Garbage - Because the Night: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Because the Night" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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Bm       G          A         Bm
Take me now, baby, here as I am.
Bm        G           A      Bm
Pull me close try and understand.
  Bm       G              A      Bm
Desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe.
Bm         G           A       Bm
Love is a banquet on which we feed.

 G       A           D      A
Come on now, try and understand
    Bm     G                     A
the way I feel when I'm in your hand.
 D       G                A
Take my hand; come under cover.
      C                   Bm                  F#
They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't
hurt you now.

Chorus:
Bm           G             A     Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Bm           G             A  Bm
Because the night belongs to lust.
Bm           G             A   Bm
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Bm           G             A Bm
Because the night belongs to us.

Have I doubt when I'm alone
Love is a ring, the telephone
Love is an angel disguised as lust
Here in our bed until the morning comes

Come on now try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand as the sun descends
They can't touch you now
Can't touch you now, can't hurt you now

Chorus

      D         A         D         A
With love we sleep; with doubt the vicious
        Bm        A
circle turns and burns.
    D       A         Bm       A        D
Without you I cannot live, forgive the yearning
 A
burning.
   G            D         G
I believe it's time, too real to feel.
    Bm            D             G          F#
So touch me now, touch me now, touch me now.

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Because the Night" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Because the Night" by Garbage.

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