Night in My Veins The Pretenders
Album/ DVD: Isle of View
Version: -
as sung by The Pretenders
on 'Isle of View' (1995) live acoustic concert:
The concert held at London's Jacob Street Studios was accompanied by the Duke Quartet.
This corrects some structural, musical inconsistencies in previous listings and
includes a complete lyric transcription.
TUNING:
Standard Tuning.
A =========== 002220
G =========== 320003
D =========== XX0323
Em =========== 022000
F =========== 133211
C =========== 033210
Dm =========== XX0232
Cm =========== 335543
Intro Riff (Refrain):
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
Verse 1:
[A]I see him [G]standing silho[D]uetted in the [Em]lamp light,
[A]I cross th[G]e street and I[D] quicken my [Em]pace.
[A]He cups his [G]hands and he l[D]ights a cigar[Em]ette,
[A]I find mysel[G]f in the [Em]bones of his [F]face. [G]Ah, ha.
Chorus:
[C]It's just the [G]night in my [Dm]veins,
[Em]Oh, oh... making me crawl in the [F]dust again.
[C]It's just the [G]night [Dm]under my skin, s[G]lipping it in.
Verse 2:
[G]He's got [F]his hands in my [G]hair and [C]his lips every[Am]where, Oh [G]yeah,
[F]It feels [G]good, [C]it's [Am]alright.
[G]Even if it's [F]just the [G]night in my [C]veins.[Am]
Middle Riff (Repeat):
A G D Em ...Oh, oh!
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
Verse 3:
[A]He's got me up [G]against the [D]back of a [Em]pickup truck,
[A]Out of [G]sight of the [D]neon [Em]glare.
[A]We might as [G]well be on a [D]beach under the [Em]moonlight,
[A]Love's language [G]reads the [Em]same any[F]where, ah, ha ...[G]yeah.
Chorus (Repeat):
[C]It's just the [G]night in my [Dm]veins,
[Em]Oh, ow making me crawl in the [F]dust again.
[C]It's just the [G]night [Dm]under my skin, s[G]lipping it in.
Verse 4:
[G]He's got [F]his chest on my [G]back across a [C]new [Am]Cadillac, ...Oh [G]yeah,
[F]It feels [G]good, [C]it's [Am]alright,
[G]Even if it's [F]just the [G]night in my [C]veins,[Am]
[G]Even if it's [F]just the [G]night in my [C]veins.[Am]
Middle Riff (Repeat with Solo):
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[A]A [G]G [D]D [Em]Em (long sustain)
Verse 5:
[G]I've got [F]my head on the c[G]urb and I can't [C]produce [Am]a word, ...Oh [G]yeah,
[F]It feels [G]good, [C]... so [Am]right.
[G]Even if it's [F]just the [G]night in my [C]veins,[Am]
[F]Oh yeah, it feels [G]good, [C]... so [Am]right,...baby
[G]Even if it's [F]just the [G]night in my [C]veins.[Am]
Refrain:
[G]Even if it's [F]just the [G]night in my [C]veins.[Am]
[G]Even if it's [F]just the [G]night in my [C]veins.[Am] (Go!)
Middle Riff (Repeat with Lead):
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
Outro:
[G]It feels [F]good, .[G].. [C]so [Am]right
[G]Even if it's [F]just the [G]night in my [C]veins.[Am]
[G]Even if it's [F]just the [G]night in my [C]veins.[Am]
(Ok, Last Time!)
[G]Even if it's [F]just the [G]night in my [C]veins.[Am]
(Thank You. Good Night!)
[(End)]
FOOTNOTES:
1. This video from 1995 is also worth reviewing as Chrissie mimes the the key song
elements. It's very tongue-in-cheek:
2. A review of 'The Pretenders Greatest Hits' (2000):
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