The Perilous Night Chords & Lyrics - Drive-by Truckers

[INTRO]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]

[Gm] [Bb] [Cm] [Gm] x2

[Gm]We needed w[Bb]arming from the [Cm]cold hard [Gm]facts
[Gm]Unheeded war[Bb]nings bout the br[Eb]oken t[Gm]racks
[Gm]All hope is fad[Bb]ing and it's not c[Cm]oming back aga[Gm]in [Bb] [Cm]

[Gm]Uniting for[Bb]ces may be ca[Cm]lling f[Gm]ast
[Gm]Changing co[Bb]urses to some S[Eb]talin [Gm]past
[Gm]Melting f[Bb]aces through the l[Eb]ooking g[Gm]lass, my fri[Bb]end [F]

[Gm]Something's got a h[Bb]old of our f[Gm]eel alright
Out of c[Bb]ontrol in the a[Gm]ppetite
We're moving [Bb]into the per[Cm]ilous night, Am[Gm]en [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb]Ame[Gm]n [Bb] [Cm]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]

[Gm]Dumb, white and a[Bb]ngry with their c[Cm]up half fil[Gm]led
Running over p[Bb]eople down in [Cm]Charlottesvi[Gm]lle
[Gm]White House F[Bb]ury, it's the ki[Eb]lling side, he de[Gm]fends [Bb] [F]

[Gm]Defend the up[Bb] -ender, yes he pl[Eb]ayed that t[Gm]une
[Gm]Is ain't the e[Bb]nding but it's [Cm]coming s[Gm]oon
[Gm]We're making l[Bb]ove beneath a spu[Cm]tnik moon [Gm]again [Bb] [Cm] [Gm]

[Gm]White House is g[Bb]lowing from the [Eb]Red Square lig[Gm]ht
[Gm]The gates at the [Bb]border being sl[Eb]ammed down ti[Gm]ght
[Gm]We're moving [Bb]into the p[Eb]erilous night, [Gm]my friend

[Gm]Something's got a h[Bb]old of our f[Gm]eel alright
Out of c[Bb]ontrol in the a[Gm]ppetite
We're moving [Bb]into the per[Cm]ilous night, Am[Gm]en [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb]Ame[Gm]n [Bb] [Cm]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[F] [Eb] [Gm] [Eb]

[F]And why's that drone looking t[Eb]hrough my w[Gm]indow?[Eb]
[F]World keeps t[F]urning in the [Eb]torch light sh[Gm]adow [Eb]
[F]Fourth Reich in khakis is [Eb]beckoning [Gm] [Eb]
[F]Both ends burning to the r[Eb]eckoning [Gm]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Bb] [Gm]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]

[Gm]Ronnie R[Bb]eagan must be spin[Cm]ning his g[Gm]rave
[Gm]Putin's on the r[Bb]ise, Ukr[Cm]aine's under s[Gm]iege
[Gm]Fascism's knock[Bb]ing and Tr[F]ump says "L[Gm]et them in[Bb]" [Cm] [Gm]

[Gm]I'd like to t[Bb]ell you there'll be [Eb]better days
[Gm]But optimism's r[Bb]unning [Eb]low t[Gm]oday
[Gm]We're off the d[Bb]eep end with a l[Eb]ifeguard t[Gm]hat can't s[Bb]wim [Cm]

[Gm]The Klan and the Nazis are taking up the fight
[Gm]Against their own sa[Bb]lvation in the sa[Eb]viors l[Gm]ight
[Gm]We're moving [Bb]into the pe[Cm]rilous ni[Gm]ght, Am[Bb]en [Cm]

[Gm]Flags of op[Bb]pression are blocki[Cm]ng out the light
[Gm]Dismantling The Gre[Bb]atest Gener[Cm]ation's f[Gm]ight
[Gm]We're moving i[Bb]nto the pe[Cm]rilous ni[Gm]ght, Amen[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Gm]Ame[Bb]n
[Gm]Ame[Bb]n

[OUTRO]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Gm]