When The Night Was Young Chords by Robbie Robertson
Tempo:
130.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Cm] [G] [Em]
[G] [A] [G]
[C] [Em]
[G]
We had a [Em] great time [Am] in the [G] sundown line.
Highway [Em] 61 through [Am] the Delta night.
[G] We shared [Em] the back roads [Am] with card socks and grifters.
[G] Tents [Em] so evangelist [Am] [G] and looked adrifter.
[Bm] What is lost?
[Em] What is missing?
[Am] What's been gone?
[D] [C] Way too [D] long.
We [G] had dreams when the night [C] was young.
[D] We [G] were believers when [D] the night [C] was young.
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the [G] wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was back [D] when the night [G] was young.
[Em]
[G] [A] [G]
The sign reads, [Em] God bless America.
[Am] [G] Guns and ammo, I'm [Em] not sure that's what [Am] it means.
[G] The sign reads, [Em] repent, [Am] the end is near.
[G] [Em] I'm not sure that's what [Am] we need.
[Bm] Get your heart beating [Em] in the right direction.
[Am] That's when you make [D] [C] a real [D] connection.
We [G] had dreams when the night [C] was young.
[D] We were [G] believers when [D] the night [C] was young.
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
But [C] that was back [D] when the night [G] was young.
[Gm] [Cm] [Em]
[G] [Am] [D]
[G] [Em]
[G] Now [Em] Andy Warhol's [Am] in the hotel lobby.
[G] He's waiting [Em] for the late [Am] night [G] news.
[Am]
But [G] she [Em] won't be back [Am] before morning.
[G] She's going [Em] downtown to hear [Am] some [G] blues.
[Bm] Like the sun rising, [Em] I'll never see.
[Am] It's how you embrace [D] [C] the [D] mystery.
We [G] had dreams [D] when the night [C] was young.
[D] We were [G] believers when the night [C] was young.
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was back [D] when the [G] night was young.
We had dreams [D] [C] when the night was [G] young.
We were believers [D] [C] when the night was [D] young.
We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [Bm] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was way back [D] when the night [G] was young.
[Em]
[A] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[G] [Am] [G]
[N]
[G] [A] [G]
[C] [Em]
[G]
We had a [Em] great time [Am] in the [G] sundown line.
Highway [Em] 61 through [Am] the Delta night.
[G] We shared [Em] the back roads [Am] with card socks and grifters.
[G] Tents [Em] so evangelist [Am] [G] and looked adrifter.
[Bm] What is lost?
[Em] What is missing?
[Am] What's been gone?
[D] [C] Way too [D] long.
We [G] had dreams when the night [C] was young.
[D] We [G] were believers when [D] the night [C] was young.
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the [G] wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was back [D] when the night [G] was young.
[Em]
[G] [A] [G]
The sign reads, [Em] God bless America.
[Am] [G] Guns and ammo, I'm [Em] not sure that's what [Am] it means.
[G] The sign reads, [Em] repent, [Am] the end is near.
[G] [Em] I'm not sure that's what [Am] we need.
[Bm] Get your heart beating [Em] in the right direction.
[Am] That's when you make [D] [C] a real [D] connection.
We [G] had dreams when the night [C] was young.
[D] We were [G] believers when [D] the night [C] was young.
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
But [C] that was back [D] when the night [G] was young.
[Gm] [Cm] [Em]
[G] [Am] [D]
[G] [Em]
[G] Now [Em] Andy Warhol's [Am] in the hotel lobby.
[G] He's waiting [Em] for the late [Am] night [G] news.
[Am]
But [G] she [Em] won't be back [Am] before morning.
[G] She's going [Em] downtown to hear [Am] some [G] blues.
[Bm] Like the sun rising, [Em] I'll never see.
[Am] It's how you embrace [D] [C] the [D] mystery.
We [G] had dreams [D] when the night [C] was young.
[D] We were [G] believers when the night [C] was young.
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was back [D] when the [G] night was young.
We had dreams [D] [C] when the night was [G] young.
We were believers [D] [C] when the night was [D] young.
We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [Bm] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was way back [D] when the night [G] was young.
[Em]
[A] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[G] [Am] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
D
Em
C
Am
G
D
Em
_ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ We had a [Em] great time _ [Am] _ in the [G] sundown line.
_ _ Highway [Em] 61 _ through [Am] _ the Delta night.
_ _ [G] _ We shared [Em] the back roads _ [Am] with card socks and _ grifters.
[G] _ Tents [Em] so _ evangelist [Am] _ [G] and looked adrifter.
_ [Bm] _ _ What is lost?
_ [Em] _ _ What is missing?
_ _ [Am] _ _ What's been gone?
[D] _ [C] _ Way too [D] long.
We [G] had dreams _ when the night [C] was young. _ _ _
[D] We [G] were believers _ _ when [D] the night [C] was young. _ _ _
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the [G] wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was back [D] when the night [G] was young.
_ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The sign reads, [Em] God bless America.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] Guns and ammo, _ _ _ _ I'm [Em] not sure that's what [Am] it means. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ The sign reads, [Em] repent, _ _ _ [Am] the end is near.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] I'm not sure that's what [Am] we need. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Get your heart beating _ [Em] in _ the right direction.
_ _ [Am] _ That's when you make _ [D] _ [C] _ a real [D] connection.
We [G] had dreams _ _ when the night [C] was young. _ _ _
[D] We were [G] believers _ _ when [D] the night [C] was young. _ _ _
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
But [C] that was back [D] when the night [G] was _ young. _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Now _ [Em] Andy _ Warhol's [Am] _ in the hotel lobby.
_ _ [G] _ He's waiting [Em] for the late [Am] night [G] news.
_ [Am] _ _
But [G] _ _ she [Em] won't be back _ [Am] _ _ before morning.
_ _ [G] _ She's going [Em] downtown to hear [Am] some [G] blues. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Like the sun rising, _ _ [Em] I'll never see.
_ _ [Am] It's how you embrace _ [D] _ [C] _ the [D] mystery. _
We [G] had dreams _ _ [D] when the night [C] was young. _ _ _ _
[D] We were [G] believers _ _ when the night [C] was young. _ _ _ _
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was back [D] when the [G] night was young.
We had dreams [D] _ [C] _ _ when the night was [G] young.
_ _ _ We were believers [D] _ _ [C] when the night was [D] young.
We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [Bm] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was way back [D] when the night [G] was young. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ We had a [Em] great time _ [Am] _ in the [G] sundown line.
_ _ Highway [Em] 61 _ through [Am] _ the Delta night.
_ _ [G] _ We shared [Em] the back roads _ [Am] with card socks and _ grifters.
[G] _ Tents [Em] so _ evangelist [Am] _ [G] and looked adrifter.
_ [Bm] _ _ What is lost?
_ [Em] _ _ What is missing?
_ _ [Am] _ _ What's been gone?
[D] _ [C] _ Way too [D] long.
We [G] had dreams _ when the night [C] was young. _ _ _
[D] We [G] were believers _ _ when [D] the night [C] was young. _ _ _
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the [G] wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was back [D] when the night [G] was young.
_ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The sign reads, [Em] God bless America.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] Guns and ammo, _ _ _ _ I'm [Em] not sure that's what [Am] it means. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ The sign reads, [Em] repent, _ _ _ [Am] the end is near.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] I'm not sure that's what [Am] we need. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Get your heart beating _ [Em] in _ the right direction.
_ _ [Am] _ That's when you make _ [D] _ [C] _ a real [D] connection.
We [G] had dreams _ _ when the night [C] was young. _ _ _
[D] We were [G] believers _ _ when [D] the night [C] was young. _ _ _
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
But [C] that was back [D] when the night [G] was _ young. _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Now _ [Em] Andy _ Warhol's [Am] _ in the hotel lobby.
_ _ [G] _ He's waiting [Em] for the late [Am] night [G] news.
_ [Am] _ _
But [G] _ _ she [Em] won't be back _ [Am] _ _ before morning.
_ _ [G] _ She's going [Em] downtown to hear [Am] some [G] blues. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Like the sun rising, _ _ [Em] I'll never see.
_ _ [Am] It's how you embrace _ [D] _ [C] _ the [D] mystery. _
We [G] had dreams _ _ [D] when the night [C] was young. _ _ _ _
[D] We were [G] believers _ _ when the night [C] was young. _ _ _ _
[D] We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [D] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was back [D] when the [G] night was young.
We had dreams [D] _ [C] _ _ when the night was [G] young.
_ _ _ We were believers [D] _ _ [C] when the night was [D] young.
We [G] couldn't change the world, stop [Bm] the wars.
[C] Never seen nothing like this [D] before.
[C] But that was way back [D] when the night [G] was young. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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