Because The Night Chords

Because The Night chords
Bruce Springsteen  1978 (Patti Smith Group) *
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_the_Night
 
Bm G  A Bm  G  A Bm
 
Bm      G          A         Bm
Take me now, baby, here as I am.
        G             A    Bm
Pull me close try and understand.
          G              A      Bm
Desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe.
          G          A        Bm
Love is a banquet on which we feed.
 
G       A            D    A
Come on now, try and understand
    Bm    G             Bm      A
the way I feel when I'm in your hand.
D       G          Bm    A
Take my hand; come under cover.
     C                   Bm                  F#
They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now.
 
Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lust.
Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to us.
 
Bm     G          A    Bm
Have I doubt when I'm alone?
          G           A   Bm
Love is a ring on the telephone.
           G        A         Bm
Love is an angel disguised as lust,
            G             A       Bm
here in our bed until the morning comes.
 
G       A            D    A
Come on now, try and understand
    Bm    G          Bm      A
the way I feel under your command.
D       G           Bm     A
Take my hand as the sun descends.
     C                    Bm                   F#
They can't touch you now, can't touch you now, can't touch you now.
 
Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lust.
Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to us.
 
     D       A           D         A              Bm       A
With love we sleep; with doubt the vicious circle turn and turns.
    D   A     Bm     A        D        A
Without you I cannot live, forgive the yearning, burning
    G        D         G       D
I believe in time, too real to feel,
 
   Bm            D             G            F#
so touch me now, touch me now, touch me now.
 
Bm          G       A        Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.  2x
 
* Alternate:
 
Capo II
 
Bm  = Am
G   = F
A   = G
D   = C
C   = Bb
F#  = E
 
Open in key of Am
 
Bm  = Am
G   = F
A   = G
D   = C
C   = Bb
F#  = E
 
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