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Tender is the Night

Jackson Browne
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>From: ejn521@aol.com

>Subject: Tab Correction: "Tender is the Night"

>Date: 10 Nov 1996 05:00:05 GMT

Tender is the Night

by Jackson Browne

Chords Used:

G5 D5 E5 C5

E    -----------------------------|
B    -----------------------------|
G    ---0------7----9------5------|
D    ---5------7----9------5------|
A    ---5------5----7------3------|
E    ---3-------------------------|

G D Em C G/D

E    --3----2----0-----0-----3--------------|
B    --0----3----0-----1-----3--------------|
G    --0----2----0-----0-----4--------------|
D    --0----0----2-----2-----5--------------|
A    --------------2-----3-----5------------|
E    --3----------0-------------------------|

G5 D5

Between the darkness on the street,

E5 C5

and the houses filling up with light

G5 D5

Between the stillness in my heart,

E5 C5

and the roar of the approaching night

G5 D5

Somebody calling after somebody

E5

somebody turns a corner out of sight

C5 G5 D5 E5

Looking for somebody, somewhere in the night

C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5 C5 D5

G C D G/D D G

Tender is the night,

C D G/D D

when you hold your baby tight

G C D G/D D G C D

Tender are the motions, tender is the night

G D

Between the life that we expected,

Em C

and the way it's always been

G D

I can't walk back in again,

Em D Em D Em D

after the way we fight

G D

When just outside there are people laughing,

Em C

living lives we used to lead

G D

Chasing down the love they need,

Em C D

somewhere in the night

G C D G/D D G

Tender is the night,

C D G/D D

and the benediction of the neon light

G C D G/D D G C D

Tender are the hunters, tender is the night

Solo:

E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------3------------------------------3-------------|
G--0h2--4-4---0--2------4---0--2-------4--0--2-----4--0--2------------|
D-----------------------------------------0---------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E   -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B   -------------3--------------3----------------------3-------------------|
G   --0h2--4-----0--2----4-----0--2-----0h2--4-----0--2--4-----------------|
D   -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A   -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E   -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E   ------------------------------------------|
B   --------0--------0--------0--------0------|

G --0h2-----0h2-----0h2----0h2--------------| Then right into C chord

D   ------------------------------------------|
A   ------------------------------------------|
E   ------------------------------------------|

C D

You're gonna want me tonight,

C

when your ready to surrender,

D

Forget about who's right,

C

when you're ready to remember,

Em

It's another world at night,

D

when you're ready to be tender,

Tender, tender

G5 C5 D5 | Repeat to end

Tender |

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