George Benson – Give Me The Night (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Give Me the Night – George Benson --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Rod Temperton From: "Give Me the Night" (1980) Tabbed by: maguri
Lick
  Fm7     Bbm7     Cm7     Dbmaj7   Fm7     Bbm7     Cm7     Dbmaj7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A/8/8-------------|----------------/8/8-------------|----------------|
E/8/8-------------|----------------/8/8-------------|----------------|
C/8/8-------------|----------------/8/8-------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Bridge (last four bars)
  Emaj7            Db7              Emaj7            Eb7sus4
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|----------------|2-------4-------|6-------9-------|----------------|----------------|
E|4-------6-------|1---------------|4---------------|4---------------|6---------------|
C|4---------------|1---------------|4---------------|3---------------|8---------------|
g|4---------------|1---------------|4---------------|3---------------|8---------------|

CHORDS
          g-C-E-A
Fm7       1-2-1-2

Fm9       1-3-3-3 (verse)
Bbm7      1-1-1-1
Cm7       3-3-3-3

Dbmaj7    1-1-1-3 (chorus)
          6-5-4-3 (verse)

Eb7sus4   3-3-4-4 (actually Db/Eb)
Abm7      1-3-2-2
Gb        3-1-2-1
Ebm7      3-3-2-4
Db        1-1-1-4
Ebmaj7    1-3-0-2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]
| Fm7 Bbm7 | Cm7 Dbmaj7 |
(lick)

| Fm7 Bbm7 | Cm7 Dbmaj7 |
(lick)

| Fm7 Bbm7 | Cm7 Dbmaj7 |
(lick)

| Fm7 Bbm7 | Cm7 Dbmaj7 |
(lick)

| Fm7 Bbm7 | Cm7 Dbmaj7 |
(lick)
[Verse 1]
         Fm9      Bbm7   Cm7  Dbmaj7
Whenever dark has fallen

             Fm9           Bbm7            Cm7   Dbmaj7
You know the spirit of the party starts to come alive

          Fm9    Bbm7    Cm7  Dbmaj7
Until the day is dawning

        Fm9                Bbm7              Cm7  Dbmaj7
You can throw out all your blues and hit the city lights
[Bridge]
              Bbm7                         Eb7sus4
Cause there's music in the air and lots of lovin'everywhere
[Chorus]
             Fm7   Bbm7   Cm7      Dbmaj7
So gimme the night   (all right, tonight)
(lick)
          Fm7    Bbm7  Cm7   Dbmaj7
Gimme the night       (every night)
(lick) [Verse 2]
             Fm9     Bbm7   Cm7  Dbmaj7
You need the evening action (scat vocal)

           Fm9              Bbm7           Cm7    Dbmaj7
A place to dine, a glass of wine, a little late romance

       Fm9     Bbm7   Cm7  Dbmaj7
It's a chain reaction  (scat vocal)

               Fm9           Bbm7         Cm7    Dbmaj7
You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance
[Bridge]
              Bbm7                         Eb7sus4
Cause there's music in the air and lots of lovin'everywhere
[Chorus]
             Fm7   Bbm7  Cm7   Dbmaj7
So gimme the night      (every night)

          Fm7   Bbm7   Cm7     Dbmaj7
Gimme the night   (all right, tonight)
[Middle 8]
           Abm7  Gb        Ebm7           Db
So come on out tonight and we'll lead the others

     Abm7         Gb  Ebm7  Db
On a ride through paradise

           Abm7     Gb         Ebm7      Db
And if you feel all right then we can be lovers

         Abm7     Gb        Emaj7            Db7
'Cause I see that starlight-look in your eyes

          Emaj7           Eb7sus4
Don't you know we can fly
[Chorus]
               Fm7   Bbm7    Cm7      Dbmaj7
Just gimme the night    (all right, tonight)

          Fm7    Bbm7  Cm7   Dbmaj7
Gimme the night       (every night)
[Solo] | Fm7 Bbm7 | Cm7 Dbmaj7 | | Fm7 Bbm7 | Cm7 Dbmaj7 | | Fm7 Bbm7 | Cm7 Dbmaj7 | | Fm7 Bbm7 | Cm7 Dbmaj7 | [Bridge]
              Bbm7                         Eb7sus4
Cause there's music in the air and lots of lovin'every-where
[Chorus]
             Fm7   Bbm7  Cm7   Dbmaj7
So gimme the night      (every night)

          Fm7   Bbm7   Cm7     Dbmaj7
Gimme the night   (all right, tonight)
[Middle 8]
           Abm7  Gb        Ebm7           Db
So come on out tonight and we'll lead the others

     Abm7         Gb  Ebm7  Db
On a ride through paradise

           Abm7     Gb         Ebm7      Db
And if you feel all right then we can be lovers

         Abm7     Gb        Emaj7            Db7
'Cause I see that starlight-look in your eyes

          Emaj7           Eb7sus4
Don't you know we can fly
[Verse 3]
          Fm9    Bbm7   Cm7  Dbmaj7
And if we stay together (scat vocals)

               Fm9              Bbm7        Cm7   Dbmaj7
We'll feel the rhythm of the evening taking us up high

      Fm9      Bbm7    Cm7  Dbmaj7
Never mind the weather (scat vocals)

         Fm9            Bbm7             Cm7     Dbmaj7
We'll be dancing in the street until the morning light
[Bridge]
              Bbm7                         Eb7sus4
Cause there's music in the air and lots of lovin'everywhere
[Break] N.C. So gimme the night (all right, tonight) N.C. Gimme the night (all right, tonight) N.C. Gimme the night (all right, tonight) N.C. Gimme the night (all right, tonight) [Chorus]
           Fm7   Bbm7  Cm7      Dbmaj7
Gimme the night   (all right, tonight)

           Fm7   Bbm7  Cm7      Dbmaj7
Gimme the night   (all right, tonight)

           Fm7   Bbm7  Cm7      Dbmaj7
Gimme the night   (all right, tonight)

             Fm7   Bbm7   Cm7      Dbmaj7
So gimme the night   (all right, tonight)
(fade out over last lines)