Because the Night
Words and Music by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith


Intro: Am  F  G  Am  (2x)

Am       F         G         Am
Take me now, baby, here as I am
         F            G    Am
Pull me close try and understand
         F               G      Am
Desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe
          F          G           Am
Love is a banquet on which we feed

F        G           C    G
Come on now, try and understand
    Am    F                     G
The way I feel when I'm in your hands
C        F               G
Take my hand; come under cover
     Bb                  Am                  E
They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now

Am      F - F             G
Because the night belongs to lovers
Am      F - F             G  Am
Because the night belongs to lust
Am      F - F             G
Because the night belongs to lovers
Am      F - F             G  Am
Because the night belongs to us

Am     F          G       Am
Have I doubt when I'm alone?
          F           G    Am
Love is a ring on the telephone
           F        G         Am
Love is an angel disguised as lust
            F             G          Am
Here in our bed until the morning comes

F       G            C    G
Come on now, try and understand
    Am    F                  G
The way I feel under your command
C       F                 G
Take my hand as the sun descends
     Bb                   Am		       E
They can't touch you now, can't touch you now, can't touch you now

Refrain

Ending:

C  - C    G - G      C -  C     G - G              Am    G - G
With love we  sleep; with doubt the vicious circle turns and turns
C - C   G - G       Am - Am    G - G    C - C   G  -  G
Without you I could not  live, for-give the yearning, burning
  F - F     C - C     F - F    C - C
I be- lieve in  time, too real to  feel
   Am            C             F             E
So touch me now, touch me now, touch me no - ow

Refrain - end on Am