Bruce Springsteen - Because The Night guitar tab

Because the Night

Words and Music by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith

I'm lifting this straight out of Springsteen Complete...sounds much

better on piano/keyboard than solo guitar IMO, but here it is

anyway...all chords are either open (D,G,A,C) or barres near the nut

(F#,Bm).

Intro: Bm, G, A, Bm, G, A, Bm

Verse:

Bm G A Bm

Take me now, baby, here as I am.

G A Bm

Pull me close try and understand.

G A Bm

Desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe.

G A Bm

Love is a banquet on which we feed.

G A D A

Come on now, try and understand

Bm G A

the way I feel when I'm in your hand.

D G A

Take my hand; come under cover.

C Bm F#

They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now.

Chorus:

Bm G A

Because the night belongs to lovers.

Bm G A Bm

Because the night belongs to lust.

G A

Because the night belongs to lovers.

Bm G A Bm

Because the night belongs to us.

Second verse:

Have I doubt when I'm alone?

Love is a ring on the telephone.

Love is an angel disguised as lust,

here in our bed until the morning comes.

Come on now, try and understand

the way I feel under your command.

Take my hand as the sun descends.

They can't touch you now, can't touch you now, can't touch you now.

Repeat chorus

Ending:

D A D A Bm A

With love we sleep; with doubt the viscious circle turn and turns.

D A Bm A D A

Without you I cannot live, forgive the yearning, burning

G D G

I believe in time, too real to feel,

Bm D G F#

so touch me now, touch me now, touch me now.

Repeat chorus and fade.

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