Patti Smith – Because the Night
Guitar chords and lyrics of Because the Night by Patti Smith
Published 1978
Original key Bm
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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 A
the way I feel when I’m in your hand.
D G 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 A
the way I feel under your command.
D G 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
Bm G A Bm
Because the night belongs to us
Bm G A Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers
Bm G A Bm
Because the night belongs to us
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