Tender Is the Night — Jackson Browne

Chords and lyrics for Tender Is the Night by Jackson Browne (key of G).

Verse 1

[G]Between the darkness on the [D]street,
and the [C]houses, filling up with light
[G]Between the stillness in my [D]heart,
and the [C]roar of the approaching night
[G]Somebody's calling after [D]somebody,
[C]Somebody turns the corner out of sight,
Looking for [D]somebody,
[Em]Somewhere in the [C]night

Chorus 1

[G]Tender is the [C]night
[D]When you hold your baby [C]tight
[G]Tender, tender are the [C]motions, [D]tender is the [G]night

Verse 2

[G]Between a life that we [D]expected,
and the [C]way it's always been
[G]I can't walk back in [D]again,
[C]after the way we fight
[G]When just outside there are people [D]laughing,
[C]living lives we used to lead
[G]Chasing down the love they [D]need,
[C]Somewhere in the night

Chorus 2

[G]Tender is the [C]night
[D]And the benediction of the neon [C]light
[G]Tender, tender are the [C]hunters, [D]tender is the [G]night

Interlude

[G] [D]

Verse 3

[G]You're gonna want me [C]tonight,
[D]when you're ready to surrender;
forget about who's [C]right
[G]When you're ready to remember;
[C]it's another world at night,
[D]when you're ready to be tender

Instrumental

[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]

Verse 4

[G]And in the hard light of an [D]angry sun
[C]No one remembers what was said or done
[G]Tender are the words they [D]choose
[C]You win, I win, we [D]lose

Chorus 3

[G]Tender is the [C]night
[D]The benediction of the neon [C]light
[G]Tender, tender are the [C]hunters
[D]Tender is the [G]night

Chorus 4

[G]When they hold each other [D]tight
[G]Tender, tender are the [C]undercover,
[D]tender the stranger and the secret [C]lover
[G]Tender, tender are the [D]motions,
tender is the [G]night
[D]When you hold your baby [G]tight

Outro

[G] [C] [D]