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Because The Night

10000 Maniacs
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 played on piano, but here is for guitar):
E|------------------------|------------7----------|
B|-------------7----------|-----------------------|
G|--4-7-6-7---------7-6-7-|--4-7-6-7-------7-6-7--|
D|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|
 1st verse:
 Take me now baby here as I am
 Pull me close, try and understand
 Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe
 Love is a banquet on which we feed
Come  on now  try and understand
The  way I  feel under your  command
Take  my hand  as the sun  descends
   ( )
 They can't hurt you now,
   ( )
 Can't hurt you now,
   ( )
 Can't hurt you now
Because  the  night belongs  to lovers
Because  the  night belongs  to us
Because  the  night belongs  to lovers
Because  the  night belongs  to us
 2nd verse:
 Have I doubt, baby, when I'm alone
 Love is a ring, a telephone
 Love is an angel disguised as lust
 Here in our bed until the morning comes
Come  on now  try and understand
The  way I  feel under your  command
Take  my hand  as the sun  descends
   ( )
 They can't hurt you now,
   ( )
 Can't hurt you now,
   ( )
 Can't hurt you now
Because  the  night belongs  to lovers
Because  the  night belongs  to us
Because  the  night belongs  to lovers
Because  the  night belongs  to us
 Violins solo.
 With love  we sleep
 With doubt  the vicious circle
Turns  and burns
Without  you, oh  I cannot live
Forgive, the  yearning burning
  I believe it's  time to  heal to  feel
 So take  me now, take  me now, take  me now
Because  the  night belongs  to lovers
Because  the  night belongs  to us
Because  the  night belongs  to lovers
 And everybody says
 It belongs  to us
 x4
 On the thin E string part of violins:
E|-7-7---7-7--|---7-5---3-0-| x2
 On the end intro part.
 Chords:
C
E|-2----3----0--0---3--2---2---0-----0----0--|
B|-3----3----2--3---3--2---3---0-----0----1--|
G|-2----2----2--0---0--3---4---0-----2----0--|
D|-0----0----2--0---0--4---4---2-----2----2--|
A|-0----0----0--2---2--4---2---2-----2----3--|
E|-x----x----x--3---3--2---2---0-----0----x--|
 Enjoy.

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Readable chord sheet for Because The Night by 10000 Maniacs

played on piano, but here is for guitar):

 E|------------------------|------------7----------|
 B|-------------7----------|-----------------------|
 G|--4-7-6-7---------7-6-7-|--4-7-6-7-------7-6-7--|
 D|------------------------|-----------------------|
 A|------------------------|-----------------------|
 E|------------------------|-----------------------|

1st verse:

Take me now baby here as I am
Pull me close, try and understand
Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe
Love is a banquet on which we feed

[D]Come on [A]now try and [G6]underst[A]and
[D]The way [A]I feel under [G6]your com[A]mand
[D]Take my [A]hand as the [G6]sun des[A]cends
  [D]         ([Dsus4] [D])   [G6]
They can't   hurt you   now,
  [D]    ([Dsus4] [D])   [G6]
Can't   hurt you   now,
  [D]    ([Dsus4] [D])   [F#]
Can't   hurt you   now

[Bm]Because th[Em]e night [A]belongs to [D]lovers
[Bm]Because th[Em]e night [A]belongs to [D]us
[Bm]Because th[Em]e night [A]belongs to [D]lovers
[Bm]Because th[Em]e night [A]belongs to [D]us

2nd verse:

Have I doubt, baby, when I'm alone
Love is a ring, a telephone
Love is an angel disguised as lust
Here in our bed until the morning comes

[D]Come on [A]now try and [G6]underst[A]and
[D]The way [A]I feel under [G6]your com[A]mand
[D]Take my [A]hand as the [G6]sun des[A]cends
  [D]         ([Dsus4] [D])   [G6]
They can't   hurt you   now,
  [D]    ([Dsus4] [D])   [G6]
Can't   hurt you   now,
  [D]    ([Dsus4] [D])   [F#]
Can't   hurt you   now

[Bm]Because th[Em]e night [A]belongs to [D]lovers
[Bm]Because th[Em]e night [A]belongs to [D]us
[Bm]Because th[Em]e night [A]belongs to [D]lovers
[Bm]Because th[Em]e night [A]belongs to [D]us

Violins solo.

With [D]love we [A]sleep
With [D]doubt the [A]vicious [D]circle
[G6]Turns and [A]burns
[D]Without you, [A]oh I c[D]annot [G6]live
[A]Forgive, [D]the yearning [A]burning
  [D]I   [G]believe [D]it's time  [G]to heal [D]to feel

So [Em]take me now, [Esus4]take me now, [C]take me now  [F#]

[Bm]Because th[Em]e night [A]belongs to [D]lovers
[Bm]Because th[Em]e night [A]belongs to [D]us
[Bm]Because th[Em]e night [A]belongs to [D]lovers
And [Bm]everybody [Em]says
It  [A]belongs to [D]us

[Bm]  [Em]  [A]  [D]     x4

On the thin E string part of violins:

E|-7-7---7-7--|---7-5---3-0-|      x2

On the end intro part.

Chords:

   [D]  [Dsus4]  [A]  [G6]  [G]  [F#]  [Bm]  [Em]  [Esus4]  [C]
E|-2----3----0--0---3--2---2---0-----0----0--|
B|-3----3----2--3---3--2---3---0-----0----1--|
G|-2----2----2--0---0--3---4---0-----2----0--|
D|-0----0----2--0---0--4---4---2-----2----2--|
A|-0----0----0--2---2--4---2---2-----2----3--|
E|-x----x----x--3---3--2---2---0-----0----x--|

Enjoy.

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