Chord/Tab song: On a Quiet Night

(P.F. Sloan)

Intro:

(harpsichord arr. for guitar):

[A/B] v v v v v v v v v v v v


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-----10----10----|-10----10----10--|---10----10----10-|
-9-----9-----9---|---9-----9-----9-|-----9-----9------|
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Verse 1:

[Emaj7]On [F#m7] a [Emaj7/G#] quiet [Amaj7]night
[Gmaj7]You can [Amaj7]hear the [Emaj7]rustling of the l[Bsus4]eaves
[Emaj7]On [F#m7] a [Emaj7/G#] quiet [Amaj7]night
[Gmaj7]Distant [Amaj7]voices carry [Emaj7]softly in the [Bsus4]breeze

Chorus 1:

And [C#m]I'm inside my room
[G#m]Captured in a moment's thought
[Gmaj7]Strumming on a chord from my g[F#m7]uitar
A/B (N.C.; harpsichord as per intro)
Silently, silently (silently)
So silently (so silently)

Verse 2:

On a quiet night
Time hangs heavy in the air just like a cloud
I'm lying on my bed
Scratching my head, wondering what it's about

Chorus 2:

Are we all minstrels
Playing in a three-ring circus
Searching for a purpose that's not there
Silently, silently (silently)
So silently (so silently, so silently, so silently)

Bridge:

bass:
v v v v


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[D#7] Everybody's t[G#m]hinking
Gotta [F#]get ahead, gotta get ah[B]ead
[D#7] Everybody's d[G#m]rinking
[F#]Hurrying, worrying, p[A]laying the game
All a[G#m]cting the same
As [B]I look o[A]ut through my [G#m]window[F#m]pane

Verse 3:

On a quiet night
The wind, it can play tricks on your ear
Like some unsolved mystery
We all guess at the ending, but nobody comes near

(repeat chorus 2)

Coda:

A/B (harpsichord, recorder, drums, backward tambourine to fade)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers