Because the night (1978) (video) (midi)

Am F G Am

1. Take me now, baby, here as I am,

F G - Am

pull me close and try to understand.

F G Am

Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe,

F G - Am

love is a banquet on which we feed.

Am F C G

Come on now, try and understand,

C F C G

the way I feel when I´m in your hand.

Am F C G

Take my hands, come under cover

Bb Dm E

They can´t hurt you now, can´t hurt you now, can´t hurt you now !

Am F C G

Because the night belongs to lovers,

Am F G Am

because the night belongs to lust.

F C G

Because the night belongs to lovers,

Am F G Am

because the night belongs to us.

Am F G Am

2. Have I doubt when I´m alone?

F G - Am

Love is a ring´, the telephone,

F G Am

love is an angel disguised with lust,

F G - Am

here in our bed until the morning comes.

Am F C G

Come on now, try and understand,

C F C G

the way I feel under your command.

Am F C G

Take my hand as the sun descends,

Bb Dm

They can´t touch you now, can´t touch you now,

E

can´t touch you now ! + CHORUS

Instr. : + Am - G - C - G - Am - G - F - G Am - G - C - G - Am - F

Am G Am G Am G

3. With love we sleep, with doubt the vicious circle turns and turns.

Am G A G Am G

Without you I cannot live, forgive the yearning, burning.

F C F C

I believe in time, too real to feel,

Am F Am F Am F - E

So touch me now, touch me now, touch me now !

+ CHORUS + CHORUS .....

(orig. = capo 2nd) (Patti Smith)