Because The Night

Patti Smith & Bruce Springsteen

[Intro]

(Piano)

Bm		G		A		Bm

Bm		G		A		Bm

Verse-1:

Bm	G	A	Bm
Take me	now, baby,	here as I	am

Bm	G	A	Bm
Hold me	close, try and	under	stand

Bm	G	A	Bm
Desire is	hunger is the	fire I	breathe

Bm	G	A	Bm
Love is a	banquet on	which we	feed

G	A	D	D	A
Come on	now, try and	un	der	stand

	Bm	G	G	G	A
The	way I	feel when I’m	in	your	hand

D	G	G	G	A
Take my	hand, come	un	der	cover

	C	Bm	F#
They	can’t hurt you now,	can’t hurt you now,	can’t hurt you now

Chorus

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	A
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	lo	vers

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	Bm
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	love

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	A
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	lo	vers

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	Bm
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	us

Verse-2:

Bm	G	A	Bm
Have I	doubt, baby,	when I’m a	lone

Bm	G	A	Bm
Love is a	ring on the	tele	phone

Bm	G	A	Bm
Love is an	angel, dis	guised as	lust

Bm	G	A	Bm
Here in our	bed ’til the	morning come	s

G	A	D	D	A
Come on	now, try and	un	der	stand

	Bm	G	G	G	A
The	way I	feel under	your	com	mand

D	G	G	G	A
Take my	hand, as the	sun	de	scends

	C	Bm	F#
They	can’t touch you now,	can’t touch you now,	can’t touch you now

Chorus

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	A	A
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	lo	vers

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	Bm
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	love

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	A	A
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	lo	vers

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	Bm
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	us

Solo

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Bridge

	D	A	D	A	Bm	A
With	love we	sleep, with	doubt the	vicious circle	turns, and	burns

D	A	Bm	A	D	A
Without you,	Oh I cannot	live,	forgive the	yearning	burning

	G	D	G	Bm	D	G	F#
I	believe it’s	time too	real to feel,	touch me now,	touch me now,	touch me now

Chorus

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	A	A
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	lo	vers (there are two lovers)

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	Bm
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	love (let me believe in the night we tried)

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	A	A
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	lo	vers

Bm	Bm	G	G	G	G	A	Bm
Be-	cause	the	night	be	longs	to	us