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Nighttime

Big Star
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Am7
---3----3--| throw in a little strumming at the end of each interval.
---0----1--|
---0----0--| voice the G with your ring on the the low E and pinky on the
------0h2--| high E.
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-3---------|
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 i--2--  play around on the high E. move it up to 3 once or twice.
 m--3--
x--0-- i'm not sure if this chord is right, but it sounds close enough.
r--4--
p--5--
x-----
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At nightime I go out and see the people
Air goes cool and hurrying on my way
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 The chorus has a fingerpicking pattern. i don't know exactly how alex plays, so i won't
 it. you can come up with something yourself. Dsus4 is D with your pinky on 3 on the E
 and Cmaj7 is C with an open B string.
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 And dressing  so sweet,  all the people  to see
 They're looking  at me, all the people  to see.
 pattern
 And when I set my eyes on you
 You look like a kitty
 And when you're in the moon
 Oh you look so pretty
 Caught a glance  in your eyes
 And fell  through the skies
Glance  in your eyes
 And fell  through the skies
 Pattern
 I'm walking down the freezing street
 Scarf goes out behind
 You said, "Get them away"
 Please don't say a word
 "Get me out  of here
 Get me out  of here
 I hate  it here
 Get me out  of here"
 pattern
 At nightime I go out and see the people
 Air goes cool and hurrying on my way
Glanced  in your eyes and fell  through the skies
Dance  in your eyes and fell  through the skies
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Readable chord sheet for Nighttime by Big Star

[G]      [Am7]
---3----3--|    throw in a little strumming at the end of each interval.
---0----1--|
---0----0--|    voice the G with your ring on the the low E and pinky on the
------0h2--|    high E.
-----------|
-3---------|

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[G] [Am7] [G] [Am7] [Gmaj7]
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i[Gmaj7]--2--  play around on the high E. move it up to 3 once or twice.
m--3--
x--0--  i'm not sure if this chord is right, but it sounds close enough.
r--4--
p--5--
x-----

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At [G]nigh[Am7]time I go out and [G]see the [Am7]people
Air goes cool and hurrying on my way
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The chorus has a fingerpicking pattern. i don't know exactly how alex plays, so i won't
it. you can come up with something yourself. Dsus4 is D with your pinky on 3 on the E
and Cmaj7 is C with an open B string.

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And [D]dressing so [Dsus4]sweet, all the [C]people to see
They're [D]looking at me, all the [C]people to see.  [Cmaj7]

[G] [Am7] pattern
And when I set my eyes on you
You look like a kitty
And when you're in the moon
Oh you look so pretty

Caught a [D]glance in your eyes
And [C]fell through the skies
[D]Glance in your eyes
And [C]fell through the skies  [Cmaj7]

[G] [Am7] [G] [Am7] [G] [Am7] [G] [Am7] [G] [Am7] [G] [Am7] [G] [Am7] [G] [Am7] [Gmaj7]

[G] [Am7] Pattern
I'm walking down the freezing street
Scarf goes out behind
You said, "Get them away"
Please don't say a word

"Get me [D]out of here
Get me [C]out of here
I [D]hate it here
Get me [C]out of here"  [Cmaj7]

[G] [Am7] pattern
At nightime I go out and see the people
Air goes cool and hurrying on my way

[D]Glanced in your eyes and [C]fell through the skies
[D]Dance in your eyes and [C]fell through the skies [Cmaj7]

[G] [Am7] [G] [Am7] [G]
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