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Key: G minor•
Intro 1
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We needed
Verse 1
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warming from the cold hard facts
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Unheeded warnings bout
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the broken tracks
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All hope is fading,
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it's not coming back again
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Verse 2

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Uniting forces may be
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calling fast
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Changing courses to some Stalin past
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Melting faces through the looking glass,

my friend
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Verse 3
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Something's got a hold
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of our feel alright
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Out of control in the
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appetite
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We're moving into the perilous night,
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Amen
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Amen
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Verse 4

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Dumb, white and angry with
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their cup half filled
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Running over people down
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in Charlottes ville
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White House Fury, it's the killing side,

he defends
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Verse 5
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Defend the up-ender,
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yes yes he played that tune
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It ain't the ending but
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it's coming soon
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We're making love beneath a
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sputnik moon again
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Verse 6

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White House is glowing from
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the Red Square light
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The gates at the border being
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slammed down tight
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We're moving into the perilous night,
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my friend
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Verse 7

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Something's got a hold of
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our feel alright
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Out of control in the ap petite
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We're moving into the perilous night,

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Amen
Interlude 1
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Asus2
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Verse 8
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And why's that drone looking
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through my win dow?
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World keeps turning in the torch
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light shadow
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Fourth Reich in khakis is beck
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oning
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Both ends burning to the reck
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on ing
Interlude 2
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F#dim
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Verse 9
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Ronnie
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Re agan must be spinning his grave
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Putin's on the rise,
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Ukraine's under siege
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Fascism's knocking and Trump
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says "Let them in"
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Verse 10
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I'd like to tell you there'll
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be better days
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But optimism's running
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low today
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We're off the deep end with
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a lifeguard that can't swim
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Klan and the Nazis
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are taking up the fight
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Against their own salvation in the sa
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viors light
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We're moving into the perilous night,

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Verse 12
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Flags of oppression are
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blocking out the light
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Dismantling The Greatest
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Generation's fight
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We're moving into the perilous night,
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Amen
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Amen
Outro 1

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • G

  • Am

  • C

  • D

  • Asus2

  • A

  • F#dim

    4

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Perilous Night [The New OK Version] by Drive-By Truckers is G minor.

The primary chords used in The Perilous Night [The New OK Version] are Gm, Bb, Cm, Eb, F, Csus2.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, Bb, Cm, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Perilous Night [The New OK Version] is approximately 133 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Perilous Night [The New OK Version] 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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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Drive-By Truckers.

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