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{title: When the night comes} {artist: Joe Cocker} {time: 4/4} {tempo: 86} {duration: 4:35} {key: C#} {meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06} {start_of_part: Intro} [G#sus4] [G#sus4/F#] [G#sus4/C#] (x4, piano, ++) [G#sus4] [G#sus4/F#] [G#sus4/C#] (x2, + gitaar) {end_of_part} {start_of_verse: Verse 1} [G#] hold [F#]on, [C#] I'll be back for you, it won't be long [G#] but for now there's [F#]something else that's [C#]calling me [G#] so take me down a [F#]lonesome road, [C#] point me east and let me go [G#] that suitcase [F#]weighs me down with [C#]memories {end_of_verse} {start_of_chorus: Chorus 1} I just [G#]wanna be the one you [F#]run to, I [C#]wanna be the one you come to I just [G#]wanna be there for [F#]someone, when the [C#]night comes let's [G#]put all the cares be-[F#]hind us and [C#]go where they'll never find us I just [G#]wanna be there be-[F#]side you, when the [C#]night comes {end_of_chorus} {start_of_part: Link} [G#] [F#] [C#] [G#] [F#] [C#] {end_of_part} {start_of_verse: Verse 2} [G#] two spirits [F#]in the night [C#] we can leave before the morning light [G#] when there's nothing [F#]left to lose, there’s [C#]nothing left to fear [G#] so meet me on the [F#]edge of town, [C#] won't keep you waiting i'll be 'round [G#] then you and I, [F#] we'll just [C#]roll right out of here {start_of_verse} {chorus: Chorus 2} {start_of_part: Bridge 1} [A#m] I know there'll be a time for [C#]you and I [A#m] just take my hand and run a-[C#]way [D#m] think of all the pieces of the [A#m]shattered dream we're gonna [F#]make it out some day, we'll be [G#]coming back to stay [G#] {end_of_part} {start_of_part: Solo} [G#] [F#] [C#] [G#] [F#] [C#] [G#] [F#] [C#] [G#] [F#] [C#] {end_of_part} {start_of_part: Bridge 2} [G#]ooh-[F#]ooh, when the [C#]night comes - I wanna be the one you run to [G#]ooh-[F#]ooh, when the [C#]night comes - to be the one you'd come to [G#]ooh-[F#]ooh, I [C#]wanna be the one you run to [G#]ooh-[F#]ooh-[C#]ooh {end_of_part} {chorus: Chorus 3} {start_of_part: Bridge 2} [G#]ooh-[F#]ooh, when the [C#]night comes - I wanna be the one you run to [G#]ooh-[F#]ooh, when the [C#]night comes - to be the one you'd come to [G#]ooh-[F#]ooh, I [C#]wanna be the one you run to [G#]ooh-[F#]ooh-[C#]ooh {end_of_part}