ABBA – If It Wasnt For The Nights (Ukulele)
Capo 2
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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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.
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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)