Queen - The Night Comes Down: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Night Comes Down" 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 The Night Comes Down Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Queen

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 "The Night Comes Down" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Dmaj7      D7        G       D
When I was young it came to me,
       G             C       D
And I could see the sun breaking
Dmaj7     D7        G     Bm
Lucy was high, and so was I,
 Am        D           C#7     A7
Dazzling, holding the world inside
Dmaj7    D7        G
Once I believed in everyone,
Gm              D
Everyone and anyone can see

Chorus:
G  A    D     G     D
Oh the night comes down,
Bm  F#m      G        F#m       D7
And I get afraid, of losing my way
G A     D     G     D
Oh the night comes down,
F#m G F#m  Em7         A7
Oh           and it's dark again

Once I could laugh with everyone
Once I could see the good in me
The black and the white distinctively
Colouring, holding the world inside
Now all the world is grey to me
Nobody can see
You gotta believe it

Chorus

Em7         A7
   and it's dark again
Em7         A7         Em
   and it's dark again


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A7

Guitar chord A7

C

Guitar chord C

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

D7

Guitar chord D7

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "The Night Comes Down" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Night Comes Down" by Queen.

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