Chords for The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello) HD: "It Begins Tonight" Live at Ottawa Folk Festival 2011
Tempo:
109.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
C
B
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [Bm] [Em] [F#]
[E] [G] [Em] I'm Tom Morello, you can [G] call me the Night Watchman.
Festival today.
it's played with acoustic guitar, [F#] sometimes it's played [Bm] with banjo, sometimes it's played with jugs.
Sometimes it's [F] actually played on an [G#] electric guitar, because the music we play is for folks just like you.
[F#] [G] [E]
[Bm] [G]
[E] City boys, I'm a band of father fools.
[E] [G] [Em] I'm Tom Morello, you can [G] call me the Night Watchman.
Festival today.
it's played with acoustic guitar, [F#] sometimes it's played [Bm] with banjo, sometimes it's played with jugs.
Sometimes it's [F] actually played on an [G#] electric guitar, because the music we play is for folks just like you.
[F#] [G] [E]
[Bm] [G]
[E] City boys, I'm a band of father fools.
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[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] I'm Tom Morello, you can [G] call me the Night Watchman.
This is the Freedom Fight Orchestra, [N] it's a pleasure to be here at your lovely Folk Festival today.
Now folk music comes in many, many stripes.
Sometimes it's played with acoustic guitar, [F#] sometimes it's played [Bm] with banjo, sometimes it's played with jugs.
Sometimes it's [F] actually played on an [G#] electric guitar, because the music we play is for folks just like you.
This [D#m] is It [G] Begins Tonight. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ City boys, _ _ _ I'm a band of father fools.
[F#m] _
_ [G] _ [A] The name is right or _ wrong.
_ [E] I'm here to sing my song.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C] It begins [Bm] tonight.
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ The borrowed angels soar. _
_ To a public storm cause. _
[A] So now I blow my rumble on. _ _
_ [E] _ Who's not to take the throne? _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] It begins [E] tonight.
_ [D] [G] It begins tonight.
[C] Oh Lord, oh Lord.
[B] It begins tonight.
[E] Oh Lord.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] Sell your face _ [Am] for the line.
[B] Oh Lord, you're a guest.
[A] _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [E] _ _ I'm a fool.
[G] What is that brand?
[A] But just where you told me.
[C] I've been a [D] fighter since the beginning.
[E] I see all that you need.
[G] And the night is misty.
[A] I see a fire burning.
[C] This [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] is how your homies spell it, mother.
_ _ _ I'm a whiskey of fire and blood.
_ _ _ [A] I'm a light of way to the sea.
_ _ _ [Em] [F#] All I get, all [E] I'm free.
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[E] It _ _ [G] begins tonight.
[C] Oh Lord.
_ [B] It begins tonight.
[Em] _ Oh Lord, oh [G] Lord.
It begins tonight.
Oh Lord, oh Lord.
[C] Sell your face for the [A] line.
For the line.
[B] Oh Lord.
It [Am] begins tonight. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] I'm Tom Morello, you can [G] call me the Night Watchman.
This is the Freedom Fight Orchestra, [N] it's a pleasure to be here at your lovely Folk Festival today.
Now folk music comes in many, many stripes.
Sometimes it's played with acoustic guitar, [F#] sometimes it's played [Bm] with banjo, sometimes it's played with jugs.
Sometimes it's [F] actually played on an [G#] electric guitar, because the music we play is for folks just like you.
This [D#m] is It [G] Begins Tonight. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ City boys, _ _ _ I'm a band of father fools.
[F#m] _
_ [G] _ [A] The name is right or _ wrong.
_ [E] I'm here to sing my song.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C] It begins [Bm] tonight.
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ The borrowed angels soar. _
_ To a public storm cause. _
[A] So now I blow my rumble on. _ _
_ [E] _ Who's not to take the throne? _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] It begins [E] tonight.
_ [D] [G] It begins tonight.
[C] Oh Lord, oh Lord.
[B] It begins tonight.
[E] Oh Lord.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] Sell your face _ [Am] for the line.
[B] Oh Lord, you're a guest.
[A] _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [E] _ _ I'm a fool.
[G] What is that brand?
[A] But just where you told me.
[C] I've been a [D] fighter since the beginning.
[E] I see all that you need.
[G] And the night is misty.
[A] I see a fire burning.
[C] This [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] is how your homies spell it, mother.
_ _ _ I'm a whiskey of fire and blood.
_ _ _ [A] I'm a light of way to the sea.
_ _ _ [Em] [F#] All I get, all [E] I'm free.
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[E] It _ _ [G] begins tonight.
[C] Oh Lord.
_ [B] It begins tonight.
[Em] _ Oh Lord, oh [G] Lord.
It begins tonight.
Oh Lord, oh Lord.
[C] Sell your face for the [A] line.
For the line.
[B] Oh Lord.
It [Am] begins tonight. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
