Night Comes On Chords by Jennifer Warnes

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[Bb] _ I [F] went down to the place _ where I knew he lay [Bb] waiting
_ _ [F] Under the marble and the [C] snow _
_ I said, [F] Papa, I'm frightened
_ The thunder and [Bb] the lightning
_ _ [F] I'll never [Bb] come through [C] this alone _
He _ [Bb] _ said, I'll be with you
My coat wrapped around you
My hand on your head when you go
_ _ And [F] the night came on
It [Cm] was very calm
I [Ab] wanted that night to go [Fm]
on and [Eb] on
But you, [Bb]
he said, go back _
Go back to [F] the world
[Bb] _ They [F] _ _
_ _ _ were fighting in Egypt
[Bb] _ [F] When they signed this agreement _ _ _ _
_ Nobody else had to [C] die
_ And there was this [F]
terrible _ sound
But Papa went [Bb] down
[F] With a terrible [Bb] _ wound [F] in his [C]
side
He [Bb] said, try to go on
Take my books, take my gun
_ Remember, dear one, how they lied
_ _ And the [F] night comes on
_ It's [Cm] very calm
_ [Ab] I'd like to pretend that [Eb] my father was wrong
But you [Bbm] don't [Eb] want to lie
[Bb] _ _
_ Not [F] to the young
_ I _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] was locked in his [Bb] kitchen
_ [F] I took to [Bb] religion
_ [F] I wondered how long he would [C] stay
_ _ _ [F] I needed [Bb] so much
To [F] have no one to touch
_ I've always [Bb] been greedy [Fm] that way
_ [C] _ But [Bb] my son and [Eb] my daughter
[Bb] Climbed out of [Eb] the water
[Bb] Crying, Mama, you [Eb] promised [Bb] to play
_ _ [F] Then they lead me away
To [Cm] the great surprise
[Ab] It's Mama, don't peek
Mama, cover your eyes
[Bb] And they hide
_ They _ _ _ hide [F] in the [Bb] world
_ I [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] look for him always
I'm lost in his calling
_ I'm tied to [Bb] the threads of [F] some prayer
_ _ _ Saying, when will he [Bb] come to me?
_ [F] When will he [Bb] summon me?
[F] And what must [Bb] I do to [C] prepare?
_ _ Then [Bb] he bends to my longing
Like a willow, like [Eb] a fountain
[Bb] And he stands in the _ luminous air
_ _ _ [F] And the night comes on
_ [Cm] It's very calm
_ [Ab] I lie in his arms
[Eb] He says, when I'm gone
I'll [Bb] be _ yours _ _ _ _
_ Yours for [F] a song _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] Now the crickets are [Bb] singing
_ [F] The vesper bells [Bb] ringing
The [F] _
cat's [Bb] curled asleep [C] in the chair
_ I'm [F] going down to Bill's bar
I can make it that far
And I'll see if [Bb] my friends are [C] still there
_ Yes, [Bb] and here's [Eb] to the few
Who [Bb] forgive what [Eb] you do
[Bb] And the fewer who don't even care
_ _ And [F] the night comes on
[Cm] It's very calm
_ [Ab] I want to cross over
I [Eb] want to go _ home
[Bb] But he [Eb] says, go [Bb] back _
Go back to [F] the world _ _ _ _ _
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