I Love The Night Chords

I play a couple of different chord voicings on this song depending on if
I'm playing solo/acoustic or electric with a group/another guitarist. The
first variation is with open position chords and the second is using partial
barre chords. I think it sounds best with one guitar playing the open
position chords and a 2nd guitar playing the barre chords and riffs. This
is my interpretation of the song. YMMV
 
Open position chord voicings:
 
C - X|3|2|0|1|3
D - X|X|0|2|3|2*
Em - 0|2|2|0|0|0
Am - X|0|2|2|1|0
B7 - X|2|1|2|0|2
G - 3|2|0|0|3|3
 
*When I play this on acoustic I use Dadd2add4/A - 5|X|4|0|3|0 instead of
the Dmaj. I just like the sound of that chord in there for some reason.
Also, I prefer to play the Em as a partial barre on the 7th fret as outlined
in the "Alternate" section below instead of in the open position.
 
This is how I play the intro/1st interlude. Alternately, you can play it
using just the C and D chords, but on electric I like this sound better.
 
 
  C           D           C           D
E||-3---------|-----------|-----------|----------|
B||-1-------8-|-7-------7-|-8-------8-|-7-----7--|
G||-0---------|---7----7--|-----------|---7--7--9|
D||-2---------|-----7-7---|-----------|-----7----|
A||-3---------|-----------|-----------|----------|
E||-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
 
 
  |-----Play these 2 measures 4x-------|*
  Em                                   Am
E||-----------------|-------10-------7-|-8----------|
B||---7-8---7-8---7-|-8---7------7-8---|------------|
G||-9-----9-----9---|---9------9-------|------------|
D||-----------------|------------------|------------|
A||-----------------|------------------|------------|
E||-----------------|------------------|------------|
 
*In the 2nd interlude after the lead break, play the indicated 2 measures
twice.
 
 
<Intro>
C  D  C  D  Em
 
Am             B7                  Em
That night her kiss told me it was over
 
Am           B7            Em
I walked out late into the dark
 
G         Am                         C      B7
The misty gloom seemed to soak up my sorrow
 
Am                  B7
The further I went on
 
Am                  B7
I felt a spreading calm
 
    Am          B7                    Em
And suddenly my eyes were filled with light
 
      Am             B7              Em
And a lovely lady in white was by my side, and she said
 
G          Am                  C   B7
Like me, I see you’re walking alone
 
Am                B7
Won’t you please stay?
 
Am                B7
I couldn’t look away
 
C  D  C  D
 
              C  D            C    D
Then she said I      love the night
 
    C                   D
The day is okay and the sun can be fun
 
      C                 D          C   D  C  D
But I live to see those rays slip away
 
C  D            C     D
I      love the night
 
        C                  D                C
There’s so much that I can show and give to you
 
            D            C    D  C  D
If you will welcome me tonight
 
   C            D             C    D
If only you had been there my dear
 
C              D             C      D
 We could have shared this together
 
 
<Lead over C  D - repeat several times ending with Em>
 
No Mortal was meant to know such wonder
One look in the mirror told me so
Come darkness I’ll see her again
Yes I’m gonna go
‘Cause now I know
I love the night
The day is okay and the sun can be fun
But I live to see those rays slip away
I love the night
I love the night
I love the night
 
 
These are a couple of riffs you may find useful. The first one is played
over the "The further I went on/I felt a spreading calm" part:
 
  C                 B7          Am            B7          Am             B7
E||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
B||-----------------|-------7-8-|-------------|-------7-8-|--------------|
G||-----------------|---7-------|-9-----------|---7-------|-9------------|
D||-----------------|-9---9-----|-------------|-9---9-----|--------------|
A||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
E||-----------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
 ..sorrow                        The further...            I felt a...
 
 
 
This riff is played during the chorus; only once during the first
one (over the "If only you had been there my dear" part), but all through
the ending chorus/fade out:
 
  C                D               C                D               C
E||-10-8-7---------|---------------|-10-8-7---------|---------------|
B||--------10-8-10b\r--------------|--------10-8-10b\r--------------|
G||----------------|---------------|----------------|--7------------|
D||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
A||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
E||----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
 
1st Lead Break
 
  C                    D                   C
E||--------------------|-8-7-8-----------7-|---------------|
B||---10b-10b-10(b)r---|-------10(b)r-10---|-10b\r---------|
G||-7----------------7-|-------------------|-------7-9-----|
D||--------------------|-------------------|---------------|
A||--------------------|-------------------|---------------|
E||--------------------|-------------------|---------------|
 
 D               C               D                         C
E|---------------|-10b-10--------|-17b(b)-17b(b)-17(b)r-15-|-15-17------|
B|---10b\r-------|---------------|-------------------------|-------17---|
G|-7-------7---9-|---------------|-------------------------|------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|------------|
A|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|------------|
 
 D                             C             D                       Em
E|-17b(b)-17(b)r-15-17b^-17b\r-|-15-17-------|---------------15-------|
B|-----------------------------|-------17----|-15-15-15---15----17-17-|
G|-----------------------------|-------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------|------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------|------------------------|
 
Tab legend:
 
b   = bend whole step
b^  = bend 1 1/2 step
(b) = play already bent string
r   = release bend
b\r = bend (whole) and release
 
Alternate chord voicings:
 
C - X|X|10|9|8|8
D - X|X|7|7|7|X
Em - X|X|9|9|8|7
Am - X|X|7|5|5|5
B - X|X|9|8|7|7
G - X|X|5|4|3|3
X