Night Comes In Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays389

Night Comes In by Richard Thompson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A7sus, Em, D, C, F#m, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A7sus                          Em 
Night comes in, like some cool river 
              D   C          A7sus 
How can there be, be another day? 
A7sus                    Em 
Take my hand, oh real companion 
          D      C                   A7sus 
And we'll dance, dance till we fade away 

A7sus                           Em 
Oh, the sands pour down like silver 
          D       C             A7sus 
They can only, only break my heart 
A7sus                           Em 
Drink the wine, the wine of lovers 
D       C               A7sus                    
Lovers tired of being apart 

F#m                                  A 
Dancing till my feet don't touch the ground 
F#m                G 
I lose my mind and dance forever 
F#m              G 
Lose my mind and dance forever 
C              D 
Turn my world around 
C              D 
Turn my world around 

Em C D A7sus 

A7sus                   Em       
Oh, this night is like no other 
          D     C               A7sus            
And this room is ringing in my ears 
A7sus                   Em 
And these friends will never leave me 
D                       C       A7sus 
And these tears are like no other tears 


F#m                                  A 
Dancing till my feet don't touch the ground 
F#m                G 
I lose my mind and dance forever 
F#m              G 
Lose my mind and dance forever 
C              D 
Turn my world around 
C              D 
Turn my world around 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante