When The Night Comes Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays483

When The Night Comes by Joe Cocker is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Bb, F, Am, Dm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			  C      Bb  F 
Hold on, I'll be back for you it won't be long. 
    C      Bb  F 
The night is something I hear calling me. 
    C      Bb  F 
Lead me down that lonesome road, point me east and let me go. 
    C      Bb  F 
My suitcase weighs me down with memories. 

    C    Bb  F 
   I just wanna' be the one you run to, 
    C    Bb  F 
   I want to be the one you come to. 
    C    Bb  F 
   I wanna' be there beside you when the night comes. 
    C    Bb  F 
   Put all our cares behind us, 
    C    Bb  F 
   And go where they'll never find us. 
    C    Bb  F 
   I want to be there when the night comes. 

    C Bb      F 
Two spirits in the night, we can leave before the morning light. 
    C Bb  F 
When there's nothing left to lose, there's nothing left to feel. 
    C      Bb    F 
Meet on the edge of town, keep me waiting round and round. 
    C      Bb  F 
And you and I could just roll on outta' here. 

   C    Bb  F 
   I just wanna' be the one you run to, 
    C    Bb  F 
   I want to be the one you come to. 
    C    Bb  F 
   I wanna' be there beside you when the night comes. 
    C    Bb  F 
   Put all our cares behind us, 
    C    Bb  F 
   And go where they'll never find us. 
    C    Bb  F 
   I want to be there when the night comes. 

      Am    C 
 You know there'll be a time for you and I. 
      Am C 
 Just take my hand we'll run away. 
      Dm   F 
 Pick up all the pieces of this shattered dream. 
    C 
      We're gonna make it all someday. 
  G     C 
      Cause when we're coming back, we're coming back to stay. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante