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tonight is the night easy guitar chords by
Betty Wright
Betty Wright

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Verse 1
D
Em
G

First of all, I'd
D

like to

say good evening
Em

And we're so pleased that
D

So many of you could come out and share
Em

In all the love and all the happiness
D

we have in store for you

We want you to have a real
Em

good time

'Cause that's just
G
D

what we have in mind
Em

Is that alright with you?
D
Em

Now, this is a tune that I composed

And it's called,
G
D
Em
G

"Tonight is the night"
D

That you make me a woman
Em
D

Now, I never intended recording this song
Em
D

It was a personal poem

That is, until the day that my

producer
Em

Happened to thumb through
G
D

the pages of my notebook

He came across the words
Em

and he said
G

"We gotta do somethin' with these words
D

It's happening every day
Em
G

And people wanna hear about it, Betty"
D
Em
D

You see, it's the story of a young girl
Em
D

Making love for the very first time
Em
D
Em

Now, when I finally got a melody

I took it home and I,
D
Em

I played it for my mother
D

Now, I gotta tell you a little bit

about my mother
Em

You see, I come from one of those

pretty large families
A
D

And I'm the baby of the family

And you know you never
Em
G

grow up to your mother
D

I'll never forget the way she looked
Em

at me when I played it for her
D
Em

She said, "Uh, I like the music
D

You know, baby, the melody,

it's really nice
Em

But I know you're not gonna
D

sing that song"
Em

But we eased it right on by her, yes,
D

we did

And it became one of my

biggest records, too
Em

So I want you to do this for
G
D

me if you will
Em
G
D
Em

Everybody think back to your
D
Em
D

very first time
Em
G
D

Em

Now, I'll give you a little

while longer
D

'Cause I know some of you
Em

Have to think back a little bit
A
D

further than others
Em

Come on now, I want you to play catch- up
G
D

'Cause I don't want you waitin'

'til I get to the end of my song
Em

Sayin', "Oh, yeah, now I remember"
G
D
Em
A
D

Now, whether it was good
Em

Oh, you just smilin', it was good
D

Or on the other hand if it was not so good
Em
G

Here's my story
D
Em
G
Verse 2
D

Em
G
D

Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Verse 3
Em

Tonight is the night
Asus4
D
Em

That you make me a woman,
G
D

mmm
Em

You said you'll be gentle with me
G
D
Em
G
D

And I, I hope you will, mmm
Em

I'm nervous and I'm tremblin'
G
D
Em
Bm

Waitin' for you to walk in

I'm tryin' hard to relax
Em
G
Em
D
G
D

But I just can't keep still, no
Verse 4
Em
Asus4

I can hear your car door slammin'
D

I wanna play big girl and put
Em
Asus4
D

on a sexy smile
Em
D

But I know so little about what love is
Em

I just can't help actin' like a
G
D

child
Em

You're knockin' on my door and
A
D

you're ringin' my bell
Em

Hope you're not impatient
Asus4
D

after waiting so very long
Em

A whole year I put you off with
D

my silly hang- ups
Em

And we're both old enough
G
D

to know right from wrong
Em

Tonight is the night
G
D
Em
G
D

That you make me a woman, mmm
Em

You said you'll be gentle with me
D
Em
G
D

And I, I hope you will, mmm
Em
Asus4

I'm nervous and I'm tremblin'
D
Em
Bm

Waitin' for you to walk in

Tryin' hard to relax
Em
G
Em
D
G

But I just can't keep still
Verse 5
D
Em
D

Mmm, hey, baby
F#m
Em
D

Ho, ho, baby
Em
D
A
Em
D

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
Verse 6
Em

But what if my mama should
D

come home early
Em

And catch us doin'
G
D

what we're doin'
Em

Not only will I never live it down
G
D

But my whole family relationship,
Em
G
D

it'll all be ruined
Em
G
D

But we've gone a little bit too far now
Em
D

Oh, to turn around
Em

So let's just pray
Asus4
D
Em

That true love is what we've found
G
D
Em

To night, tonight
G
D

To night, tonight
Em
G
D

Ho, I'll never forget tonight
Em
D

No, no, I'll never forget tonight
Em

That's when you
D
Em

make me feel real, mhm
G
D
Em

You make me feel real,
G
D
Em

real good
D
Em

Oh, oh
G
D

Yeah, and I wanna thank you, love
Em

Said I've got to thank you, love
D

'Cause you make me feel good
Em

And I love you, baby
G
D

I love you and I know it
Em

And I ain't too proud to show it
D

'Cause I love you, baby
Em

And I need you, baby
G
D

I want you, my love, my love
Em
G

My, my, my baby
D

I'll never forget tonight
Em

No, I'll never forget tonight
G
D

'Cause you make me feel good
Em

And I love you, baby
G
D

You make me feel real good
Em

And I love you, baby
A

'Cause you gave me
D
Em

Uh, uh, pure love, yeah
D
Em

Uh, uh, uh, pure love
D

Said I like that, baby
Em

Uh, uh, pure love

Said I need that, sugar
A
D

Uh- uh- uh, pure love
Em
D

There's nothin' phony about it

Uh- uh, pure love
Em
D

Your love I can't do without it
Em

Uh- uh- uh, pure love, ooh
Verse 7
D

I love him, I know it
Em

I ain't too proud to show it
D

I love him, I know it
Em

I ain't too proud to show it
G
D

I love him, I know it
Em

I ain't too proud to show it
D

I love him, I know it
Em
D

And I ain't too proud to show it
Em

Tonight, tonight
G
D
Em

Tonight, tonight
D

Mmm, mmm, mmm
Verse 8
D


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  • Em

  • G

  • A

  • Asus4

  • Bm

    2
  • F#m

    2

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