------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIGHT WINDOWS - The Weakerthans ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] Guitar 1: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----| G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 ? simulate bass line: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----12-10-9---------------9----------------------------------------------| A|--10---------12-10-9---7-------9---10---3---3---3---2---0---0---3---3-----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1] G Em C A7 C e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----10--10--10--10---8---8---8---7---5---5---5---3---2---2---1---1--------| G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10--10--10---9---7---7---7---5---3---3---3---2---0---0---3---3----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G Em C A7 C In the stick-count for the song of knowing you're gone G Em C A7 C Glancing up at where you lived when you lived here G Em C A7 C I see you suddenly alive and nearly smiling G Em C A7 C Stop and hold my breath and watch the way you used to be [Chorus 1] D C Em G C(x2) e|--------10---------10---------10---------10---0---------------------------| B|--8---8------8---8------8---8------8---8------0-------------1---1---0-----| G|----7----------7----------9----------9--------0-----0-------0---0---0---0-| D|----------------------------------------------2-----0---------------------| A|----------------------------------------------2-----2-----3---3---3---3---| E|----------------------------------------------0-----3---------------------| D C The full moon makes our faces shine Em G C Like over-ironed polyester D C Then disappears behind the clouds Em G C And leaves me under empty rows of night windows Play twice: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------5---5---5---3---2---2---1---1---| G|------------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| D|-----12-10-9---------------9----------------------------------------------| A|--10---------12-10-9---7-------9---10---3---3---3---2---0---0---3---3-----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 2] G Em C A7 C e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----10--10--10--10---8---8---8---7---5---5---5---3---2---2---1---1--------| G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10--10--10---9---7---7---7---5---3---3---3---2---0---0---3---3----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G Em C A7 C We could walk to where these streets get pulled together G Em C A7 C A blinking line with gravel shoulders squared towards an end G Em C A7 C Where the radio resounds from doppling traffic G Em C A7 C Where the power lines steal esses from the hourly news [Chorus 2] D C Em G C(x2) e|--------10---------10---------10---------10---0---------------------------| B|--8---8------8---8------8---8------8---8------0-------------1---1---0-----| G|----7----------7----------9----------9--------0-----0-------0---0---0---0-| D|----------------------------------------------2-----0---------------------| A|----------------------------------------------2-----2-----3---3---3---3---| E|----------------------------------------------0-----3---------------------| D C De-pluralize our casualties Em G C And drown the generals out in static D C We'd turn and watch our city sprawl Em G C And send us signals in the glow of night windows Guitar 1: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----| G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Night windows Night windows Night windows Guitar 2 ? simulate bass line: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----12-10-9---------------9----------------------------------------------| A|--10---------12-10-9---7-------9---10---3---3---3---2---0---0---3---3-----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Outro] G D Bm C e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5--------| G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10--10--10--10---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D Bm C But you're not coming home again (night windows) G D Bm C And I won't ever get to say (night windows) G D Bm C "Remember how... I'm sorry that... I miss the way... Could we..." G D Bm C "Remember how... I'm sorry that... I miss the way... Could we..." Repeat 12 times Final bar e|---------------------12-------------|-------------------------------------| B|------12----12-15-------15----------|-------------------------------------| G|---------14-------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|---------12-10-9-----------9---------| A|------------------------------------|------10---------12-10-9-7-7---------| E|------------------------------------|---------------------------7---------| Night windows Night windows Night windows
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