Because The Night - Patti Smith Version [intro] [Am] (F) (G) (Am) x2 Am F G Am Take me now baby here as I am F G Am Pull me close, try and understand F G Am Desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe F G Am Love is a banquet on which we feed. C G C G Come on now, try to understand Am G Am G The way I feel when I’m in your hand C G C G Take my hand, come under cover Bb Am They can’t hurt you now, can’t hurt you now E7 Can’t hurt you now… |[Chorus] |Am F G Am |Because the night belongs to lovers |Am F G Am |Because the night belongs to lust |Am F G Am |Because the night belongs to lovers |Am F G Am |Because the night belongs to us Am F G Am Have I doubt when I’m alone F G Am Love is a ring on the telephone F G Am Love is an angel disguised as lust F G Am Here in our bed till the morning comes C G C G Come on now try and understand Am G Am G The way I feel under your command C G C G Take my hand, as the sun descends Bb Am They can’t touch you now, can’t touch you now E7 Can’t touch you now… [Chorus] C G With love we sleep, C G Am F With doubt the vicious circle turns and turns C G Am Without you, I cannot live F C G Forgive the yearning burning Am F C G I believe in time too real to feel. Am C So touch me now, touch me now F E7 Touch me now…. [Chorus] x2 Added by Rodger Bangor Ukes May 2024