If It Takes All Night chords by Frank Black

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Intermediate

Frank Black & the Catholics
Song: If It Takes All Night
Album: Dog in the Sand
Submitted by: kathy

note: sometimes it's just the piano playing but strum them chords
   whenever you want and have fun

[INTRO]

D#D# A#A# BdimBdim C majorC BB A#A# (2x)

[VERSE]
D#D#        A#A#  BdimBdim
 Some call it the ribbon
C majorC          BB A#A#
 Some say the white line
D#D#        A#A#  BdimBdim
 I say truckstop living
C majorC         BB A#A#
 Well, it suits me fine

[BRIDGE]
D#D#        BB  G#G#
 Everyday of the week
D#D#        BB  G#G#
 Everyday of the week
D#D#       A#A#      G#G#
 We heard some other fellars talking
D#D#       A#A#      G#G#
 I think it's going to be a good fight
D#D#      A#A#    G#G#
 Tonight the radio is rocking
D#D#      A#A#        G#G#
 I'm going to hear my favorite song

[CHORUS]
         D#D#
 If it takes all night
         A#A#
 If it takes all night
         G+G
 If it takes all night
         A#A#
 If it takes all night
         D#D#
 If it takes all night

[VERSE 2]
D#D#          A#A#    BdimBdim
 I'm going to wash my favorite shirt
C majorC        BB  A#A#
 In downtown Marseilles
D#D#       A#A#   BdimBdim
 It's got the same old dirt
C majorC       BB  A#A#
 From up in Galais

[BRIDGE]
D#D#         BB   G#G#
 How many days and weeks?
D#D#         BB   G#G#
 How many days and weeks?
D#D#     A#A#      G#G#
 Now every job it is important
D#D#       A#A#        G#G#
 But still sometimes the money's right
D#D#     A#A#       G#G#
 I saw the ghost of Johnny Horton
D#D#       A#A#       G#G#
 He said we're going to make el Paso

[CHORUS] - 2 TIMES
D#D#        A#A#
 If it takes all night
         G+G
 If it takes all night
         A#A#
 If it takes all night
         D#D#
 If it takes all night

[VERSE 3]
D#D#     A#A#   BdimBdim
 I lost my favorite cook
C majorC         BB A#A#
 He left little Siam
D#D#    A#A#   BdimBdim
 For many years I looked
C majorC        BB    A#A#
 He said here I am haw haw

[BRIDGE]
D#D#        BB  G#G#
 Everyday of the week
D#D#        BB  G#G#
 Everyday of the week
D#D#      A#A#        G#G#
 Some got to go and see their mama
D#D#      A#A#       G#G#
 Some got to play a show tonight
D#D#    A#A#      G#G#
 I got to go and see my baby
D#D#      A#A#         G#G#
 When next I sleep I'll be with her

[CHORUS] - 4 times
         D#D#
 If it takes all night
         A#A#
 If it takes all night
         G+G
 If it takes all night
         A#A#
 If it takes all night

[SOLO chords]

D#D# A#A# G+G A#A# (2x)

ending: D#D# G#G# D#D#

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e------|
b------|
g------|
d------|
a---8--|
e---7--|
 *Bdim

[Verse 2 FILLS]

e-------------|--------------------|
b-------------|--------------------|
g-------------|--17--15------------|
d--15b---13---|---------17--15--13-|
a-------------|--------------------|
e-------------|--------------------|

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-------16----------------------------------------------------|
-15h17----17--15--17b---/12--12--12--/12--12--12--12--12-----|
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h = hammer on
b = bend
/ = s