Tuning: E A D G B E

Title: Because the Night (live) Artist: 10,000 Maniacs Writers: Bruce Springsteen & Patti Smith [Intro] Bm G A Bm x2 [Verse 1]

^BmTake me ^Gnow, baby, ^Ahere as I ^Bmam Hold me ^Gclose, n' try n' ^Aunder^Bmstand Desire is ^Ghunger is the ^Afire I ^Bmbreathe Love is a ^Gbanquet on ^Awhich we ^Bmfeed ^GC'mon ^Anow, try n' ^Dunder^Astand The ^Bmway I ^Gfeel under your ^Dcom^Amand ^DTake my ha^Gnd, as the sun ^Ddes^Acends They ^Ccan't hurt ya now, ^Bmcan't hurt ya now, ^F#can't hurt ya now...

[Chorus]

^BmBecause ^Gthe night belongs ^Ato ^Bmlovers Because ^Gthe night belongs ^Ato ^Bmlust Because ^Gthe night belongs ^Ato ^Bmlovers Because ^Gthe night belongs ^Ato ^Bmus

[Verse 2] Bm G A Bm x2

^BmHave I ^Gdoubt, baby, ^Awhen I'm ^Bmalone Love is a ^Gring, a ^Atelephone^Bm Love is an ^Gangel dis^Aguised as ^Bmlust Here in our ^Gbed 'til the ^Amorning comes^Bm ^GC'mon ^Anow, try n' ^Dunder^Astand The ^Bmway I ^Gfeel under your ^Dcom^Amand ^DTake my ha^Gnd, as the sun ^Ddes^Acends They ^Ccan't hurt ya now, ^Bmcan't hurt ya now, ^F#can't hurt ya now...

[Chorus]

^BmBecause ^Gthe night belongs ^Ato ^Bmlovers Because ^Gthe night belongs ^Ato ^Bmlust Because ^Gthe night belongs ^Ato ^Bmlovers Because ^Gthe night belongs ^Ato ^Bmus

[Instrumental] G A D A Bm G A D G A G [Bridge]

^DWith love ^Awe sleep, ^Dwith doubt the ^Avicious cycle ^Bmturns, n' ^Aburns ^DWithout you ^Aoh I cannot ^Bmlive, ^Aforgive ^Dthe yearnin', ^Aburnin' I ^Gbelieve ^Dit's time, ^Gtoo real ^Ato feel So ^Bmtake me now, ^Dtake me now, ^Gtake me now^F#...

[Chorus]

^BmBecause ^Gthe night belongs ^Ato ^Bmlovers Because ^Gthe night belongs ^Ato ^Bmlust Because ^Gthe night belongs ^Ato ^Bmlovers And ever^Gybody says that it^A be^Bmlongs to us

[Outro] Bm G A Bm x4 (picking - slowing to fade) Bm G A Bm x4

10,000 Maniacs - Because the night