Because the Night

Patti Smith

Hm  G  A  Hm  G  A  Hm

   Hm      G          A         Hm
1. Take me now, baby, here as I am.
   	G	      A    Hm
   Pull me close try and understand.
   	  G		 A      Hm
   Desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe.
   	  G	     A        Hm
   Love is a banquet on which we feed.
   G       A            D    A
   Come on now, try and understand
       Hm    G                     A
   the way I feel when I'm in your hand.
   D       G                A
   Take my hand; come under cover.
        C                   Hm		     F#
   They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now.

   Hm      G                 A
R: Because the night belongs to lovers.
   Hm      G                 A  Hm
   Because the night belongs to lust.
           G                 A
   Because the night belongs to lovers.
   Hm      G		  A  Hm
   Because the night belongs to us.

2. Have I doubt when I'm alone?
   Love is a ring on the telephone.
   Love is an angel disguised as lust,
   here in our bed until the morning comes.
   Come on now, try and understand
   the way I feel under your command.
   Take my hand as the sun descends.
   They can't touch you now, can't touch you now, can't touch you now.

R: Because the night...

        D    A    	    D	       A      		   Hm   A
*: With love we sleep; with doubt the viscious circle turn and turns.
   D	A	     Hm    A	   D        A
   Without you I cannot live, forgive the yearning, burning
       G     D	   G
   I believe in time, too real to feel,
      Hm		 D	       G     F#
   so touch me now, touch me now, touch me now.

R: Because the night...