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The Night Comes On

Biography:

Judy Collins (born Judith Marjorie Collins on May 1, 1939, in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter known for the eclectic range of material she records (which has included folk, show tunes, pop, and rock and roll, as well as and standards) and for her social activism. Beginning in 1959, she was drawn to the music of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and the traditional songs of the folk revival of the early 1960s. In 1968 she was awarded a Grammy for "Both Sides Now".

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Judy Collins - The Night Comes On

CAPO: 1st Fret

[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
C G
I went down to the place where I knew she lay waiting
C D
Under the marble and the snow
G C G
I said, "Mother I'm frightened the thunder and the lightning
C D
I'll never come through this alone"
C F C F
She, "Said I'll be with you my shawl wrapped around you
C F C
My hand on your head when you go"
G Dm
And the night came on it was very calm
Bb F
I wanted the night to go on and on
C G
But she said, "Go back, go back to the world"

[Verse 2]
C G
We were fighting in Egypt when they signed this agreement
C D
That nobody else had to die
G C G
There was this terrible sound and my father went down
C D
With a terrible wound in his side
C F C F
He said, "Try to go on, take my books take my gun
C F C
And remember my son how they lied"
G Dm
And the night comes on and it's very calm
Bb F
I'd like to pretend that my father was wrong
C G
But you don't want to lie, not to the young

[Verse 3]
C G
We were locked in this kitchen, I took to religion
C D
And wondered how long she would stay
G C G
I needed so much to have nothing to touch
C D
I've always been greedy that way
C F C F
But my son and my daughter climbed out of the water
C F C
Crying, "Papa you promised to play"
G Dm
And they lead me away to the great surprise
Bb F
It's, "Papa don't peek, Papa cover your eyes"
C G
And they hide, they hide in the world

[Verse 4]
C G
Now I look for her always, I'm lost in this calling
C D
I'm tied to the threads of some prayer
G C G
Saying, "When will she summon me, when will she come to me
C D
What must I do to prepare?"
C F C F
When she bends to my longing like a willow like a fountain
C F C
She stands in the luminous air
G Dm
And the night comes on it's very calm
Bb F
I lie in her arms, she says, "When I'm gone
C G
I'll be yours, yours for a song"

[Verse 5]
C G
Now the crickets are singing, the vesper bells ringing
C D
The cat's curled asleep in his chair
G C G
I'll go down to Bill's Bar, I can make it that far
C D
And I'll see if my friends are still there
C F C F
Yes, and here's to the few who forgive what you do
C F C
And the fewer who don't even care
G Dm
And the night comes on, it's very calm
Bb F
I want to cross over I want to go home
C G
But she says, "Go back, go back to the world"