Bacause The Night Chords
Bacause The Night by 10000 Maniacs is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, G6, Dsus4, F#, Bm, Em, G, Esus4 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro (played on piano, but here is for guitar):
E|------------------------|------------7----------|
B|-------------7----------|-----------------------|
G|--4-7-6-7---------7-6-7-|--4-7-6-7-------7-6-7--|
D|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|
Play this tab during the 1st an 2nd verse
1st verse:
Take me now baby here as I am
Pull me close, try and understand
Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe
Love is a banquet on which we feed
Prechorus:
D A G6 A
Come on now try and understand
D A G6 A
The way I feel under your command
D A G6 A
Take my hand as the sun descends
D (Dsus4 D) G6
They can't hurt you now,
D (Dsus4 D) G6
Can't hurt you now,
D (Dsus4 D) F#
Can't hurt you now
Bm Em A D
Because the night belongs to lovers
Bm Em A D
Because the night belongs to us
Bm Em A D
Because the night belongs to lovers
Bm Em A D
Because the night belongs to us
2nd verse:
Have I doubt, baby, when I'm alone
Love is a ring, a telephone
Love is an angel disguised as lust
Here in our bed until the morning comes
Prechorus:
D A G6 A
Come on now try and understand
D A G6 A
The way I feel under your command
D A G6 A
Take my hand as the sun descends
D (Dsus4 D) G6
They can't hurt you now,
D (Dsus4 D) G6
Can't hurt you now,
D (Dsus4 D) F#
Can't hurt you now
Bm Em A D
Because the night belongs to lovers
Bm Em A D
Because the night belongs to us
Bm Em A D
Because the night belongs to lovers
Bm Em A D
Because the night belongs to us
Violins solo.
Bridge:
D A
With love we sleep
D A (D)
With doubt the vicious circle
G6 A
Turns and burns
D A (D) G6
Without you, oh I cannot live
A D A
Forgive, the yearning burning
(D) G D G D
I believe it's time to heal to feel
Em Esus4 C F#
So take me now, take me now, take me now
Chorus
Bm Em A D
Because the night belongs to lovers
Bm Em A D
Because the night belongs to us
Bm Em A D
Because the night belongs to lovers
Bm Em
And everybody says
A D
It belongs to us
Bm Em A D x4
On the thin E string part of violins:
E|-7-7---7-7--|---7-5---3-0-| x2
On the end intro part.