Because the Night Chords by Patti Smith Group

Tempo:
127.95 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

Bm

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Because the Night chords
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[B] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] Take [G] me now, [C#] baby, here [Bm] as I am.
[G] Pull me close, [A] try and [Bm] understand.
Desire [G] is hunger, is [Bm] the fire I breathe.
Love is [G] a banquet [A] on which [Bm] we feed.
[G] [A] Come on now, [D] try and [A] understand.
[Bm] I [G] feel you when I'm in [A] your head.
[D] Take [G] my hand from under [A] cover.
[C] But it can't hurt you [Bm] now, can't hurt you [Em] [F#] now, can't hurt you [G] now.
Because the night [A] belongs to the lover.
[G] Because the night belongs [A] to [Bm] the light.
[G] Because the night [A] belongs to the lover.
[G]
Because the night [A] belongs [Bm] to the light.
How [G] about death [A] when [Bm] I'm alone?
[G] Love is the ring, [A] the [Bm] telephone.
Love [G] is an [A] angel [Bm] disguised as lust.
Here in [G] our bed until [A] the morning [Bm]
come.
[G] Come [A] on now, try [D] and [A] understand.
[Bm] The [G] way I feel under your [A] command.
[D] [G] Take my hand as you
[A] understand.
[C] Because it can't hurt you now, [Bm]
can't hurt you now, [F#] can't hurt you
[G] now.
Because the night belongs [A] to the lover.
[G] Because the night belongs [A] to [Bm] the light.
[G] Because the night [A] belongs to the lover.
[Bm] Because [G] the night [A] belongs [Bm] to the light.
[D]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[D] I [A] love to be [D] without [A] the vicious [Bm] love that [A] curls and [D] burns.
Without [A] your [Bm] heart that [A] we forget.
[D] It's a yearning, [G] burning, I believe [D]
it's [G] hard
to feel, to fear, [Bm] but [C#] not [D] now, can't hurt me [E] [A] now, [G] can't hurt me [F#] now.
[G]
[A] It belongs to the lover.
[G]
Because the night [A] belongs [Bm] to the light.
[G] Because the night belongs [A] to the lover.
[G]
Because the night [A] belong [Bm] to us.
[G] Because the Nazis, they [A] rise to the [G] labour
because she believe, in the [A] Nazis [Bm] rat
Because [G] she [A] belongs to the [G] labour
Because Nazi [A] belong [G] to the hat
Because Nazis [A] belong
[G]
Because Nazi [A] belongs [G] to the hat
Because she believe, the [A] nazi lovers
[G] in [F#m] the naz Liz
[G] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
F#
134211112
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To learn Patti Smith Group - Because The Night chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, Bm, G, A and G of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 63 BPM before aiming for the song's 128 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: B Minor.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ Take [G] me now, [C#] baby, here [Bm] as I am.
[G] Pull me close, [A] try and [Bm] understand. _
_ Desire [G] is hunger, is [Bm] the fire I breathe.
Love is [G] a banquet [A] on which [Bm] we feed.
[G] _ [A] Come on now, [D] try and [A] understand.
[Bm] I [G] feel you when I'm in [A] your head.
[D] Take [G] my hand from under [A] cover.
[C] But it can't hurt you [Bm] now, can't hurt you [Em] [F#] now, can't hurt you _ _ _ _ [G] now.
Because the night [A] belongs to the lover.
[G] Because the night belongs [A] to [Bm] the light.
[G] Because the night [A] belongs to the lover.
[G]
Because the night [A] belongs [Bm] to the light.
How [G] about death [A] when [Bm] I'm alone? _
[G] Love is the ring, [A] the [Bm] telephone. _
Love [G] is an [A] angel [Bm] disguised as lust.
Here in [G] our bed until [A] the morning [Bm]
come.
[G] Come [A] on now, try [D] and [A] understand.
[Bm] The [G] way I feel under your [A] command.
_ [D] [G] Take my hand as you _
[A] understand.
[C] Because it can't hurt you now, [Bm]
can't hurt you now, [F#] can't hurt you _ _
_ _ [G] now.
Because the night belongs [A] to the lover.
_ [G] Because the night belongs [A] to [Bm] the light.
[G] Because the night [A] belongs to the lover.
[Bm] Because [G] the night [A] belongs [Bm] to the light.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I [A] love to be [D] without [A] the vicious [Bm] love that [A] curls and [D] burns.
Without [A] your [Bm] heart that [A] we forget.
[D] It's a yearning, [G] burning, I believe [D]
it's [G] hard_
to feel, to fear, [Bm] but [C#] not [D] now, can't hurt me [E] [A] now, [G] can't hurt me _ [F#] now.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] It belongs to the lover.
[G]
Because the night [A] belongs [Bm] to the light.
[G] Because the night belongs [A] to the lover.
[G]
Because the night [A] belong [Bm] to us.
[G] Because the Nazis, they [A] rise to the [G] labour
because she believe, in the [A] Nazis [Bm] rat
Because [G] she _ [A] belongs to the [G] labour
Because Nazi [A] belong [G] to the hat
Because _ Nazis [A] belong
_ _ [G]
Because Nazi [A] belongs [G] to the hat
Because she believe, the [A] nazi lovers _
[G] _ _ in [F#m] the naz Liz
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Easter album.

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