Talking Back To The Night Chords by Steve Winwood

Tempo:
126.4 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Eb

C

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Talking Back to the Night ~ Steve Winwood chords
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[G]
[Eb] [Eb] [G]
[Gm] [F]
[Eb] [C]
[Gm] High above the heat of [Eb] [C] a summer hilly [Gm] up street,
[Eb]
a [Gm] night of work musicians play [Eb] [C] the solo
[Gm] saxophone.
[G] He's
[D] a preacher and a teacher [Cm] and [C] he stands up [Gm] all alone,
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] stranded in the dark,
[Eb] a powerful vision in [Gm] a pond.
A
[Eb] [G]
[Gm] poet in his madness,
[Eb] trying to find [Gm] another life, [G]
[D] a loser that is using [Cm] and [C] he says [F] he's [Gm] doing fine.
[G]
[Eb] [Dm]
[C] Look from such a [Cm] height,
[Eb] it's [C] alright, they're talking back [Dm] to the night, [D] it's all that they can [Gm] do, [C] talking back [Dm] to the night, [D] it's how they make it [Gm] through.
[C] If you listen [Bb] you can hear [Gm] them, [F] their voices drawing near [Bb] them, [D] they're talking back to the night.
[Gm] [G]
[Eb]
[Gm] Something seems to take,
[Eb] every dime a man [Gm] can make, [D]
[Eb]
[Gm] his dream is getting smaller [Eb] and [G] he wonders where [Gm] to run.
And [G]
[D] he's trying hard to [Cm] make it, [C] but he's trying not [Gm] to burn.
[Eb] [G]
[Gm] Oh never mind,
[Eb] who's the shade [G] and draws [Gm] the blinds,
[Eb]
[Gm] she takes him in the [G] darkness,
[Eb] where the loneliest [Gm] can be.
[G]
[D] She gives him all he has [Cm] to, [D] and it's no more than [Gm] he needs.
[G] That's
[Eb] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[Eb] alright, [C] it's alright,
[Dm] it's [C] all that they [Gm] can do, [C]
[Dm] [D] it's how they make [Gm] it through.
[C] If you listen [Bb] you can hear [Gm] them, [F] their voices drawing near [Bb] them, [D] they're talking back to [Gm] [G]
[Eb] [Dm]
[C] the nights of the [D] heart.
[Eb] That's alright, [C] it's alright, don't get back [Dm] to [D] what you think, [Gm] [C]
[Dm] [D] it's how they [Gm] make it through.
[C]
[Dm] [D]
[F] [G]
Don't get back [Dm] to the night, [D]
[Gm] [C] don't get [Dm] back, [D]
[Gm] [C]
won't stop.
[D] [Gm] [C] [Am]
[Dm] [D]
[Gm] [C]
[Dm] [D]
[Gm] [G]
[Dm] [Dm] [D]
[Gm] [A] [N]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
C
3211
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To start learning Steve Winwood - Talking Back To The Night chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Gm, Eb and Gm in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 63 BPM and then match the original tempo of 126 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Ab Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] High above the heat _ _ of [Eb] _ _ _ [C] a summer hilly [Gm] up street, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
a [Gm] night of work musicians _ play [Eb] _ _ _ [C] the solo _
_ [Gm] saxophone.
_ [G] He's _ _
_ [D] _ _ a preacher and a teacher _ [Cm] _ and [C] he stands up [Gm] all alone, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] stranded in the dark, _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ a powerful vision in [Gm] a pond.
_ A _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Gm] poet in his _ madness, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ trying to find [Gm] another life, _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ a loser that is using [Cm] _ _ and [C] he says [F] he's [Gm] doing fine.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] Look from such a [Cm] height, _
_ [Eb] _ _ it's [C] alright, they're talking back [Dm] to the night, _ [D] it's all that they can [Gm] do, _ _ _ [C] _ talking back [Dm] to the night, _ [D] it's how they make it [Gm] through. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ If you listen [Bb] you can hear [Gm] them, _ _ [F] their voices drawing near [Bb] them, _ [D] they're talking back to the night.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Something seems to take, _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ every dime a man [Gm] can make, _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] his dream is getting smaller _ _ [Eb] and _ _ [G] he wonders where [Gm] to run.
And _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ he's trying hard to [Cm] make it, [C] _ but he's trying not [Gm] to burn. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Gm] Oh never mind, _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ who's the shade [G] and draws [Gm] the blinds, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] she takes him in the [G] darkness, _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ where the _ loneliest [Gm] can be.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ She gives him all he has [Cm] to, _ _ [D] and it's no more than [Gm] he needs.
_ [G] That's _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Eb] _ alright, [C] it's alright, _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ it's [C] all that they [Gm] can do, _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] it's how they make [Gm] it through. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ If you listen [Bb] you can hear [Gm] them, _ _ [F] their voices drawing near [Bb] them, _ _ [D] they're talking back to _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] the nights of the [D] heart. _
_ [Eb] That's alright, [C] it's alright, don't get back [Dm] to _ _ _ [D] _ what you think, [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] it's how they [Gm] make it through.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
Don't get back [Dm] to the night, [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ don't get [Dm] back, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
won't stop.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings.

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