Big Star – Nighttime (Guitar)

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Chords

Throughout the verse you're going to play a G Am7 progression which goes like this.

 G      Am7
---3----3--|    throw in a little strumming at the end of each interval.
---0----1--|
---0----0--|    voice the G with your ring on the the low E and pinky on the
------0h2--|    high E.
-----------|
-3---------|

Intro G Am7 G Am7 Gmaj7

 Gmaj7
i--2--  play around on the high E. move it up to 3 once or twice.

m--3--
x--0--  i'm not sure if this chord is right, but it sounds close enough.
r--4--
p--5--
x-----

Verse

   G   Am7               G       Am7
At nightime I go out and see the people

Air goes cool and hurrying on my way The chorus has a fingerpicking pattern. Dsus4 is D with your pinky on 3 on the E and Cmaj7 is C with an open B string. Chorus

    D           Dsus4          C
And dressing so sweet, all the people to see

        D                      C               Cmaj7
They're looking at me, all the people to see.

Verse

G Am7 pattern
And when I set my eyes on you

You look like a kitty And when you're in the moon Oh you look so pretty Chorus

         D
Caught a glance in your eyes

    C
And fell through the skies

D
Glance in your eyes

    C                       Cmaj7
And fell through the skies

Interlude G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 Gmaj7 Verse

G Am7 Pattern
I'm walking down the freezing street

Scarf goes out behind You said, "Get them away" Please don't say a word Chorus

        D
"Get me out of here

       C
Get me out of here

  D
I hate it here

       C             Cmaj7
Get me out of here"

Verse

G Am7 pattern
At nightime I go out and see the people

Air goes cool and hurrying on my way Chorus

D                        C
Glanced in your eyes and fell through the skies

D                      C                      Cmaj7
Dance in your eyes and fell through the skies

Outro G Am7 G Am7 G