No 5 in the UK charts in 1975.
Capo on 2 for correct key = B.
Intro = Bm D A C#m A C#m D Bm A C#m D Bm E D Bm E D Bm D Bm D
Chorus
A C#m
Hold back the night turn on the lights
D
Don't wanna dream about you baby
Bm
(Dream about you baby)
A C#m
Hold back the night turn on the lights
D
Don't wanna dream about you baby
Bm
(Dream about you baby)
Verse 1
E Bm D
When you left you took the sun right out of the sky
E Bm D
Wondered why you went away never told never told me me why
Bm D Bm D
And when the sun goes down and the moon is near
Bm D E
I'm scared to death 'cause your face appears
Chorus
A C#m
Hold back the night turn on the lights
D
Don't wanna dream about you baby
Bm
(Dream about you baby)
A C#m
Hold back the night turn on the lights
D
Don't wanna dream about you baby
Bm
(Dream about you baby)
Verse 2
E Bm D
Loneliness is haunting me when I go to bed honey
E Bm D
Like a character in a book in a book that I read
Bm D Bm D
And when the sun goes down the moon is near
Bm D E
I'm scared to death 'cause your face appears
A
Hold it hold it hold it hold it
Music
A C#m D Bm A C#m D Bm Bm D Bm D Bm D E
Chorus to outro
A C#m
Hold back the night turn on the lights
D
Don't want to dream about you baby
Bm
(Dream about you baby)
A C#m
Hold back the night turn on the lights
D
Don't want to dream about you baby
Bm
(Dream about you baby)
Bm D Bm D
And when the sun goes down the and moon is near
Bm D E D
I'm scared to death 'cause your face appears come on
Outro
A C#m
Hold back the night turn on the lights
D
Don't want to dream about you baby
Bm
(Dream about you baby)Chorus
A C#m
Hold back the night turn on the lights
D
Don't wanna dream about you baby
Bm
(Dream about you baby)
A C#m
Hold back the night turn on the lights
D
Don't wanna dream about you baby
Bm
(Dream about you baby)....repeat from 'Hold back the night' to '(dream about you baby)' to fade.