Tonight's The Night Chords
Tonight's The Night by Solomon Burke is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Ab. It uses the chords Ab, Db, Ebm, Fm, Bb, Eb, Abm7, Gb and Gm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ebm
Ab Fm Db Ab
Tonight's the night that you belong to me.
Bb Eb
Tonight's the night, there'll be no company.
Db Eb Ab
Oh, tonight, tonight's the night, tonight's
Db Ab Abm7
the night, yes, sir, oh, yes, it is, now,
Eb
listen to me, honey.
Ab Db Ab Gb
Someone should call don't answer the phone.
Ab Db Eb
Somebody knocks on the door, tell 'em we're
not home.
Db Ab Abm7
I just want it to be, darling, nobody but me
Eb Ab
and you, honey, tonight.
Db
I don't want no friends around.
Ab Eb Db
There's a whole lot of sweet talk, girl, I'm
Gm7 Db
gonna be putting down.
Ab Eb
Cut off the stereo, forget about the late, late
Db Ab
show, cause tonight, honey, oh, tonight.
Ab Fm
Listen to me..(tonight's the night) and when the
Eb
lights are low..(that you belong to me)
Db Fm
I'm gonna lock all the doors..(tonight's the night)
Ab
and throw away the key, baby..(you're mine exclusively.)
Eb Db
And then I wanna talk to you some more, because
tonight, I got something I want to say to you,
Ab Abm7 Db
honey, tonight, oooo-ooo-ooo.
OUTRO:
Db Ab Eb
I wanna hear you say I do, and that ain't all, sugar.
Db
And when I get through, I want you to hold me,
Ab Db Eb Bb
squeeze me with all of your might.
Eb Abm7 Db Ab
Because tonight..(tonight, tonight) tonight is the night.