On a Quiet Night The Association
"On A Quiet Night"<br/> (P.F. Sloan)<br/> <br/> Intro:<br/> <br/> (harpsichord arr. for guitar):<br/> <br/> A/B <br/> v v v v v v v v v v v v<br/> ---7-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7---<br/> -----10----10----|-10----10----10--|---10----10----10<br/> -9-----9-----9---|---9-----9-----9-|-----9-----9-----<br/> -----------------|-----------------|-----------------<br/> -----------------|-----------------|-----------------<br/> -----------------|-----------------|-----------------<br/> <br/> Verse 1:<br/> <br/> Emaj7 F#m7 Emaj7/G# Amaj7<br/> On a quiet night<br/> Gmaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Bsus4<br/> You can hear the rustling of the leaves<br/> Emaj7 F#m7 Emaj7/G# Amaj7<br/> On a quiet night<br/> Gmaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Bsus4<br/> Distant voices carry softly in the breeze<br/> <br/> Chorus 1:<br/> <br/> C#m<br/> And I'm inside my room<br/> G#m<br/> Captured in a moment's thought<br/> Gmaj7 F#m7<br/> Strumming on a chord from my guitar<br/> A/B [N.C.; harpsichord as per intro]<br/> Silently, silently (silently)<br/> So silently (so silently)<br/> <br/> Verse 2:<br/> <br/> On a quiet night<br/> Time hangs heavy in the air just like a cloud<br/> I'm lying on my bed<br/> Scratching my head, wondering what it's about<br/> <br/> Chorus 2:<br/> <br/> Are we all minstrels<br/> Playing in a three-ring circus<br/> Searching for a purpose that's not there<br/> Silently, silently (silently)<br/> So silently (so silently, so silently, so silently)<br/> <br/> Bridge:<br/> <br/> bass:<br/> v v v v<br/> -----------------<br/> -------------9\--<br/> -----------------<br/> -----------------<br/> <br/> D#7 G#m<br/> Everybody's thinking<br/> F# B<br/> Gotta get ahead, gotta get ahead<br/> D#7 G#m<br/> Everybody's drinking<br/> F# A<br/> Hurrying, worrying, playing the game<br/> G#m<br/> All acting the same<br/> B A G#m F#m<br/> As I look out through my windowpane<br/> <br/> Verse 3:<br/> <br/> On a quiet night<br/> The wind, it can play tricks on your ear<br/> Like some unsolved mystery<br/> We all guess at the ending, but nobody comes near<br/> <br/> [repeat chorus 2]<br/> <br/> Coda:<br/> <br/> A/B (harpsichord, recorder, drums, backward tambourine to fade)<br/> <br/> <br/> -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers<br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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