On A Quiet Night Chords - The Association

Intro

Verse 1

Emaj7 F#m7 Emaj7/G# Amaj7 On a quiet night Gmaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Bsus4 You can hear the rustling of the leaves Emaj7 F#m7 Emaj7/G# Amaj7 On a quiet night Gmaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Bsus4 Distant voices carry softly in the breeze

Chorus 1

C#m And I'm inside my room G#m Captured in a moment's thought Gmaj7 F#m7 Strumming on a chord from my guitar A/B N.C.; harpsichord as per intro Silently, silently (silently) So silently (so silently)

Verse 2

On a quiet night Time hangs heavy in the air just like a cloud I'm lying on my bed Scratching my head, wondering what it's about

Chorus 2

Are we all minstrels Playing in a three-ring circus Searching for a purpose that's not there Silently, silently (silently) So silently (so silently, so silently, so silently)

Bridge

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D#7 G#m Everybody's thinking F# B Gotta get ahead, gotta get ahead D#7 G#m Everybody's drinking F# A Hurrying, worrying, playing the game G#m All acting the same B A G#m F#m As I look out through my windowpane

Verse 3

On a quiet night The wind, it can play tricks on your ear Like some unsolved mystery We all guess at the ending, but nobody comes near