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Nightman chords by
Peter Hammill
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Key: D minor•
Intro 1
Am
Am

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Bdim
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Dm
Dm

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F
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Esus4
Esus4

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Am
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At the dead of night, I woke
Verse 1
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C
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with the sense that my dreams were escaping,
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F
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all uncannily un spoken
Bdim
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Dm
Dm

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F
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E
E

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like words at the tip of a foreign
E
E

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tongue...
F
F

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Esus4
Esus4

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Am
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Esus4
Esus4

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E

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Verse 2

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Am

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Esus4
Esus4

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As for language, I have none

to express quite what strangeness
Am
Am

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overwhelms me:
E
E

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Am
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something's changed
F
F

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E
E

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G
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and something tell s me
Dm
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F
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to be still in the roar of
Esus4
Esus4

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E
E

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the dis tant stars.
F
F

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E

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The night's full of fire, ice and water;
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Dm
Dm

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C
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E
E

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by day I'll have clay in my hands.
Verse 3

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The book is open at a well- thumbed mark

the odds are stacked that I'm facing.

Eyes grown accustomed

to light and dark

can't catch the shadows they're chasing.
F#
F#
2

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E
E

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F#
F#
2

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E
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Open, my heart, to the vital spark –
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F#
2

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B
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2

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Em
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a disordered rhythm is racing,
Esus4
Esus4

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Am
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G
G

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it's a danse macab
Em
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F
F

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re I'm tracing.
E
E

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Interlude 1
Esus4
Esus4

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E
E

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Am
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E

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Esus4
Esus4

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E

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Esus4
Esus4

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Am
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Esus4
Esus4

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Esus4
Esus4

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Esus4
Esus4

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Am
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Esus4
Esus4

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Esus4
Esus4

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Am
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Esus4
Esus4

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Verse 4
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E

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Esus4
Esus4

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As the fire feeds the flame,
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E

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Em
Em

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as the tongue finds expression
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in its flickering,
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Am

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Esus4
Esus4

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E
E

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does each breath inform a name

to be dispersed just as soon
Am
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E

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as it's exhaled?
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Esus4
Esus4

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Was it to myself I came
E
E

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or to some other strange and
Em
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Esus4
Esus4

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parallel existence?
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E

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E

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F
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Fdim
Fdim
3

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Will I ever see to morrow,
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Dm
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Am
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to wake and

begin it again?
E
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Verse 5


Open, the book at a well- read page,

hope triumphs over expectation;

open, the secrets of seer and sage
F#
F#
2

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in awe- inspired anticipation...
Interlude 2
E
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F#
F#
2

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E
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F#
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E
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Verse 6

F#
F#
2

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Open, my mind in the body's cage,
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F#
2

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F#
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2

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unchained in consecration;
E
E

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open, my eyes, to the wider stage
F#
F#
2

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E
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Em
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the firestorm of liberation –
Em
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C
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F
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Am
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the night in
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Esus4
Esus4

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Em
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conflagration.
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Verse 7
Esus4
Esus4

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E
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With a shiver down my spine

I come back to the place
C
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where I started;
Am
Am

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the sea of consciousness has
F
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Bdim
Bdim

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par ted
F
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Am
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but stranded is all that I feel for sure.
F
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Dm
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As nightsight declines into darkness
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Am
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by day there'll be clay in my hands.
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I may feel the clay in my hands.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • E

  • Bdim

  • Dm

  • F

  • Esus4

  • C

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • B

    2

  • Em

  • Fdim

    3

  • A

Capo: 5

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Nightman by Peter Hammill is D minor.

The primary chords used in Nightman are Dm, A, Edim, Gm, Bb, Asus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 5 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Dm, A, Edim, Gm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Nightman is approximately 97 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Nightman using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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