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)Em (022000@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  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)Em (022000@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  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)Em (022000@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  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)Em (022000@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  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