The Night Comes On Chords & Lyrics - Judy Collins
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CAPO: 1st Fret
[INTRO]
[G]
[VERSE 1]
I went down to the [C]place where I [G]knew she lay waiting
[C]Under the marble and the [D]snow
I said, "[G]Mother I'm frightened the [C]thunder and the [G]lightning
I'll [C]never come through this a[D]lone"
She, "[C]Said I'll be [F]with you my [C]shawl wrapped a[F]round you
My [C]hand on your [F]head when you [C]go"
And the [G]night came on it was[Dm] very calm
I [Bb]wanted the night to go [F]on and on
But she [C]said, "Go back, go back to the [G]world"
[VERSE 2]
We were fighting in [C]Egypt when they [G]signed this agreement
That nobody [C]else had to [D]die
There was this [G]terrible sound and my [C]father went [G]down
With a [C]terrible wound in his [D]side
He said, "[C]Try to go [F]on, take my [C]books take my [F]gun
And re[C]member my [F]son how they [C]lied"
And the [G]night comes on[Dm] and it's very calm
I'd [Bb]like to pretend that my [F]father was wrong
But you [C]don't want to lie, not to the [G]young
[VERSE 3]
We were locked in this kitchen, I[C] took to re[G]ligion
And [C]wondered how long she would [D]stay
I [G]needed so [C]much to have [G]nothing to touch
I've always been [C]greedy that [D]way
But my [C]son and my [F]daughter climbed [C]out of the [F]water
Crying, "[C]Papa you [F]promised to [C]play"
And they [G]lead me away to the [Dm]great surprise
It's, "[Bb]Papa don't peek, Papa[F] cover your eyes"
And they [C]hide, they hide in the [G]world
[VERSE 4]
Now I look for her [C]always, I'm [G]lost in this calling
I'm tied to the [C]threads of some [D]prayer
Saying, "[G]When will she [C]summon me, [G]when will she come to me
What must I [C]do to pre[D]pare?"
When she [C]bends to my [F]longing like a [C]willow like a [F]fountain
She [C]stands in the [F]luminous [C]air
And the [G]night comes on it's [Dm]very calm
I [Bb]lie in her arms, she says,[F] "When I'm gone
I'll be [C]yours, yours for a [G]song"
[VERSE 5]
Now the crickets are [C]singing, the [G]vesper bells ringing
The [C]cat's curled asleep in his [D]chair
I'll go [G]down to Bill's [C]Bar, I can [G]make it that far
And I'll [C]see if my friends are still [D]there
Yes, and [C]here's to the [F]few who for[C]give what you [F]do
And the [C]fewer who [F]don't even [C]care
And the [G]night comes on, it's [Dm]very calm
I w[Bb]ant to cross over I w[F]ant to go home
But she [C]says, "Go back, go back to the [G]world"
[INTRO]
[G]
[VERSE 1]
I went down to the [C]place where I [G]knew she lay waiting
[C]Under the marble and the [D]snow
I said, "[G]Mother I'm frightened the [C]thunder and the [G]lightning
I'll [C]never come through this a[D]lone"
She, "[C]Said I'll be [F]with you my [C]shawl wrapped a[F]round you
My [C]hand on your [F]head when you [C]go"
And the [G]night came on it was[Dm] very calm
I [Bb]wanted the night to go [F]on and on
But she [C]said, "Go back, go back to the [G]world"
[VERSE 2]
We were fighting in [C]Egypt when they [G]signed this agreement
That nobody [C]else had to [D]die
There was this [G]terrible sound and my [C]father went [G]down
With a [C]terrible wound in his [D]side
He said, "[C]Try to go [F]on, take my [C]books take my [F]gun
And re[C]member my [F]son how they [C]lied"
And the [G]night comes on[Dm] and it's very calm
I'd [Bb]like to pretend that my [F]father was wrong
But you [C]don't want to lie, not to the [G]young
[VERSE 3]
We were locked in this kitchen, I[C] took to re[G]ligion
And [C]wondered how long she would [D]stay
I [G]needed so [C]much to have [G]nothing to touch
I've always been [C]greedy that [D]way
But my [C]son and my [F]daughter climbed [C]out of the [F]water
Crying, "[C]Papa you [F]promised to [C]play"
And they [G]lead me away to the [Dm]great surprise
It's, "[Bb]Papa don't peek, Papa[F] cover your eyes"
And they [C]hide, they hide in the [G]world
[VERSE 4]
Now I look for her [C]always, I'm [G]lost in this calling
I'm tied to the [C]threads of some [D]prayer
Saying, "[G]When will she [C]summon me, [G]when will she come to me
What must I [C]do to pre[D]pare?"
When she [C]bends to my [F]longing like a [C]willow like a [F]fountain
She [C]stands in the [F]luminous [C]air
And the [G]night comes on it's [Dm]very calm
I [Bb]lie in her arms, she says,[F] "When I'm gone
I'll be [C]yours, yours for a [G]song"
[VERSE 5]
Now the crickets are [C]singing, the [G]vesper bells ringing
The [C]cat's curled asleep in his [D]chair
I'll go [G]down to Bill's [C]Bar, I can [G]make it that far
And I'll [C]see if my friends are still [D]there
Yes, and [C]here's to the [F]few who for[C]give what you [F]do
And the [C]fewer who [F]don't even [C]care
And the [G]night comes on, it's [Dm]very calm
I w[Bb]ant to cross over I w[F]ant to go home
But she [C]says, "Go back, go back to the [G]world"
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