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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[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]
[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
Eb
C
D
G
Gm
Eb
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [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] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [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] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _