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 [Intro]
Gm F Em Dm x2


[Verse 1]

Gm           F                 Em           Em    Dm
Street lamps mix with colorful signs like a carnival
Gm           F                    Em     Em       Dm
The drunkard shares secret wisdom with a southern drawl
Gm            F                      Em     Em         Dm
The blue moon sings with a beautiful sigh, imparting parables

[Chorus]

Am     Bm        Gm
Oh the beautiful night
Am     Bm        Gm
Oh the beautiful night

[Verse 2]

Gm       F                   Em        Em     Dm
The tributary flows down the sidewalks embankment
Gm               F                Em                 Em  Dm
Maple leaves and magazines sailed along there was an accident
Gm       F                 Em               Em      Dm
A pickup truck made a wide U-turn and hit a fire hydrant

[Chorus]

Am     Bm        Gm
Oh the beautiful night
Am     Bm         F#       Am
Oh the beautiful, peculiar night

[Verse 3]

Gm         F       F   Em                  Em  Dm
The cherry of that cigarette reminds me of fireflies
Gm   F                         Em                 Em  Dm
Incandescent strobing balls of light remind me of paradise
Gm  Gm   F                        Em                     Dm
The underbelly like an overturned rock just teeming with life

[Chorus]

Am     Bm        Gm
Oh the beautiful night
Am     Bm        F#        Gm            Am Gm
Oh the beautiful peculiar, transfigured, night

[Outro]

Am   Gm
Breaking
F#  Gm
Daylight
Am Am   Gm
Is breaking
F#  Gm
Daylight
Gm Gm  F
Is breaking
Em F
Daylight
Gm Gm   F
Is breaking
Em  F
Daylight
Gm Gm  F
Is breaking (Fade)