Bruce Springsteen – Because The Night (Guitar)

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Bruce Springsteen 1978 (Patti Smith Group) * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_the_Night Bm G A Bm G A Bm
Bm      G          A         Bm
Take me now, baby, here as I am.

        G             A    Bm
Pull me close try and understand.

          G              A      Bm
Desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe.

          G          A        Bm
Love is a banquet on which we feed.

G       A            D    A
Come on now, try and understand

    Bm    G             Bm      A
the way I feel when I'm in your hand.

D       G          Bm    A
Take my hand; come under cover.

     C                   Bm                  F#
They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now.

Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.

Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lust.

Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.

Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to us.

Bm     G          A    Bm
Have I doubt when I'm alone?

          G           A   Bm
Love is a ring on the telephone.

           G        A         Bm
Love is an angel disguised as lust,

            G             A       Bm
here in our bed until the morning comes.

G       A            D    A
Come on now, try and understand

    Bm    G          Bm      A
the way I feel under your command.

D       G           Bm     A
Take my hand as the sun descends.

     C                    Bm                   F#
They can't touch you now, can't touch you now, can't touch you now.

Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.

Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lust.

Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.

Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to us.

     D       A           D         A              Bm       A
With love we sleep; with doubt the vicious circle turn and turns.

    D   A     Bm     A        D        A
Without you I cannot live, forgive the yearning, burning

    G        D         G       D
I believe in time, too real to feel,

   Bm            D             G            F#
so touch me now, touch me now, touch me now.

Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.  2x
* Alternates: Capo II Bm = Am G = F A = G D = C C = Bb F# = E Open (These chords are not in the original key) Bm = Em G = C A = D D = G C = F F# = B Set8