Night Comes On Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]I wen[A]t dow[D]n to the place where I
knew she lay waiting
Under the marble and the [A]snow
I said, [D]Mother I'm frightened,
the thunder and the lightning
I'll never come through this [A]alone
[G]She said, I'll be with you, my
shawl wrapped [C]around you
[G]My hand on your hea[C]d when you go[G]
And the [D]night came on, it [Am]was very calm

[Verse 2]
I [F]wanted the night to [C]go on and on
But she [G]said, go back,
go back [D]to the world
We were fighting in Egypt when
they signed this agreement
That nobody else had to [A]die
There was this [D]terrible sound,
my father went down
With a terrible wound in his [A]side
He said, [G]try to go [C]on, [G]take my books,
take my [C]gun
[G]Remember, my [C]son, how they [G]lied
And the [D]night comes on, it's [Am]very calm
I'd [F]like to pretend that my
[C]father was wrong
But you [G]don't want to lie,
[Gm]not to t[D]he young
[A]We were

[Verse 3]
[D]locked in this kitchen,
I took to religion
And I wondered how long she would [A]stay
I [D]needed so much to have
nothing to touch
I've always been greedy that [A]way
But my [G]son and my daughter climbed
out of the [C]wa [G]ter
Crying, Papa, you [C]promised [G]to play
And they [D]lead me away
to the great [Am]surprise
It's [F]Papa, don't peek, Papa,
[C]cover your eyes
And they [G]hide, they hide in the [D]world

[Verse 4]
Now I [D]look for her always,
I'm lost in this calling
I'm tied to the threads of some [A]prayer
Saying [D]when will she summon me,
when will she come to me
What must I do to pre[A]pare?
When she [G]bends to my longing like a willow,
like a fountain
She stands in the [C]luminous [G]air
And the [D]night comes on, it's [Am]very calm
I [F]lie in her arms [C]and says
when I'm gone
I'll be [G]yours, yours for a [D]song

[Verse 5]
Now the [D]crickets are singing,
the vesper bells ringing
The cat's curled asleep in his [A]chair
I'll go [D]down to Bill's Bar,
I can make it that far
And I'll see if my friends are still [A]there
Yes, and [G]here's to the [C]few,
who [G]forgive what you [C]do
[G]And the fewer who don[C]'t even car[G]e
And the [D]night comes on, it's [Am]very calm
I [F]want to cross over, I [C]want to go home
But she [G]says, Go back,
go back to the [D]world

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