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~From: afowler@minerva.cis.yale.edu (Charles A. Fowler (GD 1999))
As requested, here is the crd for because the night (the real version,
not the 10,000 maniacs one) which hopefully will wind up at nevada under
both bruce springsteen and patti smith.
Because the Night - Words and Music by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith
I'm lifting this straight out of Springsteen Complete...sounds much
better on piano/keyboard than solo guitar IMO, but here it is
anyway...all chords are either open (D,G,A,C) or barres near the nut
(F#,Bm).
Intro: Bm, G, A, Bm, G, A, Bm
Verse:
Bm G A Bm
Take ..
G A Bm
Pull ...
G A Bm
Desire ...
G A Bm
Love ...
G A D A
Come ...
Bm G A
the ...
D G A
Take ...
C Bm F#
They ...
Chorus:
Bm G A
Because ....
Bm G A Bm
Because ...
G A
Because ...
Bm G A Bm
Because ...
Second verse:
Repeat chorus
Ending:
D A D A Bm A
With ...
D A Bm A D A
Without ..
G D G
I ..
Bm D G F#
so ...
Repeat chorus and fade.
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Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Because The Night (Tabs)
- Because The Night (Ver2) (Chords)
- Because The Night (Bass)
- Because The Night (Ver2) (Intro)
Song History
Last Updated: April 22, 2026