If It Takes All Night chords by Frank Black

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#  A#  Bdim  C  B  A#  (2x)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[SOLO chords]

D#  A#  G  A# (2x)

ending: D#  G#  D#

_____________________________________________________________
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-------------|--------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------16----------------------------------------------------|
-15h17----17--15--17b---/12--12--12--/12--12--12--12--12-----|
----------------------------------------------------------13-|
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h = hammer on
b = bend
/ = s