Song: Because the Night
As sung by: Patti Smith
Tabbed by: Jastul (jastul@hotmail.com)
Intro: Am, F, G, Am, F, G, Am
Am F G Am
Take me now, baby, here Gs I Am.
F G Am
Pull me close try and understand.
F G Am
Desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe.
F G Am
Love is a banquet on which we feed.
(tempo speeds up)
F G C G
Come on now, try and understand
Am F G
The way I feel when I'm in your hands.
C F G
Take my hands; come under cover.
C Am
They can’t hurt you now, can’t hurt you
E
Now, can’t hurt you now.
Chorus:
Am F G
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Am F G
Because the night belongs to love.
Am F G
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Am F G
Because the night belongs to us.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/patti_smith/because_the_night_crd_ver_2.html ]
Am F G Am
Have I doubt when I'm alone?
F G Am
Love is a ring, the telephone.
F G Am
Love is an angel disguised Gs lust,
F G Am
Here in our bed until the morning comes.
F G C G
Come on now, try and understand
Am F G
The way I feel under your command.
C F G
Take my hands as the sun descends.
C Am
They can't hurt you now, can’t hurt you
E
Now, can’t hurt you now.
Chorus
C G C G Am
F
With love we sleep; with Doubt the vicious circle turn And turns.
C G Am G C G
Without you, love I cannot live, forgive the yearning, burning
F C F
I believe in time, too real to feel,
Am C E
So touch me now, touch me now, touch me now.
Okay, here's my version of the tab, although I still don't know how to play the solo,
when I do I'll update you with it, in the meanwhile enjoy the song and any praise, flames,
questions, concerns, offers or any of the sort just send me an e-mail.