Knack - Maybe Tonight Chords & Tabs

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                Maybe Tonight – The Knack
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

The Knack 
Maybe Tonight (1978)
(Doug Fieger)

From: "Get the Knack"

I have always liked this beautiful song!

When I sat down to transcribe it I noticed that there is something strange 
about the A-chord in the verses: If my ears don’t deceive me, the rhythm 
guitar plays a major chord in the first half and a minor in the second. In 
the second verse the lead guitar even plays a minor line (starting off from 
a “c”) over this major chord, thus creating a strange tension there. The 
solo on the other hand (which uses the verse structure) has Am both times, 
I think. If you don’t hear it that way, just use Am throughout in the 
verses. Comments are highly welcome!

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CHORDS and special voicings

          E-A-D-G-B-E
G/F#      2-x-0-0-0-3
Gm7       3-x-0-3-3-1

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INTRO
  G       G/C   G/B      G/A         G             G/B      G/A         
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------0---|--0-------------|------------0---|--0-------------|
D|----0-----0-----|----------0-----|----0-----0-----|----------0-----|
A|--------23(h)-2-|------0---------|--------23(h)-2-|------0---------|
E|3-----3---------|------------0-2-|3-----3---------|------------0-2-|(3)


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INTRO (see above)
| G G/C | G/B G/A | G G/C | G/B G/A |

G G/F#         Em
  I don't know why
        A7   A7   C
I never said it before
G G/F#         Em
  I don't know why
            Am   Am    C
I waited so long to be sure
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/knack/maybe_tonight_crd_ver_2.html ]
      Gm7
But I ...
             C
Everything's coming
Gm7(add9)      C(7)
  Something is coming,
       | F Am | Dm |
Maybe tonight


G G/F#     Em
  Funny to think
         A7    A7     C
I had to clown and pretend
G     G/F#       Em
  You never knew I saw you as
Am   Am     C
More than a friend

      Gm7
But I ...
             C
Come hold me tighter
Gm7(add9)      C(7)
  Come make it right
        | F Am | Dm |
Maybe tonight
           | F Am | Dm |
Oh, maybe tonight


A                Dm
  Ever since the day I saw you
A              Dm
  I was blown away
 C     C/E F      Am        Dm
'cause I   knew I could not say
        F        Am     Dm
All the things I had to say

A              Dm
  I was such a shy guy
A              
  I could not tell you
Bm A    E
I  love you
              | A C#m | F#m |
Well, maybe tonight
            | A C#m | F#m |
Yes, maybe tonight


SOLO
| G G/F# | Em | Am C | 
| G G/F# | Em | Am C | 


      Gm7
But I ...
             C
Come hold me tighter (tighter)
Gm7(add9)      C(7)
  Come make it right
        | F Am | Dm |
Maybe tonight
           | F Am | Dm |
Oh, maybe tonight


A                Dm
  Ever since the day I saw you
A              Dm
  I was blown away
 C     C/E F      Am        Dm
'cause I   knew I could not say
        F        Am     Dm
All the things could not say

A              Dm
  I was such a shy guy
A              
  I could not tell you
Bm A    E
I  love you


              | A C#m | F#m |
Well, maybe tonight
          | A C#m | F#m |
Oh, maybe tonight
            | A C#m | F#m |
Yeah, maybe tonight
          | A C#m | F#m |
Oh, maybe tonight
            | A C#m | F#m |
Yeah, maybe tonight

(repeat and fade)