Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
(Note: E MajorE and D MajorD are generally played once each, in the strum pattern above, then for A augmentedA you play it twice.)
Intro:
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA (X2)
Verse 1:
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
I met a dove in the desert
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
Her name was Madeline and she was aglow
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
Her dress was white and off her shoulders
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
She told me of the many men she'd known
Verse 2:
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
I watched a man walk up beside her
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
He was tall and wore a hat the color of bone
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
He drank tequila straight and talked to her in the same way
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Before long, they were dancing slow
Chorus: (D MajorD and A augmentedA strummed in the pattern once, B minorBm twice, G+G and D MajorD once, then A augmentedA twice. Then repeat.)
D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm
Lady of the night
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Are you more lonesome with them gone or by your side?
D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm
You love them all the way they want and they need
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
But tell me, who does your heart wish to please?
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA (x2)
Verse 3:
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
I wonder if he sees her
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
Does he look her in the eyes or hide from her gaze?
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
Does he wonder what kind of things her body knows
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Or does he think he's the only one with pain?
Pre-Chorus:
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Does he think he's the only one with pain?
Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm
Lady of the night
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Are you more lonesome with them gone or by your side?
D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm
You love them all the way they want and they need
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
But tell me, who does your heart wish to please?
Outro:
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
Who does your heart wish to please?
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
Who does your heart wish to please?
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
Who?
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
Who?
E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
Who?