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On A Quiet Night
(P.F. Sloan)
Intro:
(harpsichord arr. for guitar):
A/B
v v v v v v v v v v v v
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Verse 1:
Emaj7 Fm7 Emaj7/G Amaj7
On a quiet night
Gmaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Bsus4
You can hear the rustling of the leaves
Emaj7 Fm7 Emaj7/G Amaj7
On a quiet night
Gmaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Bsus4
Distant voices carry softly in the breeze
Chorus 1:
Cm
And I`m inside my room
Gm
Captured in a moment`s thought
Gmaj7 Fm7
Strumming on a chord from my guitar
A/B [N.C.; harpsichord as per intro]
Silently, silently (silently)
So silently (so silently)
Verse 2:
On a quiet night
Time hangs heavy in the air just like a cloud
I`m lying on my bed
Scratching my head, wondering what it`s about
Chorus 2:
Are we all minstrels
Playing in a three-ring circus
Searching for a purpose that`s not there
Silently, silently (silently)
So silently (so silently, so silently, so silently)
Bridge:
bass:
v v v v
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D7 Gm
Everybody`s thinking
F B
Gotta get ahead, gotta get ahead
D7 Gm
Everybody`s drinking
F A
Hurrying, worrying, playing the game
Gm
All acting the same
B A Gm Fm
As I look out through my windowpane
Verse 3:
On a quiet night
The wind, it can play tricks on your ear
Like some unsolved mystery
We all guess at the ending, but nobody comes near
[repeat chorus 2]
Coda:
A/B (harpsichord, recorder, drums, backward tambourine to fade)
-- another ace 60`s tab from Andrew Rogers
