Artist: The Pretenders with Chrissie Hynde Song: Night In My Veins Album/ DVD: Isle of View Version: - by The Pretenders (Hynde) as sung by The Pretenders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pretenders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrissie_Hynde on 'Isle of View' (1995) live acoustic concert: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=LWg2b9AWy-I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Isle_of_View The concert held at London's Jacob Street Studios was accompanied by the Duke Quartet. AUTHOR: Tab annotated by Richard Grosser (grosserr@gmail.com) This corrects some structural, musical inconsistencies in previous listings and includes a complete lyric transcription. TUNING: Standard Tuning. A (x02220@1)=========== 002220 G (320003@1)=========== 320003 D (xx0232@1)=========== XX0323 Em (022000@1) =========== 022000 F=========== (133211@1)133211 C=========== (x32010@1)033210 Dm =========== XX0232 Cm =========== 335543 Intro Riff (Refrain): A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)EmA G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)EmA G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)Verse 1: A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmI (022000@1)see him standing silhouetted in the lamp light, A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmI (022000@1)cross the street and I quicken my pace. A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmHe (022000@1)cups his hands and he lights a cigarette, A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) GI (320003@1)find myself in the bones of his face. Ah, ha. Chorus: C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DmIt's (xx0231@1)just the night in my veins, Em (022000@1) FOh, (133211@1)oh... making me crawl in the dust again. C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Dm (xx0231@1) GIt's (320003@1)just the night under my skin, slipping it in. Verse 2: G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) GHe's (320003@1)got his hands in my hair and his lips everywhere, Oh yeah, F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmIt (x02210@1)feels good, it's alright. G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmEven (x02210@1)if it's just the night in my veins. Middle Riff (Repeat): A G D Em ...Oh, oh! A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)EmA G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1) Verse 3: A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmHe's (022000@1)got me up against the back of a pickup truck, A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmOut (022000@1)of sight of the neon glare. A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmWe (022000@1)might as well be on a beach under the moonlight, A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) GLove's (320003@1)language reads the same anywhere, ah, ha ...yeah. Chorus (Repeat): C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DmIt's (xx0231@1)just the night in my veins, Em (022000@1) FOh, (133211@1)ow making me crawl in the dust again. C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Dm (xx0231@1) GIt's (320003@1)just the night under my skin, slipping it in. Verse 4: G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) GHe's (320003@1)got his chest on my back across a new Cadillac, ...Oh yeah, F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmIt (x02210@1)feels good, it's alright, G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmEven (x02210@1)if it's just the night in my veins, G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmEven (x02210@1)if it's just the night in my veins. Middle Riff (Repeat with Solo): A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)EmA G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)EmA (022000@1) G D Em (long sustain) Verse 5: G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) GI've (320003@1)got my head on the curb and I can't produce a word, ...Oh yeah, F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmIt (x02210@1)feels good, ... so right. G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmEven (x02210@1)if it's just the night in my veins, F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmOh (x02210@1)yeah, it feels good, ... so right,...baby G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmEven (x02210@1)if it's just the night in my veins. Refrain: G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmEven (x02210@1)if it's just the night in my veins. G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmEven (x02210@1)if it's just the night in my veins. (Go!) Middle Riff (Repeat with Lead): A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)EmA G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)EmA G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1) Outro: G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)AmIt (x02210@1)feels good, ... so right G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmEven (x02210@1)if it's just the night in my veins. G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmEven (x02210@1)if it's just the night in my veins. (Ok, Last Time!) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmEven (x02210@1)if it's just the night in my veins. (Thank You. Good Night!) (End) FOOTNOTES: 1. This video from 1995 is also worth reviewing as Chrissie mimes the the key song elements. It's very tongue-in-cheek: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=D0p87Z3LsO4 2. A review of 'The Pretenders Greatest Hits' (2000): http://www.answers.com/topic/greatest-hits-rock-album-280