Dire Straits

Lonely Is The Night

Dire Straits


Tom: Bb

Intro: (F   Cm Cm F)  (F   Cm Cm F)  (F   Cm Cm F) (F   Cm Cm F)

F                Cm  F
Lonely is the night
F              Cm  F
 Lonely the days
F                      Cm F
 Aint nothin' been right
F                       Cm F
 Since you been took away
F                       Cm  F
 Since you been took away
F                     Cm F
 Ain't nothing the same
F                            Cm    F
 Everything's been wrong wrong wrong
F                     Cm  F
 Since you done gone away

G#                 D#
 He fell into a river of darkness
Cm                          F
 And darkness pushed the boat
G#                 D#
 He fell into the river of darkness
Cm                      F
 And darkness took all hope

Base Solo (F   Cm Cm F)  (F   Cm Cm F)  (F   Cm Cm F) (F   Cm Cm F)

F               Cm F   F               Cm F
 The river is deep      the river is cold
F               Cm F   F                   Cm  F
 Too late for sleep     for this drowning soul
F                Cm F  F               Cm F
 Lonely is the night    helpless the days
F               Cm F   F                     Cm  F
 Nothin's been right    since you been took away
F               Cm F   F              Cm F
 Lonely is the night    helpless the days
F               Cm F   F                   Cm F
 Nothin's been right    since you been put away

Solo final
(F   Cm Cm F)  (F   Cm Cm F)  (F   Cm Cm F) (F   Cm Cm F)

F                Cm  F
Lonely is the night
F              Cm  F
 Lonely the days