Night Comes On chords by Judy Collins

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Verse 1

I went down to the place

Where I knew, she lay waiting

Under the marble and the snow

Verse 2

I said, "Mother I'm frightened

The thunder and the lightning

I'll never come through this alone"

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Verse 3

She said, “I'll be with you

My shawl wrapped around you

My hand on your head when you go”

Verse 4

And the night came on, it was very calm

I wanted the night to go on and on

But she said, “Go back,

go back to the world”

Verse 5

We were fighting in Egypt

When they signed this agreement

That nobody else had to die

Verse 6

There was this terrible sound

And my father went down

With a terrible wound in his side

Verse 7

He said, “Try to go on

Take my books, take my gun

And remember, my son, how they lied”

Verse 8
G 
And the night comes on
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Dm 
and it's very calm
Bb 
I'd like to pretend that my
F 
father was wrong
C 
But you don't want to lie, not to the young
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Verse 9

We were locked in this kitchen

I took to religion

And wondered how long she would stay

Verse 10

I needed so much

To have nothing to touch

I've always been greedy that way

Verse 11

But my son and my daughter

Climbed out of the water

Cryin' papa, you promised to play

Verse 12
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And they lead me away
Dm 
to the great surprise
Bb 
It's papa, don't peek,
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papa, cover your eyes
C 
G 
And they hide, they hide in the World

Verse 13

Now I look for her always

I'm lost in this calling

I'm tied to the threads of some prayer

Verse 14

Saying, “When will she summon me?

When will she come to me?

What must I do to prepare?”

Verse 15

Then she bends to my longing

Like a willow, like a fountain

She stands in the luminous air

Verse 16
G 
And the night comes on
Dm 
and it's very calm
Bb 
F 
I lie in her arms and says,
“When I'm gone
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G 
I'll be yours, yours for a song”

Verse 17

Now the crickets are singing

The vesper bells ringing

The cat's curled asleep in his chair

Verse 18

I'll go down to Bill's Bar

I can make it that far

And I'll see if my friends are still there

Verse 19

And yes, here's to the few

Who forgive what you do

And the fewer who don't even care

Verse 20
G 
And the night comes on and
Dm 
it's very calm
Bb 
F 
I want to cross over, I want to go home
C 
And she says, “Go back,
go back to the world”