This Is The Night — The The
Chords and lyrics for This Is The Night by The The (key of D).
Intro
[D] [F#m] [G] [G]
[D] [A] [G] [G]
Verse 1
I'm [D]scared of the things I [F#m]think of
when [G]night comes [G]along
[D]Something gets [F#m]hold of me
[G]Something I [G]can't never see
Chorus 1
[Bm]Oh, it's a [D]wicked world
[G7]Awaits the ones our young girls [A]bear
[Bm]Oooooh, [D]I need [G7]somebody to[A] hold me
Chorus 2
[Bm]In the fading [D]light [G7]of this coming [A]night
Bm D G7 (E F#,bass only)
In the fading light of this coming night
[D] [F#m] [G] [G]
[D] [F#m] [G] [G]
Verse 2
[D]How many whores have [F#m]walked through that door
[G]Lain by my side and [G]climbed in my mind and
[D]taken me [F#m]down to where the [G]heat
[D]blisters the skin [F#m]upon my feet
[G]makes me reach out, and weep
[D]for the days when I was[F#m] pure of heart
[G]and slept in peace
[Bm] [A] [G] [F#m]
[Bm] [A] [G] [F#m]
[Bm] [A] [G] [F#m]
[Bm] [A] [G] [F#m]
Chorus 1
[Bm]Oh, it's a [A]wicked world
[G]Awaits the [Em]ones[F#m] our young girls bear
[Bm]Oh, [A]I need [G]somebody to [A]hold me
Outro
[Bm]In the fading [A]light [G]of this coming [F#m]night
[Bm]In the fading [A][G]light. This coming [F#m]night
[Bm] [A] [G] [A]
[Bm] [A] [G] [A]
[Bm] [A] [G] [A]
[Bm] [A] [G] [A]
[Bm]In the fading [A]light [G]of this coming [A]night
[Bm]In the fading [A]light [G]this the [A]night
[Bm]
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