Hold Back The Night Chords

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Hold Back The Night by Sinéad O'Connor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, F#, E and D#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Hold Back the Night 
Sinead O'Connor 
From "Faith and Courage" 

The chords are actually done on a synthesizer, technically a "pad,"  
but this works well on a distorted guitar. 
Let me know of any issues. 

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Intro 
G 

verse 1 
G… 
I want to walk Into the light  
G	           G(a10- G octave) 	                        G 
Day has turned cold   hold back the night  
G	               C	            G          C 
What will become of you and I 
G	                                D		    C 
We had a dream  Don't let it die  
               G                             C 
Just hold back the night 

Chorus  
G                                                                                  F#                     E 
Do you wanna be , wanna be  my dying day, my darkest hour, 
D       C  D#		                                               G    C 
my overdose?   ‘cause that's what you'll be . 

G			 
Just hold back the night . 

interlude: 
G, C, G,C,G,C 


verse 2: 
G	                        C		                   G        C 
There was a time I know you'll agree  
G	             D	           	C 
we saw it all  a glorious sight . 
G                   C                                     G      C 
Everyone's burned everything's gone . 
G                           D                              C 
What we were then now we are not . 
	                     	G          C 
So hold back the night. 

Chorus 2: 
G 			    	                                                                    F#                    E 
Do you wanna be, wanna be my dying day, my darkest hour,  
D        C       D#                                             G           G 
my overdose? 'Cause that's what you'll be. 
                              G			C 
Just hold back the night. 

outro: these notes are bent into each other, without much space between notes.  
Listen to the song, you'll see what I mean. 

G,C,G,F#,E,D,C 

F#,E,D,C,G X 3 to fade over:  
'cause that's what you'll be Just hold back the night.... 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante