Billy Joel - This Night: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "This Night" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn This Night Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Billy Joel

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "This Night" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A        F#m           B         E
Didn’t I say I wasn’t ready for romance
A          F#m             B         E
Didn’t we promise we would only be friends
D          Bm                   E      F#m
And so we danced, though it was only a slow dance
D          Bm                   E               A
I started breaking my promises right there and then

Didn't I swear there would be no complications?
Didn't you want someone who's seen it all before?
Now that you're here, it's not the same situation
Suddenly, I don't remember the rules anymore

F    C/E      F/A C/G
This night is mine
     F C/E Dm  G   C
It’s only  you and I
  A#          Am         D7
Tomorrow is a long time away
Gm   C              Gm/A# F
This night can last forever

I've been around, someone like me should know better
Falling in love would be the worst thing I could do
Didn't I say I needed time to forget her?
Aren't you running from someone who's not over you?

How many nights have I been lonely without you?
I tell myself how much I really don't care
How many nights have I been thinking about you?
Wanting to hold you but knowing you would not
be there

Chorus:
This night, you're mine
It's only you and I
I'll tell you to forget yesterday
This night we are together

A#   F/A      A#/D F/C
This night is mine
      A# F/A Gm  C   F
It’s  only   you and I
  D#               Dm         Gm
Tomorrow is such a long time away
Cm    F             Cm/D# A#
This night can last forever

Tomorrow is such a long time away
This night can last forever


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

D#

Guitar chord D#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "This Night" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This Night" by Billy Joel.

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