Last Night Of The World — Bruce Cockburn
Chords and lyrics for Last Night Of The World by Bruce Cockburn (key of G).
Verse 1
Chord shapes used in this version:
G 320033
[Cadd9]Cadd9* X32030
D XX0232
Dsus4 XX0233
D7sus4 XX0213
Am7 XX2010
Em7 022030
Bass Riff
Intro
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G]
Verse 1
[Cadd9]I'm sipping Flor De Caña and lime juice, it's three [G]a.m.
[Cadd9]Blow a fruit fly off the rim of my [G]glass
[Cadd9]The radio's playing Superchunk and the friends of Dean [G]Martinez
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9] [G]
Verse 2
[Cadd9]Midnight it was bike tires whacking the [G]pot holes
[Cadd9]Milling humans' shivering energy [G]glow
[Cadd9]Fusing the space between them with bar-throb bass and [G]laughter
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9] [G]
Chorus
Em7 Cadd9* G
If this were the last night of the world
Em7 Cadd9* G
What would I do?
Em7 Cadd9* G
What would I do that was different
Unless it was [Am7][Cadd9]champagne with [G]you?
[Cadd9] [G]
Verse 3
[Cadd9]I learned as a child not to trust in my [G]body
[Cadd9]I've carried that burden through my [G]life
[Cadd9]But there's a day when we all have to be pried [G]loose
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9] [G]
Chorus
Em7 Cadd9* G
If this were the last night of the world
Em7 Cadd9* G
What would I do?
Em7 Cadd9* G
What would I do that was different
Unless it was [Am7][Cadd9]champagne with [G]you?
[Cadd9] [G]
Verse 4
[Cadd9]I've seen the flame of hope among the [G]hopeless
[Cadd9]And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of [G]all
[Cadd9]That was the straw that broke me [G]open
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9] [G]
Chorus
Em7 Cadd9* G
If this were the last night of the world
Em7 Cadd9* G
What would I do?
Em7 Cadd9* G
What would I do that was different
Unless it was [Am7][Cadd9]champagne with [G]you?
[Cadd9] [G]
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