I Love The Night Chords & Tabs
I've never been able to find a tab for this song that sounds right, so I figured
it out by ear. I play a couple of different chord voicings, depending on if I'm
playing solo or with another guitarist. The first variation is with standard (open
position) chords and the second is based off the 7th position. This is my
interpretation of the song. YMMV
Open position chord voicings:
C - X|3|2|0|1|3
D/A - 5|X|4|0|3|0
Em - 0|2|2|0|0|0
Am - X|0|2|2|1|0
B7 - X|2|1|2|0|2
G - 3|2|0|0|3|3
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blue_oyster_cult/i_love_the_night_crd_ver_2.html ]
C D/A C D/A Em
Am B7 Em
That night her kiss told me it was over
Am B7 Em
I walked out late into the dark
G Am C B7
The misty gloom seemed to soak up my sorrow
C B7
The further I went on
C B7
I felt a spreading calm
Am B7 Em
And suddenly my eyes were filled with light
Am B7 Em
And a lovely lady in white was by my side, and she said
G Am C B7
Like me, I see you’re walking alone
C B7
Won’t you please stay?
C B7
I couldn’t look away
C D/A C D/A
C D/A C D/A
Then she said I love the night
C D/A
The day is okay and the sun can be fun
C D/A C D/A C D/A
But I live to see those rays slip away
C D/A C D/A
I love the night
C D/A C
There’s so much that I can show and give to you
D/A C D/A C D/A
If you will welcome me tonight
C D/A C D/A
If only you had been there my dear
C D/A C D/A
We could have shared this together
No Mortal was meant to know such wonder
One look in the mirror told me so
Come darkness I’ll see her again
Yes I’m gonna go
‘Cause now I know
I love the night
The day is okay and the sun can be fun
But I live to see those rays slip away
I love the night
I love the night
I love the night
Alternate chord voicings:
C - X|X|10|9|8|X
D/A - X|X|7|7|7|X
Em - X|X|9|9|8|7
Am - X|X|10|9|10|X
B7 - X|X|9|8|10|X
G - X|10|9|7|8|X
