The Trammps

Hold Back The Night

The Trammps

Written by , Ronald Baker/Allan Felder/Norman Harris/Earl Young
Guitar chords Intermediate level
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Intro: C#m  E  E  G#m 
B   Bmaj7   E   C#m   F#   (X2) 
F#6   F#     E6   E   C#m  (X2)   C#m   E   C#m   E   C#m   E   F#  


B                   Bmaj7   
Hold back the night turn on the lights  
            E  
Don't wanna dream about you baby  
C#m  
(Dream about you baby)  

B                   Bmaj7  
Hold back the night turn on the lights  
            E                      
Don't wanna dream about you baby  
C#m   
(Dream about you baby)  

 
F#6        F#               E6        E          C#m           
When you left you took the sun right out of the sky  
F#6        F#               E6        E            C#m  
Wondered why you went away never told never told me me why  
             C#m       E           C#m      E      
And when the sun goes down and the moon is near  
    C#m        E                 F#  
I'm scared to death 'cause your face appears  


B                   Bmaj7   
Hold back the night turn on the lights  
            E  
Don't wanna dream about you baby  
C#m  
(Dream about you baby)  
B                   Bmaj7  
Hold back the night turn on the lights  
            E                      
Don't wanna dream about you baby  
C#m  
(Dream about you baby)  

  
F#6           F#          E6        E        C#m  
Loneliness is haunting me when I go to bed honey  
F#6           F#          E6        E        C#m            
Like a character in a book in a book that I read  
             C#m       E        C#m      E  
And when the sun goes down the moon is near  
    C#m        E                 F#  
I'm scared to death 'cause your face appears 
  
B  
Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it.  

Instumental:  B   Bmaj7   E   C#m,   B   Bmaj7   E   C#m,   C#m   E   C#m   E   C#m   E   F3  

  
B                   Bmaj7  
Hold back the night turn on the lights  
              E  
Don't want to dream about you baby  
C#m  
(Dream about you baby)  
B                   Bmaj7  
Hold back the night turn on the lights  
              E  
Don't want to dream about you baby  
C#m  
(Dream about you baby)  
             C#m       E           C#m      E  
And when the sun goes down the and moon is near       
    C#m        E                 F#  
I'm scared to death 'cause your face appears come on  

Outro: 

B                   Bmaj7  
Hold back the night turn on the lights  
              E  
Don't want to dream about you baby  

C#m  
(Dream about you baby)Chorus  
B                   Bmaj7                  (X3 w/o refrain) 
Hold back the night turn on the lights  
            E  
Don't wanna dream about you baby  
C#m  
(Dream about you baby)  
B                   Bmaj7  
Hold back the night turn on the lights  
            E                      
Don't wanna dream about you baby  
C#m  
(Dream about you baby)
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