is

Bm    F#     Bm        Bm7            E
I was not prepared for something like this

               A                          F#m
Now I see them clearly, the things that I miss
(Aaaaaaah ...)
Bm            A  A      D                            Asus2   [ D   ]
 Baby, I feel so bad, I know I'm never gonna make it
(I got my business ...) [Verse 4]
         D   A            D
I got my business to help me through the day

Bm     F#     Bm        Bm7          E
People I must write to, bills I must pay

                    A                             F#m
But everything's so different when night's on its way

     Bm       Asus2
It's bad, oh, so bad
[Chorus]
D                        Bm7                       [ A ]
 Somehow, I'd be doing alright if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could make it)

D                         Bm7                       [ A ]
 I'd have courage left to fight if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it)
[Bridge]
D                         Bm7              E
 How I fear the time when shadows start to fall

Bm7                    Asus2
Sitting here alone and staring at the wall
[Chorus]
D                   Bm7                       [ A ]
 Even I could see a light if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (Even I could see a light I think that I could make it)

D                           Bm7                         [ A ]
 Guess my future would look bright if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it)
[Chorus] variation
D         Bm7                [ A ]
 If it ... wasn't ... for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it)

D         Bm7                [ A ]
 If it ... wasn't ... for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could make it)
[Interlude] | D | Bm7 E | C#m | % | [Chorus]
D                   Bm7                       [ A ]
 Even I could see a light if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (Even I could see a light I think that I could make it)

D                           Bm7                         [ A ]
 Guess my future would look bright if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it)
[Interlude] | D | Bm7 E | C#m | % | [Chorus] variation
D         Bm7                [ A ]
 If it ... wasn't ... for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it)

D         Bm7                [ A ]
 If it ... wasn't ... for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could make it)
[Chorus] (fade out)
D                   Bm7                       [ A ]
 Even I could see a light if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (Even I could see a light I think that I could make it)

D                           Bm7                         [ A ]
 Guess my future would look bright if it wasn't for the nights

A                                                      [ D ]
 (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it)