Night Of A Thousand Stars Written By: Robert Hunter Performed by: Warren Haynes/Phil Lesh & Friends BFull (x2444x@1)moon rising over Alcatraz F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EHangin' (022100@1)there like a big topaz BRuling (x2444x@1)this night of a thousand stars F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)With a back seat full of broken guitars BRaised (x2444x@1)in chains by Jehosaphat's daughter F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EServed (022100@1)twenty years for walkin' on the water BJust (x2444x@1)out fishin' for love in the rain F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EFrom (022100@1)an easy chair in the passing lane F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EIf (022100@1)I had forgotten, I'd remember well F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EThe (022100@1)fruit and the tree from which it fell F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EMany (022100@1)long years rollin' homeward bound F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EGoin' (022100@1)hell-for-leather on this merry go round Chorus E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) ANight (x02220@1)of a thousand stars E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) AThe (x02220@1)sound of sweet guitars B (x2444x@1) AOn (x02220@1)this night (on this night) B (x2444x@1) AOn (x02220@1)this night (on this night) B (x2444x@1) AOn (x02220@1)this night (on this night) B (x2444x@1) EOn (022100@1)this night of a thousand stars BDown (x2444x@1)in the laundry with my head in my hands F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EDoin' (022100@1)whatsoever the Lord commands BPoppin' (x2444x@1)the hood off a Ford V8 F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EDisguised (022100@1)with an out of state license plate BPayin' (x2444x@1)my taxes in whiskey and blood F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EMixed (022100@1)in a barrel floating on the flood BDoing (x2444x@1)my penance for a life of crime F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) ESinging (022100@1)B Minor Masses in double time F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EThe (022100@1)tiger and the lion hanging on the wall F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EBetween (022100@1)the head of a saint and a bocce ball F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EI've (022100@1)been rebuked and I've been scorned F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EBut (022100@1)I can't ever say that I haven't been warned [chorus] Bridge E (022100@1) Bm (x24432@1) AI (x02220@1)tried to serve you right E (022100@1) Bm (x24432@1) A-E I tried to serve you well E (022100@1) Bm (x24432@1) AIt (x02220@1)looked all right by morning light Bm (x24432@1) AIn (x02220@1)hindsight - who can tell? Jam on Chorus BFlipping (x2444x@1)through the pages of my soul F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EMy (022100@1)heart rears up and swallows me whole BThese (x2444x@1)were moments of my life F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)Since dissected with a thick blunt knife BIf (x2444x@1)I could recapture one moment of truth F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EFrom (022100@1)the firm foundation of a misspent youth BI'd (x2444x@1)fall like rain on this thirsty earth F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EA (022100@1)testament of beauty and worth F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EBut (022100@1)if it don't happen because it can't F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EI (022100@1)hope and pray this wish you grant F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EFrom (022100@1)one man's heart to a falling star F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EWe (022100@1)always remember who we are Jam on Chorus BRemember (x2444x@1)the night of a thousand stars F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) EWhen (022100@1)love swam naked in the reservoir BWriting (x2444x@1)mad sonnets in the midnight park F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)Leaving tracks of tears for her watermark BDrums (x2444x@1)of the jungle on the edge of night F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)Only you could see with your perfect sight BIf (x2444x@1)you don't remember you can be excused F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)'Cause it could never be reproduced [chorus] + jam Tabbed by: Jake Mihalak - mihalakj@yahoo.com Tab assistance from: billpriday@comcast.net & www.whitegum.com
