When The Night

Wings - When The Night: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When The 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.

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Learn When The Night Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Wings

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 "When The Night" smoothly on your guitar.

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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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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.

Wings - When The Night: Guitar Chords

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