Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Intermediate Verse 1: Em F# Oh, imagine a land,it’s a far away place Am Em Where the caravan camels roam Gm A Where you wander among Every culture and tongue B7 Em It’s chaotic, but hey, it’s home. Verse 2: C Em When the wind's from the east and the sun's from the west C7 B7 And the sand in the glass is right B7 Em F# Come on down, stop on by, hop a carpet and fly B7 Em To another Arabian night
Verse 3: Em F# As you wind through the streets at the fabled bazaars Am Em With the cardamom-cluttered stalls Gm A You can smell every spice While you haggle the price B7 Em Of the silks and the satin shawls Am Em Oh, the music that plays as you move through a maze C B7 In the haze of your pure delight Em F# You are caught in a dance, you are lost in the trance B7 Em Of another Arabian night\f Chorus 1: Em Gm Em Gm Arabian nights Like Arabian days Em Bm Em More often than not, are hotter than hot C7 B In a lot of good ways Em Gm Em Gm Arabian nights Like Arabian dreams Em Bm7 Em This mystical land of magic and sand C7 B7 Em Is more than it seems Bridge: C Em There's a road that may lead you To good or to greed through Am Em The power your wishing commands C Em Let the darkness unfold or find fortunes untold B7 Well, your destiny lies in your hands NC "Only one may enter here One whose worth lies far within NC A diamond in the rough" Chorus 2: Em Gm Em Gm Arabian nights Like Arabian days Em Bm Em They seem to excite, take off and take flight C7 B To shock and amaze Em Gm Em Gm Arabian nights 'Neath Arabian moons Em C Em A fool off his guard could fall and fall hard B7 Em C Em Out there on the dunes