Wings - When The Night: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When 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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         Am                 E
Well the night (well the night)
                   F               Fm
was beautiful and mellow (mellow, mellow)
         C
And the light (and the light)
        G
of the night (of the night)
         C              G
fell on me, (fell on me)

          Am                   E
You said right (you said right),
                 F                Fm
made me a happy fellow, (fellow, fellow)
         C
And the light (and the light)
        G
of the night (of the night)
         C            C7
fell on me (fell on me)

Chorus:
  F
I never will forget the night
  Fm
I held you close, I held you tight
    C                     C7
Oh darling, dont you know
     F
The way you made my senses real?
   Fm
I fell in love and now I feel
     C             A7
Like I will never go
           D7                G
Oh little darling dont you know

That the night (That the night)
Was marvelous and yellow (Yellow, yellow)
And the light (And the light)
Of the night (Of the night)
Fell on me (Fell on me)

And the light of the night
Fell on me

Chorus:
I never will forget the way
You taught me how to swing and sway
Oh, darling, don't you know?
That ever since that special day
My mind can only contemplate
The magic that you show
Oh, little darling, don't you know?

That the night (That the night)
Is beautiful and yellow (Yellow, yellow)
And the light (And the light)
Of the night (Of the night)
Fell on me (Fell on me)
Fell on me (Fell on me)

Yeah, the light (And the light, of the night)
Fell on me (Fell on me)
Yeah, fell on me (Fell on me)
Oh, the light (And the light, of the night)
Fell on me (Fell on me, fell on me)
Yes, the light fell on me
(Fell on me)
(Fell on me)
(Fell on me)
(Fell on me)
(Fell on me)
(Fell on me)
(Fell on me)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A7

Guitar chord A7

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

D7

Guitar chord D7

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

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 "When The Night" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When The Night" by Wings.