The Reason The Night Is Long Chords
by Rainer Maria
The Reason The Night Is Long by Rainer Maria is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, G/B, Am, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G C G/B Am x2
G C
oh the reason
G/B Am
the night is long
G C G/B Am
is very simple
Interlude:
G C G/B Am x2
verse 1:
G C
oh i miss you when
G/B Am G
i'm at work oh and
C
i miss you when we
G/B Am
fight and you leave
G C
honey i confess
G/B Am
i stole your heart
G C
and honey i confess
G/B Am
that it was criminal
verse 2:
G
but i've been
C
captured i'm
G/B Am G
paralyzed and
i've been
C
disarmed by
G/B Am
your charm
G C
oh the reason
G/B Am
the night is long
G C G/B Am G C G/B Am
is very simple
G C
i imagine tonight
G/B
that we can
Am
get along
G C
oh the reason
G/B Am
the night is long
G C Am G/B C(hold)
is very simple
G C
oh the reason
G/B Am
the night is long
G C Am G/B C(hold)
is very simple
Am G/B C(hold)
that nothing
Am G/B C(hold)
i can do with you
Am G/B C(hold)
is wrong
Bridge:
Am G/B
but if i'm careful at
C D
sunset if i'm mindful
C Em
at dawn if it's
G
ok to touch you
Am G/B
then it's alright
C
to think
Caithlin Sings in backup:
clouded minds up
north Sometimes
produce rain
and lightning
electricity
G Em
oh the reason
D C
the night is long
G Em D C
is very simple
G Em
oh the reason
D C
the night is long
G Em D C
is very simple
Kyle sings in backup:
maybe it hasn't
been so long maybe
this dim time
is just twilight
(Repeat)
Interlude:
G x2
G C x2
G Em
oh the reason
D C
the night is long
G Em D C
is very simple
Kyle sings in backup:
maybe it hasn't
been so long maybe
this dim time
is just twilight
(Repeat)
Outro: G x4, G(hold)